The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust

Analysis

The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in August 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust reported income of £28k and spending of £52k, spending 187% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £44k to £28k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, The Lancastrian Theatre Organ Trust sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hagbourne Village Hall (£28k), The Royal Society of Miniature Painters Sculptors and Gravers (£28k) and Joseph Williamson Society (£28k).