THE OHMI TRUST

Registered charity 1143623 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ONE HANDED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PROJECT · also registered in Scotland as SC052047 (OSCR)

- Enabling inclusion in music-making for people with physical disabilities through the creation and provision of instruments capable of performance at the highest level. Instruments and enabling apparatus are acquired principally through the OHMI Competition.- Encouraging the teaching of these instruments- Raising awareness of current exclusion of disabled people from music performance

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Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£218k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were £162,379.45, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £74,000. The filing notes that the majority of the £225,350.15 total funds carried forward relates to committed funds for future projects, resulting in apparent cash surpluses that are fully committed.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 6 months’ core funding and winding up costs, which currently equates to £74,000 (held: £162k)
“The reserves policy of The OHMI Trust states that it must hold at least 6 months’ core funding and winding up costs, which currently equates to £74,000.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£229k£218k
31/08/2024£151k£144k
31/08/2023£221k£144k
31/08/2022£112k£110k
31/08/2021£148k£105k

Common questions

Is THE OHMI TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds carried forward were £162,379.45, which exceeds the stated reserves policy target of £74,000. The filing notes that the majority of the £225,350.15 total funds carried forward relates to committed funds for future projects, resulting in apparent cash surpluses that are fully committed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE OHMI TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE OHMI TRUST as a grant recipient include THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ELMLEY FOUNDATION, THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RAINFORD TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3kArts and Culture
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
THE COLE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£2kArts and Culture
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2024£1kWelfare
THE ELMLEY FOUNDATIONFY2023£750
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£500
GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£500
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATIONFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2025£20kOHMI Music-Makers 2025-2026
The National Lottery Community Fund06/04/2021£10kOHMI Music-Makers
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£7kOHMI Music Makers