## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 13.11.2023 Period start date To 30.04.2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name: OMIYA (Orchestral Musical Instruments for Youngsters in Africa)** **Charity registration number: 1205680** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The advancement of musical education for
children and young people in Africa| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The acquisition of second-hand instruments
and related accessories that will be sent to
various African countries for use in schools,
youth bands, orchestras or similar. In its first
full year of operation OMIYA has provided
instruments to support the Kenyan youth
charity Ghetto Classics, which is based in
Nairobi and Mombasa. 80 instruments have
been sent out to Kenya during the reporting
period, in 3 separate shipments. All
instruments were received as donations.
Expenditure as detailed in the accounts has
been for the shipping of consignments in
November 2023 (6 instruments by air,
costing £99); January 2024 (35 instruments
by sea, costing £421); and September 2024
(39 instruments by sea, costing £504). After
the initial “trial run” in November, the
decision was made to send future
consignments be sea as being more cost
effective.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public benefit
when carrying out their activities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|During its first full year of operation, much
effort has been directed to establishing
contacts and setting up systems for the
collection and shipping of instruments to
appropriate recipients, and raising funds to
support OMIYA’s work.
Highlights include:
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The establishment of a link with
Ghetto Classics (a programme of
The Art of Music Foundation, based
in Nairobi, Kenya, whose mission is
to “use music to inspire every child
and young adult to realize their
dreams and transform society”).
Positive feedback and thanks have
been received from the Foundation’s
founder, Elizabeth Njoroge.
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The collection and shipping of 80
instruments, together with some
accessories and sheet music, to
Ghetto Classics, which is in line with
the Trustees’ objective of sending out
between 80 and 100 instruments per
year.
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The receipt of £1,784 in donations,
from individuals and another
charitable trust, to support OMIYA’s
work. Much of this has been
expended on transportation costs.| |||| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: N/A |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity primarily relies on the
donation of musical instruments to support
its objectives, and the cash funds which it
holds and utilises are relatively small.
Donations totalled £1,784 during the
reporting period. After shipping costs the
balance at 30.4.25 was £1,364.08, with a
shipping payment of £504 still uncashed,
leaving a working balance of £860.08| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The Charity has insufficient income to hold
reserves, and no overhead costs
associated with its activities| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The Charity will need to continue to raise
funds in order to support transportation
costs. A target income of c£1,000 per
annum will be adequate, and no difficulties
are anticipated in raising this.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Individual and charitable donations| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The current Trustees are all First Charity
Trustees. Replacement or additional
Trustees will be appointed by the Board of
Trustees for a period of three years| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
N/A| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|OMIYA| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Orchestral Musical Instruments for Youngsters in Africa| |Registered charity number|1205680| |Charity’s principal address|The Mount, Mary Tavy, Tavistock PL19 9QB| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Simon Arnold|Chair||| ||Kathryn Arnold|Secretary||| ||Nicola Bishop|||| ||Steven Nock|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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**Address**|| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** N/A ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Kathryn Julia Arnold **Full name(s)** Simon Mark Joseph Arnold **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Secretary **Chair, etc)** **Date** 2023-2025 ## **OMIYA** |||**OMIYA**
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2023-2025| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Financial statement|||| |||From 13.11.2023|||| |||to 30.04.2025|||| |||**£**|**£**
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**BALANCES**|||||| |NatWest|||£100.00||| |Co-Operatve|||£0.00||| |**Total**|||£100.00||| ||||||| |**INCOME**|||||| |Donatons||£34.00|||| |||£750.00|||| |||£1,000.00|||| |**TOTAL RECEIPTS**||£1,784.00|||| ||||||| |**EXPENDITURE**|||||| |Transport costs||£1,023.92|||| |Repairs||£0.00|||| ||||||| |**TOTAL PAYMENTS**||£1,023.92|||| ||||||| |Net surplus(defcit)|||£760.08||| ||||||| ||||||| |**CLOSING**
**BALANCES**|||||| ||||||| |Balance b/f||£100.00|||| |Net surplius(defcit)||£760.08|||| ||||||| |**Carried forward**||£860.08|||| ||||||| |**REPRESENTED BY**|||||| |NatWest||£1,364.08|||| |Co-Operatve||£0.00|||| |Unpaid debt||-£504.00|£860.08||| ||||||| ||||||| |||||||