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Friends of Craic

  • Status

    Received: 6 days late

  • Income

    £27.1K

  • Spending

    £36.4K

Charity no. 108753 Date registered. 06/04/2022

Public benefits

[What are the direct benefits flowing from your organisation’s purposes?] Provision of resources, financial and physical to enable the production of live shows, classes, workshops Supporting those in a deprived area to access affordable arts and facilities [How can the benefits identified above be demonstrated?] Both in the quality of the

performances and the no of people reached. Incresed engagement, incresed satisfaction, diversionary activities for anti social behaviour, improved mental health [Is there any harm arising from any of the purposes?] no [Who are the charity’s beneficiaries?] youth aged 4 to 18, adults, elderly [Is there any private benefit flowing from any of the purposes? Is it incidental and necessary?] no

What your organisation does

To help fundraise towards expense of performances To recruit volunteers To provide front of house and back stage support To act as ambassadors for the Theatre and provide public visability and engage with other local community groups in shared community goals

The charity’s classifications

  • The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science

Who the charity helps

  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • Community safety/crime prevention
  • Older people
  • Volunteers
  • Women
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Rural development
  • Volunteer development
  • Youth development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 December 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The charity’s purposes (‘the purposes’) are To support the provision of Drama Classes for children To support amateur drama groups productions To support the Craic Theatre in the provision of accessible and affordable drama productions, which are all inclusive To promote and encourage participation in the arts including music, photography, theatre and dance The beneficiaries are to be the local and wider community, providing them with education, entertainment, and culture in a disadvantaged area. The broader aim is to educate, inspire and facilitate creativity in a large group of young people whilst educating them on life challenges

Governing document

Constitution

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  • 2 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 12 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Mr Jim Malliagh, 9 Hillview Place, Moy, Dungannon, BT71 7TQ

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Jim Malliagh
Mrs Patricia Devlin

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland