Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +1
Overall GiG Score: 1 ?

THE LANCASTRIAN THEATRE ORGAN TRUST

1. To advance the appreciation and knowledge to the public in the art of theatre organ music.2. To acquire, preserve and operate those theatre organs which are of historic and educational value for the benefit of the public.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/24£33£28£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/23*£35£36£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£34£27£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£44£25£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20?£21£20£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18*£23£26£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£23£32£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16*£24£23£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£27£25£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£31£28£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/13*£32£28£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/12*£26£28£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/11*£30£27£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/10£33£32£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/09£36£36£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/08*£35£26£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/07*£36£32£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/06*£29£33£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/05£21£19£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/04£38£14£24n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 54 years

www.ltot.org.uk

secretary@ltot.org.uk

01619899415

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Canada, France, Germany, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales, United States,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
£9,900 02/03/2021
NL20: Re-starting the organisation's activities after Covid-19 shutdown
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
£8,500 06/08/2020
COVID19 Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,000 29/06/2017
Conservation of the ex Davenport Theatre Compton Organ

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CHARLES BROWN Appointed: 2016
  • GEORGE WALTER BAKER (Chair)
  • IAN GANDER Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN FREDERICK LOUD Appointed: 2022
  • RONALD HUMPHREY WHALLEY Appointed: 1986
  • VICTOR BARRY MATTHEWS
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/08/1970, number: 261487
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 14 days late, AR18: 249 days late, AR16: 82 days late, AR13: 31 days late, AR12: 3 days late, AR11: 20 days late, AR08: 76 days late, AR07: 35 days late, AR06: 14 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from BOLLINGTON COMMUNITY HERITAGE TRUST on 05/04/2024
Main office

The LTOT Heritage Centre
2A Alexander Road
Peel Green
Salford
Lancashire
M30 7HJ

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE APPRECIATION AND KNOWLEDGE TO THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF THEATRE ORGAN MUSIC. (2) TO ACQUIRE AND PRESERVE THOSE THEATRE ORGANS WHICH ARE OF HISTORIC AND EDUCATIONAL VALUE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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