Overall GiG Score: 24 ?
Finance Score: 4
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 16
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +16

OPEN UP MUSIC 

Open Up Music empowers young disabled musicians to build inclusive youth orchestras. Together we develop accessible musical instruments and repertoire, challenge expectations and forge new progression routes through the creation of great music.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
Established: 8 years
(16 years as a company)

www.openupmusic.org

info@openupmusic.org

07974260383

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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
31/08/23£764£723£41£110£325£2303.8120
31/08/22£631£697£-66£110£284£2524.3110
31/08/21£561£565£-5£75£350£2705.7101
31/08/20£687£543£144£76£355£1964.3102
31/08/19£604£510£94£37£211£1653.982
31/08/18£350£451£-100£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£442£262£180£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 14.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.3%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 22%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 8%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 71%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 6.3
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
Who works here?
  • 12 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£473,000
Esmee Fairbairn£385,248
Youth Music£200,000
DCMS£162,944
Garfield Weston Foundation£105,000
The Rayne Foundation£70,000
The Foyle Foundation£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - "We can make big things when we work together"
£100,000 27/10/2023
"We can make big things when we work together"
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to OPEN UP MUSIC
£262,248 19/09/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs to support expansion of orchestral opportunities and progression routes in the music industry for young disabled musicians
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to OPEN UP MUSIC
£3,000 30/01/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - The National Open Youth Orchestra
£23,000 18/01/2023
OpenUp Music’s mission is to make orchestras accessible to young disabled musicians in the UK. They help special schools set up accessible orchestras and lead the National Open Youth Orchestra ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 19/08/2022
Open Up Music - opening up music to young disabled musicians
Youth Music - Open Orchestras
£100,000 01/10/2021
Open Orchestras
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to OpenUp Music
£60,000 20/09/2021
Towards core costs as OpenUp expands its digital offer and shares its learning with others so that more disabled people can participate in music ensembles.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - The National Open Youth Orchestra
£350,000 19/07/2021
OpenUp Music’s mission is to make orchestras accessible to young disabled musicians in the UK. They help special schools set up accessible orchestras and lead the National Open Youth Orchestra ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£40,000 16/07/2021
Open Up Music - opening up music to young disabled musicians
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£10,000 08/07/2021
towards the Open Orchestra for young disabled people over the next twelve months
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to OpenUp Music
£10,000 26/08/2020
12
Towards the remote training sessions for professionals in order to support existing schools and expand to new schools
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - COVID19 Emergency Funding
£100,000 15/07/2020
3
Support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by COVID19.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Open Up Music
£20,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
DCMS - OpenUp Music
£162,944 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Open Up Music
£100,000 26/02/2020
36
Towards core costs to extend progression pathways for young disabled musicians beyond SEND settings through the National Open Youth Orchestra (NOYO).
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 29/11/2019
Open Up Music requests core funding to support our programmes the National Open Youth Orchestra and Open Orchestras
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 28/11/2019
towards the Open Orchestras programme for disabled young people
Youth Music - Open Orchestras (OO)
£100,000 16/11/2018
Open Orchestras (OO)
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - The National Open Youth Orchestra
£120,000 14/11/2018
24
Open Up Music’s mission is to make orchestras accessible to young disabled people. Through this grant, OpenUp Music will deliver the National Open Youth Orchestra, a new inclusive national ....more
The Rayne Foundation - Grant to OpenUp Music
£75,000 24/09/2018
36
Towards the expansion of Open Orchestras enabling more young people to improve their music skills and to develop musical progression routes.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Open Up Music
£40,000 06/03/2017
24
Towards the core costs of providing young disabled people with opportunities to play in ensembles and perform publicly.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-65
  • DAVID WARD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Senior Investment Manager
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2016, number: 1167028
  • Registered at Companies House on 31/10/2007, number: 06414209
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
7 returns made; all on time
Main office

Streamline
436-441 Paintworks
Arnos Vale
Bristol
BS4 3AS

Objectives

The Objects of the Charity are to help young disabled people, who are based in the United Kingdom, by developing and providing:a) opportunities to participate and perform in youth orchestras up to the age of 25;b) opportunities for personal and professional development up to the age of 27;c) accessible musical resources, including instruments and repertoire.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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