North East Theatre Organ Association
Analysis
North East Theatre Organ Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hartlepool. It was registered in October 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending December 2025, North East Theatre Organ Association reported income of £22k and spending of £20k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £23k to £22k (-7.8%), an average of -2.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, North East Theatre Organ Association sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 51% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St John Singers (£22k), Legbourne and Little Cawthorpe Community Centre and Recreation Ground (£22k) and St Helens and District Scout Association (£22k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Operating in the North East of England and based in County Durham, the charity aims to provide information and education regarding the development and use of the theatre pipe organ in the mid twentieth century and to preserve a working example of such an instrument in a place accessible to the general public.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St John Singers | Salisbury | £22k |
| Legbourne and Little Cawthorpe Community Centre and Recreation Ground | Lincolnshire | £22k |
| St Helens and District Scout Association | Merseyside | £22k |
| Harrow Apollo Male Choir | Pinner | £22k |