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Odd Arts

Odd Theatre Community Interest Company

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1182477
Status
Registered
Registered
March 15, 2019
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Aquarius Centre
21 Eden Close
Hulme
MANCHESTER
M15 6AX

Contact

Activities

Odd Arts deliver issue based creative programmes with vulnerable and excluded groups. All our projects use specialist applied theatre and creative arts to address and explore contentious and challenging issues.

Objects: The Objects Of The CIO Are:(1) The Advancement Of Education In The Arts For Those Disadvantaged, Particularly But Not Exclusively Those Disadvantaged By Reason Of Poverty, By The Provision Of Accrediated Artistic Opportunities.(2) The Promotion Of Equality And Diversity For The Public Benefit By Promoting Creative Arts Activities To Foster Understanding Between People From Diverse Backgrounds.(3) To Promote The Rehabilition Of Offenders And Ex-Prisoners By Educating Such People In The Arts With The Aim Of Assisting Such People To Re-Integrate Into The Community And To Acquire Creative Skills Which Will Assist Them To Avoid Re-Offending.(4) To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People From Becoming Socially Excluded, Relieving The Needs Of Those People Who Are Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Inegrate Into Society, In Particular By The Provision Of Artistic Opportunities And Participation In Arts Activities.(5) Such Other Charitable Purposes For The Public Benefit As Are Exclusively Charitable According To The Laws Of England And Wales As The Trustees May From Time To Time Determine.for The Purpose Of Object 4 - 'Socially Excluded' Means Being Excluded From Society, Or Parts Of Society, As A Result Of One Of More Of The Following Factors: Unemployment; Financial Hardship; Youth Or Old Age; Ill Health (Physical Or Mental); Substantance Abuse Or Dependency Including Alcohol And Drugs; Discrimination On The Grounds Of Sex, Race, Disability, Ethnic Origin, Religion, Belief, Creed, Sexual Orientation Or Gender Re-Assignment; Poor Educational Or Skills Attainment; Relationship And Family Breakdown; Poor Housing (That Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards; Crime (Either As A Victim Of Crime Or As An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society).

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £855,626 £811,790 £222,757 18
March 31, 2024 £696,466 £736,579 £178,921 17
March 31, 2023 £645,075 £650,733 £219,034 17
March 31, 2022 £512,102 £490,072 £215,412 14
March 31, 2021 £278,490 £226,698

Trustees

Name Appointed
Emma Sheldon MBE (Chair) July 14, 2021
Aleena Ali Nov. 10, 2022
Amber Megan Calland Jan. 18, 2023
Annie Phiri Oct. 18, 2023
James Edward Parris May 13, 2020
John Knott July 17, 2024
Katharine Elizabeth Swift Jan. 18, 2023
Owen Napier Oct. 17, 2018
Paula Cockcroft April 20, 2022
Robert Potts Oct. 17, 2018
Suchema Kudjo Oyetey July 19, 2023
Tiane Ebony Amy Golaub Nov. 6, 2024