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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£5.6M
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Spending
£5.6M
Public benefits
The objects and purposes for which the Company is established are wholly charitable and are to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly musical education and knowledge of and attainment in the Arts particularly music and further to such and in the interests of the general public (inter alia) to provide, maintain and equip an
orchestra in Northern Ireland to be known as "the Ulster Orchestra" which shall be devoted to the attainment and maintenance of high musical standards and artistry. Benefits: - Wider society benefit from the Orchestra and in particular the Music Room benefits children, vulnerable adults and the elderly in accessing music by an Orchestra by enriching lives and improves health and well-being. Demonstrated By: These activities are evaluated annually via: (I) Project Evaluation Forms – audience, participants, partners (II) Delivery of projects against agreed timelines (III) Monitoring financial targets (IV) Quality Assessment – ACNI artistic assessment, feedback Direct Beneficiaries: Education activities directly benefits: Young People • Pre-school • Primary School • Post-primary School • Third Level Education • Professional Development • Special Educational Needs (SEN) children/young people. Community Engagement Programme directly benefits • People who live in areas of social and economic deprivation • General wellbeing and health • Vulnerable adults • Retirees and members of isolated elder population. Both programmes reach approximately 50,000 people per year. There is no private benefit.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
The Ulster Orchestra has been in existence as a symphony orchestra in Northern Ireland since 1966 and is the only full-time professional orchestra in the region, currently employing 63 full-time musicians and 17 administrative staff. It provides orchestra music services across a number of platforms – symphony concerts and education workshops in
schools and communities across all levels – and aims to engage with as wide a cross-section of the community in Northern Ireland as possible.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- Children (5-13 year olds)
- General public
- Learning disabilities
- Older people
- Preschool (0-5 year olds)
- Specific areas of deprivation
- Victim support
- Voluntary and community sector
- Women
- Youth (14-25 year olds)
How the charity works
- Arts
- Education/training
- Youth development
