Pipe Up for Pipe Organs

Analysis

Pipe Up for Pipe Organs is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending June 2026, Pipe Up for Pipe Organs reported income of £55k and spending of £12k, leaving 78% of income unspent that year. Across the 4 years on record, from June 2023 to June 2026, income grew from £11k to £55k (+395%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2026, when income rose by 215%. Over the whole period it spent 39% 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, Pipe Up for Pipe Organs sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hay Music Trust (£55k), Elgar Family Charitable Trust (£55k) and The Leatherhead Operatic Society CIO (£55k).