Organists Charitable Trust

Analysis

Organists Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00308028). It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Organists Charitable Trust reported income of £18k and spending of £16k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £18k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 861%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Organists Charitable Trust sits at the 41st percentile: it is larger than about 41% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service Trust (£18k), Jalalabad Islamic and Cultural Association (£18k) and The Simpson Foundation (£18k).