OPEN UP MUSIC

Registered charity 1167028 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL OPEN YOUTH ORCHESTRA

Latest income

£982k

Latest spending

£851k

Registered

2016

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income

£982k

Total spending

£851k

Cost of raising funds

£114k

Reserves (reported)

£423k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~6.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Dr Elizabeth Lane
Emily Magrath · trustee of 1 other charity
Jennifer Agatha Roberts
Jocelyn Lucie Hannah Watkins
Judith Olivia Webster · trustee of 1 other charity
Kathryn Anne Strachecky
Rosmary Johnson MBE

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£982k	£851k
31/08/2024	£833k	£801k
31/08/2023	£764k	£723k
31/08/2022	£631k	£697k
31/08/2021	£561k	£565k

Common questions

Who funds OPEN UP MUSIC?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OPEN UP MUSIC as a grant recipient include THE NORTHWICK TRUST, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST, JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION, KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	FY2023	£10k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2024	£5k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	FY2024	£5k
KATHLEEN BERYL SLEIGH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE ASSOCIATED BOARD OF THE ROYAL SCHOOLS OF MUSIC	FY2025	£10