Overall GiG Score: 0 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3

THE RYE WURLITZER ACADEMY 

Rye Wurlitzer Academy is the only project in the world with an ethos of teaching students how to play the theatre organ through providing them with regular lessons on a Wurlitzer theatre pipe organ and giving them an electronic organ for home practise, all for FREE! The Rye Wurlitzer Academy relies solely upon donations, sponsorships and staging of fund-raising events to continue its work
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 several prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 9 years

www.ryewurlitzeracademy.co.uk

r.fm@btopenworld.com

01424444058

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/22£16£17£-1n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/21£17£16£0n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/20£17£15£3n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/19£17£16£0n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/08/18£17£19£-2£0£0£0n/a015
31/08/17£17£17£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16*£19£19£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
Who works here?
  • 15 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • East Sussex,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye Wurlitzer Academy
£600 01/12/2021
Funding was provided towards core running costs.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Rye Wurlitzer Academy
£500 18/03/2021
Funding was provided to enable them to continue their educational remit.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/05/2015, number: 1161821
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR16: 204 days late,
Main office

180 Sedlescombe Road North
St. Leonards-on-Sea
TN37 7EN

Objectives

TO PROVIDE TUITION IN THE ART OF THEATRE ORGAN PLAYING AND PRESENTATION TO YOUNG SCHOLARS FREE AT THE POINT OF DELIVERY.TO EDUCATE YOUNG SCHOLARS IN THE ART OF THEATRICAL PRESENTATION AND THE PERFORMING ARTS IN GENERAL.TO TEACH YOUNG SCHOLARS THE ART AT MAINTENANCE AND PRESERVING THEATRE ORGANS AS A PART OF OUR MUSICAL HERITAGE FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS TO ENJOY.TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP LIFE SKILLS THROUGH INTERACTION WITH OTHER LIKEMINDED GROUPS.TO ESTABLISH A NATIONAL NETWORK OF SIMILAR ACADEMIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED KINGDOM.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great