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The Association of Ulster Drama Festivals

Registered

  • Charity no. 109943
  • Date registered. 27/11/2024

Public benefits

The direct benefits flowing from the charity's purposes is the exposure to a greater audience the best kept secret in the world of drama in Northern Ireland. AUDF has ambition to become the unifying voice of amateur drama in Northern Ireland and aims to improve all areas of drama including – audiences, productions and governance. How are the

benefits demonstrated: Feedback from actors, productions and audiences. Is there any harm arising from the purposes: No. Who are the beneficiaries: The general public who attend festivals in Northern Ireland and the Charity's members as set out in its Constitution. There is no private benefit. Any benefit to members is incidental as a consequence of being involved in the festivals.

What your organisation does

AUDF is the umbrella body of amateur drama festivals in Northern Ireland and it stages a 1-Act and a Full-Length Final Festival annually. AUDF promotes the celebration of live theatre, and encourages professionally judged competitions, which are the seedbed for actors for the benefit of the public and artists within performing arts. AUDF's

mission is to advance arts and culture for the benefit of the everyone in Northern Ireland through the promotion, development, and celebration of live theatre performances, particularly, but not exclusively, by providing festivals, theatre skills workshops, training, networking, and other events.

The charity’s classifications

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

Who the charity helps

  • General public

How the charity works

  • Arts
  • Arts
  • Arts
  • Community development

Charitable purposes

2. Objects The Objects are: 2.1 to advance arts and culture for the benefit of the public in Northern Ireland through the promotion, development and celebration of live theatre performances; 2.2 to promote drama festivals and other associated activities in order to keep the tradition of drama festivals alive; 2.3 to advance education by developing the provision of festivals, theatre skills workshops and training for practitioners and the general public; 2.4 to advance arts and culture by supporting the development of collaborations and partnerships through networking, conferences and other events; or 2.5 such other exclusively charitable purpose as the Charity sees fit from time to time. Nothing in this Constitution shall authorise an application of the property of the Charity for purposes which are not charitable in accordance with s.2 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

Governing document

Constitution

Other name

  • AUDF
  • 5 Trustees
  • 0 Employees
  • 0 Volunteers

Trustee board

  • Mr Paul Alexander Cuming
  • Ms Ciara Mary Mccay
  • Mr John Beresford
  • Clare Greer
  • Miss Susan Gates

Contact details

Public Address

Mr Paul Cuming, 25 Garnerville Road, Belfast, BT4 2QQ

List of regions

  • In Northern Ireland

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