OpenCharities

Comedy Support Act UK LTD

Csauk

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1166546
Status
Registered
Registered
April 14, 2016
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
40 Broomfield Road
GOSFORTH
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
NE3 4HH

Activities

In summary, the charity prevents or relieves the financial hardship of current and former comedy professionals (and their spouses, civil partners and dependents) who have become unwell, by raising funds and distributing such funds to such people. To qualify for assistance such comedy professionals must (inter alia) live (or have lived) in the UK.

Objects: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty Or Financial Hardship For The Benefit Of Comedy Professionals, Former Comedy Professionals Their Spouses, Civil Partners And Dependents, Who Are In Necessitous Circumstances By Reason Of Sickness, Accident Or Infirmity By The Provision Of Financial Assistance In Such Amounts And At Such Times And On Such Conditions As The Charity Trustees In Their Absolute Discretion Think Fit. For The Purposes Of This Article A 'Comedy Professional' Is Defined As A Comedian And/or Comedy Performer Who Meets All Four Of The Following Tests: (A) He/she Has (In The Sole Opinion Of The Directors) Demonstrated A Commitment To The Comedy Profession; (B) He/she Is, Or Has Been, A Resident Of The UK; (C) He/she Has Performed In Return For Payment In/on One Or More Of Stage, Radio, Film, Television Or Any Other Medium Through Which Such Arts May Be Practiced; And (D) His/her Primary Source Of Income Is, Or Has Been, As A Comedian And/or Comedy Performer.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who
Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Nov. 30, 2024 £16,750 £3,417
Nov. 30, 2023 £18 £1,363
Nov. 30, 2022 £171 £1,688
Nov. 30, 2021 £4,316 £614
Nov. 30, 2020 £2,962 £1,093

Trustees

Name Appointed
Ashley McDowell Dec. 15, 2016
Cal Halbert Dec. 21, 2022
Emma Paterson Baldry Dec. 21, 2022
John Matthew Reed Dec. 21, 2022
Ross Robert Leslie Dec. 21, 2022