# The Black Box Trust

## Details

- **Country:** Northern Ireland
- **Charity number:** 100983
- **Known as:** The Black Box
- **Status:** Received: on time
- **Registered:** Feb. 10, 2016
- **Register:** https://www.charitycommissionni.org.uk/charity-search/charity-details-page/?regId=100983


## Contact

- **Address:** Belfast, Belfast, 18-22 Hill Street, Belfast, BT1 2LA
- **Postcode:** BT1 2LA
- **Phone:** 02890244400
- **Email:** admin@blackboxbelfast.com
- **Website:** http://www.blackboxbelfast.com/



## Activities

**Purposes:** The Charity’s Objects are specifically restricted to the following:   3.1.1 to provide a cultural space within the Cathedral Quarter in Belfast to advance arts, culture and sciences and promote the public’s knowledge, understanding and appreciation of these purposes by providing facilities, venues, services and staff and by developing and establishing programmes for live music, theatre, literature, comedy, film, visual, abstract, conceptual and performance art amongst others;  3.1.2 to advance citizenship and community development by supporting social and community infrastructure, promoting social inclusion and volunteering through engagement with arts;   3.1.3 to promote the effectiveness of charities and the effective use of charitable resources by providing office space for administrative purposes including event organisation and festival launches;    3.1.4 to advance creative education in arts and drama by fostering, improving and encouraging new and developing artistic talent to improve individual and group competences and skills;   3.1.5 to promote relief of those in need by reason of age or disability by providing facilities, developing and operating programmes to engage with persons of 16 years or over, older adults and/or adults with learning disabilities to promote social inclusion, learn new skills including advocacy and encourage the use of their creative abilities.    Nothing in the articles 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.

**What the charity does:** The advancement of education,The advancement of citizenship or community development,The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science,The relief of those in need by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage






## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £719228 | £758526 | £74023 | 25 |



## Trustees

- Maurane Ramon
- Mr Chris Flynn
- Mr Norman Sinclair
- Mr Pierre Boitel-Gill
- Mrs Sheena Dickson
- Ms Sandra Murray
- Sarah Jones


