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The Ohmi Trust

The One Handed Musical Instrument Project

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1143623
Status
Registered
Registered
Sept. 1, 2011
Legal form
Trust
Area of benefit
Undefined

Address

Address
Tyndallwoods Solicitors Ltd
29 Woodbourne Road
Harborne
BIRMINGHAM
B17 8BY

Contact

Activities

- 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

Objects: To Advance And Enable The Creation Of Musical Instruments That Can Be Played: (a) Without The Use Of One Hand And Arm And (b) That Are Capable Of Fully And Accurately Emulating A Traditional Orchestral Instrument To Enable Disabled Individuals To Have Undifferentiated Participation In Music Making And Such Similar And Associated Musical Projects For The Relief Of Disability.to Advance And Enable These Objects By: - Providing And Assiting In The Provision Of Appropriate Facilities And Funding; - The Creation Of Partnerships With Existing Institutions And Organisations, Both In Great Britain And Internationally; - Bringing Together Different Kinds Of Creative People; - Creating A Competitive Environment To Promote The Research And Development Of Such Sophistictated Musical Instruments; And - By Such Other Means As May Be Determined From Time To Time By The Trustees Subject To The Prior Consent Of The Charity Commissioners For England And Wales.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Aug. 31, 2025 £229,017 £217,884
Aug. 31, 2024 £150,834 £144,042
Aug. 31, 2023 £221,164 £143,935
Aug. 31, 2022 £112,210 £110,450
Aug. 31, 2021 £147,964 £104,713

Trustees

Name Appointed
Clare Paddi Salters (Chair) April 26, 2022
Dr Eleanor Logan July 16, 2024
Dr Mathew Dalgleish July 16, 2024
Emma Brown April 26, 2022
Liane Todd July 16, 2024
Professor Martin Fautley Feb. 27, 2020
Professor Andrew Palmer McPherson June 1, 2021
Professor Matthew Wright April 26, 2022
Simon King July 16, 2024