--- title: "The Rye Wurlitzer Academy — charity 1161821 | CharityCompare" description: "The Rye Wurlitzer Academy (charity 1161821): income £42,649 (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-rye-wurlitzer-academy retrieved: 2026-10-10T18:51:58.609Z 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. 1161821CIO RW # The Rye Wurlitzer Academy Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Rye Wurlitzer Academy is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.ryewurlitzeracademy.co.uk/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1161821&subId=0) Work at The Rye Wurlitzer Academy? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-rye-wurlitzer-academy&type=claim&name=The%20Rye%20Wurlitzer%20Academy) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Rye Wurlitzer Academy? Reported income · year ending 2025-08-31 £42,649 Reported spending · year ending 2025-08-31 £28,072 Registered charity number 1161821 Status in source extract Registered Charity type CIO Register contact address detail (not service area) St. Leonards-on-Sea Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.ryewurlitzeracademy.co.uk](http://www.ryewurlitzeracademy.co.uk/) Quick answer The Rye Wurlitzer Academy (number 1161821) 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy do? 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 Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Rye Wurlitzer Academy Answers The Rye Wurlitzer Academy gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Rye Wurlitzer Academy's highest-paid staff paid? The Rye Wurlitzer Academy's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 26 May 2015 Where it says it operates East Sussex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information. 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy registered for? General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Rye Wurlitzer Academy yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Rye Wurlitzer Academy. 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Rye Wurlitzer Academy as a registered charity (number 1161821) 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy's charity number? The Rye Wurlitzer Academy's charity number is 1161821. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1161821? Search 1161821 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy do? 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 Does The Rye Wurlitzer Academy have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Rye Wurlitzer Academy. 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy? The Rye Wurlitzer Academy's website listed in our register data is http://www.ryewurlitzeracademy.co.uk. 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Rye Wurlitzer Academy's annual return for the year ending 31 August 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy? The register records The Rye Wurlitzer Academy 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy's trustees paid? The Rye Wurlitzer Academy's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. When was The Rye Wurlitzer Academy registered as a charity? The Rye Wurlitzer Academy was entered on the register on 26 May 2015. 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=1161821&subId=0).