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Glasgowbury

  • Status

    Received: on time

  • Income

    £143.7K

  • Spending

    £131.1K

Charity no. 104974 Company no. 605616 Date registered. 16/03/2016

Public benefits

The direct benefits from the purposes include the development of the arts infrastructure in rural Mid Ulster and to nurture talent, change lives and strengthen communities by using the arts to develop social, economic and creative opportunities and benefits for all members of the community. Glasgowbury has brought a vacant heritage building into

community use and in response to identified need delivers activities and services tailored to meet the needs of children and their carers, young people, adults and older people. The comprehensive programme of projects and events under the 'Rural Key Music and Multi Media', 'Small But Massive Lives and Communities' and 'Small But Massive Event and Outreach Service' programmes, supports the use of the building by all regardless of community background, social status, age, gender, race or disability and actively targets social exclusion and promotes equality while ensuring that poverty and social status are not barriers to participation in Glasgowbury's services. We work with the general public and a range of community, voluntary and statutory organisations, developing creative programmes with specific benefits for their students/members/clients. The public benefit from affordable access to a creative outlet and services in a rural area and participating in programmes that help people to reach their potential - learning new skills, increasing confidence and self esteem to improved concentration and self expression. Participants benefit from access to specialised equipment and facilities, enhancing educational and employability opportunities. Specific digital projects increase cognitive ability in older people through active learning and enable improved communication between them and their families while being better informed and able to access services online. Specific music and arts projects for children with disabilities and their families provide support and life enhancing opportunities. The public benefit from increased community initiated activity that provides opportunity for active engagement and improved relationships, promoting mutual understanding and positive peer relations. Public benefit can be evidenced through the monitoring and evaluating of all projects and the beneficiaries, their experiences and needs, against agreed objectives, budgets and time lines, by the Board of Directors. There will be no harm flowing from the purposes and there are no private benefits for trustees. Incidental benefits would be related to payments made to programme staff and facilitators which are necessary and directly contribute to achieving the charity’s objectives.

What your organisation does

Glasgowbury is a thriving ‘small but massive’ community and arts charity founded in 2000 and based in Draperstown, Mid Ulster. We work with 300+ individuals weekly, many who experience varied forms of rural and other disadvantage, disability or social need and we use arts, music and creativity as a catalyst for change. We are proud of 15 years

delivery of high quality award winning arts and community development work including: Rural Key Music & Multi Media Programme: runs daily providing supported learning to young people aged 6 to 25 in acoustic and electric guitar, percussion, piano and djing. Young people can avail of access – progression routes into the creative industries through creative development workshops in music production, filmmaking, photography, music master classes, performance, event management, artist and business development. Young people also benefit from access to a space with internet, specialised equipment and digital resources gaining support and advice enabling them to progress in education, training, employment/self employment through the Hot Desk facility and creative mentoring. Events and performances provide a training ground for Rural Key participants, and develop audiences for the arts in rural areas. Small But Massive Lives and Communities Programme: from Boogie Buddies dance classes to Samba Band, from Handy Crafts to Twinkle Toes Tea Dances this programme builds community capacity and provides a variety of activities for adults, older people, youth and children, including those with complex needs; supporting community education and skills development, encouraging a more active lifestyle, promoting mental health and wellbeing and social interaction. Small But Massive Outreach and Event Services: enable the delivery of outreach workshops to schools, community groups, business in NI where there is little or no access to creative activities and to hire out PA, Venue and Samba Band to community events and groups for a nominal fee.

The charity’s classifications

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

Who the charity helps

  • Adult training
  • Children (5-13 year olds)
  • General public
  • Older people
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Education/training
  • Rural development
  • Youth development

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 2022

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Charitable purposes

The Charity’s objects (“Objects”) are:- The advancement of arts and culture in disadvantaged rural communities in Northern Ireland providing opportunities for performance, education, lifelong learning, employment, business generation and active community engagement through healthy and inclusive creative activities for people of all ages and abilities and in particular: (i) To provide high quality venues, facilities, amenities and equipment for rehearsal, performance, business development and community benefit. (ii) To organise, promote and present festivals and other concerts, performances and events; (iii) To facilitate learning through creative arts and community arts programmes that deliver access-progression routes into the creative industries, the arts and digital communities; (iv) To organise and deliver participatory music, dance, multimedia and arts classes that are affordable and inclusive; (v) To create opportunities for educational work placements, volunteering, training and entrepreneurship; (vi) To provide workshops, discussions, seminars, lectures and other means of developing ideas and raising awareness of opportunities for participation in creative industries and cultural matters and issues. (vii) To involve the community with programme planning and be responsive to future needs.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name

  • 5 Trustees
  • 8 Employees
  • 20 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • Glasgowbury, 20A High Street, Draperstown, Co.Derry, BT45 7AA

Trustee board

Trustee
Ms Patricia Bradley
Mr William Burke
Mr Emmet Heron
Mr Stefan Taylor
Emily Toner

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland