Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 11

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 13

OMNIMUSIC

The charity works with people with disabilities and uses specialist equipment to enable them to create and make music. The charity also aims to develop technology to help further these aims.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

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: 7 years

www.omnimusic.org.uk

info@omnimusic.org.uk

07708539834

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23	*	£71	£49	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22		£75	£79	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£27	£32	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£47	£41	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/19		£40	£28	£12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18		£32	£14	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Cheshire East, Manchester City, Stockport, Tameside,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities

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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

The Fore	£30,000
Youth Music	£26,392
Stockport MBC	£19,430
Manchester City Council	£15,613
Power to Change	£12,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£9,920
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,785

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Fore - Grant to OmniMusic
£30,000	01/12/2023 36	Operating across Greater Manchester, OmniMusic uses pioneering digital technology to help people with disabilities enjoy the creative benefits of music making. OmniMusic teaches people with profound ....more Operating across Greater Manchester, OmniMusic uses pioneering digital technology to help people with disabilities enjoy the creative benefits of music making. OmniMusic teaches people with profound multiple learning disabilities to play instruments with as little as the twitch of a muscle, or the flicker of an eye. They are a UK leader in using Assistive Music Technology and have a strong track-record of working with over 120 children and adults.
Power to Change - COM-TECH - OmniMusic
£12,000	02/10/2023	360G-ptc-gr-18803COM-TECH - OmniMusic
Forever Manchester - OmniMusic Programme
£1,000	20/04/2023	Development of new assistive technology to enable disabled children and adults to make and play music.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	10/06/2022	OmniMusic Core Costs and Organisational Development
Youth Music - Recharge Fund
£26,392	28/03/2022	Recharge Fund
Stockport MBC - Grant to Omnimusic
£9,980	02/01/2022	Supporting adults with learning disability to play music through assisted technology.
National Lottery Community Fund - Plug In and Play
£9,785	23/04/2021	The project aims to support young people and adults with profound physical/learning disabilities and complex needs by using assistive music technology. The project will produce 5 ‘demo’ videos in ....more The project aims to support young people and adults with profound physical/learning disabilities and complex needs by using assistive music technology. The project will produce 5 ‘demo’ videos in which those music enthusiasts describe challenges and solutions they’ve found to music making. Offering training from a professional disabled musician. It will also run three new one day workshops in special schools/colleges across Stockport targeting 16-25yr olds.
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to OmniMusic
£15,613	01/04/2021	to fund interactive music making workshops for those with a disability and people with a learning disability (ages 18-65) and their carers. Priority groups: Disabled people
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,920	18/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Stockport MBC - Grant to Omnimusic
£9,450	01/11/2019	Develop a weekly music group for people with disabilities and host a public performance to celebrate their achievements.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stockport Celebrating Sound
£10,000	17/08/2018 12	The charity will be working with Disability Stockport, providing opportunities for people with complex specials needs to make and perform music using innovative technology. The project aims to ensure ....more The charity will be working with Disability Stockport, providing opportunities for people with complex specials needs to make and perform music using innovative technology. The project aims to ensure that beneficiaries can enjoy learning to make music and gain a sense of achievement by performing music that they have written to audiences.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADRIAN NEIL HOOPER (Chair) Appointed: 2017

MARIA ISABEL RIVERA RIVERA Appointed: 2024

MARK ROWLAND Appointed: 2021

PHILLIP HOWLEY Appointed: 2023

THOMAS NORTHEY Appointed: 2023

MARK LUDLAM Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: ARYA TARA CHARITABLE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/01/2017, number: 1171097

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR23: 49 days late,

Main office

DISABILITY STOCKPORT
23 HIGH STREET
STOCKPORT
SK1 1EG

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WHO HAVE PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES, OR BOTH, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH:I) THE APPLICATION OF SPECIALIST TECHNOLOGY THAT ENABLES THEM TO CREATE, PLAY AND PERFORM MUSIC;II) THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR DISABLED PEOPLE TO MAKE AND ENJOY MUSIC;B) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PEOPLE IN MUSICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL SKILLS.

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