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Bangor Drama Club Ltd

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £38.1K

  • Spending

    £49.4K

Charity no. 103977 Date registered. 02/12/2015

Public benefits

The public are educated concerning theatre and the performing arts, and their appreciation of the performing arts is enhanced. The Public are provided with the opportunity to develop their artistic talents and become involved in drama workshops and participate in the staging of theatrical productions. The public are provided with training and

education concerning the performing arts and theatre, through the provision of workshops and training provided by the Club. The general public are provided with the opportunity to attend theatrical and drama performances of artistic merit. The charity is an amateur drama club, which runs a theatre and studio space in Bangor, County Down. The Club provides training and education in the performing arts and theatre providing workshops to local people with an interest in the dramatic arts and the opportunity to take part in theatrical performances. It runs weekly workshops and events from September to May each year for club members. It stages plays and runs a theatre putting on amateur theatre/drama performances for the public. Its theatre and studio space are also used by other local amateur drama groups and for staging their amateur productions. There is no harm. The charity’s beneficiaries are the public within Bangor and surrounding areas of Northern Ireland. There is no private benefit. The Club is run by unpaid volunteers and membership is open to any member of the public wishing to join. The public in Bangor and the surrounding area are provided with leisure time facilities in the interest of social welfare. The Club runs a theatre, which provides public performances of plays and the performing arts. The Club puts on its own theatrical performances and its facilities are also used by other amateur drama groups to stage their plays and performances. The Club’s facilities are also used on occasion by other local voluntary and community groups for their meetings, events and workshops.

What your organisation does

Bangor Drama Club is an amateur drama club, which runs a theatre and studio space in Bangor, County Down, providing training in drama and workshops to local people with an interest in the dramatic arts. It stages plays and runs a theatre putting on theatre/drama performances for the public. Its premises are also used on occasion by other local

community groups as a venue for other recreational and leisure activities.

The charity’s classifications

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

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Parents
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Education/training
  • Sport/recreation

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2024

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2023

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Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 March 2021

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Charitable purposes

The Company is the successor of the unincorporated charity known as Bangor Drama Club and will take over the assets and liabilities of the said unincorporated charity which can legally be vested in the Company, including property vested in the corporate body The Trustees of Bangor Drama Club. The Company’s objects (“Objects”) are specifically restricted to the following: (a) to educate and promote public participation in and appreciation of the arts, and more particularly (but not limited to) the performing arts of theatre and drama, and to provide workshops in theatre and drama, theatrical productions and public performances and; (b) to manage a theatre in Bangor, County Down, which provides facilities for education, recreation and leisure time occupation in the interests of social welfare, with the object of improving the conditions of life of the public at large.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

Bangor Drama Club
  • 6 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 50 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Bangor Drama Club, 1A Hamilton Road, Bangor, BT20 4JP

Trustee board

Trustee
Mrs Laura Dunne
Ms Heather Davidson
Mr Tim Hughes
Mrs Janet Clements
Ms Tanya Turnbull
Ms Donna Mullan

List of regions

  • Ards And North Down Borough Council