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Ballymena Chamber Orchestra

  • Status

    Received: 4 days late

  • Income

    £3.5K

  • Spending

    £3.3K

Charity no. 103626 Date registered. 28/10/2015

Public benefits

The direct public benefits which flow from Ballymena Chamber Orchestra are an enhancement of the appreciation of the art and science of orchestral and instrumental music within the area of Ballymena and its surrounding environs. Ballymena Chamber Orchestra also provides positive cross community relations, as instrumentalists from differing

background are afforded the opportunity to work together in practices and concerts with the potential of long term friendships developing. The benefit is demonstrated through feedback from the audience. There is no harm arising from any of Ballymena Chamber Orchestra activities. The beneficiaries are the inhabitants of Ballymena and surrounding environs. There is no private benefit.

What your organisation does

Ballymena Chamber Orchestra currently provides two concerts per year-Christmas and Easter, bringing together upwards of thirty musicians for several practices before the concerts are staged. Ballymena Chamber Orchestra also provides facilities for string quartets and soloists at various venues, most notably the Braid Arts Centre, Ballymena,

throughout the year.

The charity’s classifications

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

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2022

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 August 2021

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

The Orchestra is established to promote the benefits of the inhabitants of the Borough Council Area of Ballymena and its surrounding districts in the County of Antrim, without distinction of age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, nationality, ethnic identity, political or religious opinion by developing and maintaining the public education in and appreciation of the art and science of orchestral and instrumental music in all aspects by the presentation of public concerts and recitals and by such other ways as the society through its committee shall determine from time to time.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Mid And East Antrim Borough Council
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