# OLDHAM, ROCHDALE AND TAMESIDE ORGANISTS ASSOCIATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 516899
- **Other names:** O R T O A
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Oct. 17, 1985
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=516899


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 HIBSON AVENUE, ROCHDALE
- **Postcode:** OL12 7RU
- **Phone:** 01706343163
- **Email:** barrie.brailsford@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.iao.org.uk/ortoa/



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF THE ART OF MUSIC, WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO LITOROGICAL AND ORGAN MUSIC.

**Activities:** To advance the education of the public in the study of the art of music, with special reference to liturgical and organ music.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Tameside



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £2262 | £1868 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £1982 | £2773 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £2085 | £2791 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £2912 | £4473 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £3132 | £1307 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr Elizabeth Jane Cooper** (Chair) — appointed April 20, 2021
- BARRIE JOHN BRAILSFORD
- EDWARD RIGG
- Edward James McHale BSc — appointed April 23, 2022
- Graham Peter Chamberlain BA — appointed April 30, 2016
- Joe Dawson — appointed April 29, 2017
- John Graham Ramsbottom — appointed April 27, 2025
- MARK JOSEPH JOHNSON
- PHILIP JOHN LOWE
- Steven Miller — appointed April 27, 2025