# OPEN UP MUSIC

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1167028
- **Other names:** NATIONAL OPEN YOUTH ORCHESTRA
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** May 10, 2016
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1167028


## Contact

- **Address:** Streamline, 436-441 Paintworks, Arnos Vale, Bristol
- **Postcode:** BS4 3AS
- **Phone:** 0117 235 0362
- **Email:** info@openupmusic.org
- **Website:** www.openupmusic.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 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.

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2025 | £982070 | £851202 | £487776 | 13 |
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £832983 | £801266 | £356908 | 12 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £763688 | £722795 | £325191 | 12 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £631482 | £697417 | £284298 | 11 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £560702 | £565252 | £350233 | 10 |



## Trustees

- Dr Elizabeth Lane — appointed April 23, 2019
- Emily Gould — appointed Jan. 28, 2025
- Jennifer Agatha Roberts — appointed Dec. 15, 2025
- Jocelyn Lucie Hannah Watkins — appointed May 4, 2022
- Judith Olivia Webster — appointed July 25, 2022
- Kathryn Anne Strachecky — appointed Dec. 15, 2025
- Rosmary Johnson MBE — appointed Sept. 23, 2019