--- title: "The International Organ Festival Society Limited — charity 1006151 | CharityCompare" description: "The International Organ Festival Society Limited (charity 1006151): income £365k (2025). Registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-international-organ-festival-society-limited retrieved: 2026-10-09T05:37:59.049Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1006151Charitable company IO # The International Organ Festival Society Limited Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The International Organ Festival Society Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://organfestival.com/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1006151&subId=0) Work at The International Organ Festival Society Limited? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-international-organ-festival-society-limited&type=claim&name=The%20International%20Organ%20Festival%20Society%20Limited) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The International Organ Festival Society Limited? Reported income · year ending 2025-09-30 £364,513 Reported spending · year ending 2025-09-30 £359,540 Registered charity number 1006151 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Charitable company Register contact address detail (not service area) St. Albans Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [organfestival.com](http://organfestival.com/) Quick answer The International Organ Festival Society Limited (number 1006151) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The International Organ Festival Society Limited do? Running an International Pipe Organ Competition and Festival every other year. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The International Organ Festival Society Limited Answers The International Organ Festival Society Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 September 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The International Organ Festival Society Limited's highest-paid staff paid? The International Organ Festival Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The International Organ Festival Society Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The International Organ Festival Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 21 November 1991 Company number [02644149](https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/02644149) (Companies House) Also known as International Organ Festival At St Albans Where it says it operates Hertfordshire ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Services. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is The International Organ Festival Society Limited registered for? Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The International Organ Festival Society Limited yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The International Organ Festival Society Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The International Organ Festival Society Limited? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. 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[Claim this profile — free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-international-organ-festival-society-limited&type=claim&name=The%20International%20Organ%20Festival%20Society%20Limited) [Visit charity website](http://organfestival.com/) ## Frequently asked questions Is The International Organ Festival Society Limited a legitimate charity? The register data used for this profile lists The International Organ Festival Society Limited as a registered charity (number 1006151) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The International Organ Festival Society Limited's charity number? The International Organ Festival Society Limited's charity number is 1006151. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1006151? Search 1006151 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The International Organ Festival Society Limited do? Running an International Pipe Organ Competition and Festival every other year. Does The International Organ Festival Society Limited have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The International Organ Festival Society Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The International Organ Festival Society Limited? The International Organ Festival Society Limited's website listed in our register data is http://organfestival.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is The International Organ Festival Society Limited's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The International Organ Festival Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The International Organ Festival Society Limited? The register records The International Organ Festival Society Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are The International Organ Festival Society Limited's trustees paid? The International Organ Festival Society Limited's annual return for the year ending 30 September 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it. When was The International Organ Festival Society Limited registered as a charity? The International Organ Festival Society Limited was entered on the register on 21 November 1991. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02644149). Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1006151&subId=0).