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Northern Lights Project

  • Status

    Received: 4 days late

  • Income

    £80.2K

  • Spending

    £79.7K

Charity no. 106124 Company no. 638437 Date registered. 05/04/2018

Public benefits

The direct benefits which flow from our organisation's purpose include the promotion and development of cohesive and confident communities in Northern Ireland as well as empowered and creatively engaged individuals. These benefits are evidenced through participant surveys, detailed feedback sessions, and continued engagement with the communities

and individuals.  No. The charity’s beneficiaries are the general public in Northern Ireland. The only private benefit flowing from this purpose is that artists and musicians who take part in projects gain exposure to a wider audience and this is incidental and necessary to help the charity achieve its charitable purpose.

What your organisation does

Northern Lights Project was founded with the aim of creating innovative, engaging and challenging music-based performances at the intersection of music, theatre and technology. In our work we explore issues surrounding cultural identity, tradition, multiculturalism, as well as engaging in a search for creative ways to conceptualise the impending

ecological crisis and motivate localised responses to it. Our societal mission is to be at the forefront of the development of cohesive and confident communities in Northern Ireland as well as empowered and creatively engaged individuals, through the joint creation of music-based arts projects.

The charity’s classifications

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

Who the charity helps

  • General public
  • Language community
  • Older people
  • Specific areas of deprivation
  • Voluntary and community sector
  • Youth (14-25 year olds)

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Community development
  • Cultural

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 May 2024

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charity accounts & reports for financial year end 31 May 2023

Independent examiners report Charity accounts Trustee annual report

Charitable purposes

(1) Advance arts and culture by: (a) the creation, production and promotion of contemporary Irish and European music theatre throughout the island of Ireland and abroad; (b) encouraging, facilitating and assisting the creation of new, original work, particularly work which explores the themes of cultural identity, tradition, multiculturalism, and work that explores the creative use of languages other than English; (c) initiating and facilitating projects to improve engagement in the arts, specifically music theatre, for disadvantaged people and those with special needs. (2) Promote public appreciation, understanding and enjoyment of contemporary music theatre by the professional production and organisation of performances and events in the island of Ireland and abroad.

Governing document

Memorandum and Articles

Other name


  • 2 Trustees
  • 1 Employees
  • 8 Volunteers

Contact details

Public address

  • C/O North West Play Resource Centre, 5-7 Artillery Street, Londonderry, BT48 6RG

Trustee board

Trustee
Mr Brian Stafford
Miss Leanne Peacocke

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland
  • Derry City And Strabane District Council