UP Close Theatre

Registered charity 1184145 CIO Registered since 2019

Operates: Devon

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

5y median 5.5y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

6.6y

average years in governance

7 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 8Religious Activities 1

Commercial experience

Other services 1

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Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Devon Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain 1 shared trustee

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Devon Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain 1 shared trustee
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Contact

Website	https://upclosetheatre.co.uk/
Email	hello@upclosetheatre.co.uk
Phone	01237239753
Address	34 Orchard Hill, BIDEFORD, EX39 2QY

Finances

£9,500 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£7,251	£9,587
2022	£12,172	£13,059
2023	£14,347	£11,872
2024	£20,144	£12,811
2025	£9,500	£16,384

What it does

What

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE ART OF THEATRE AND DRAMA IN ALL ITS ASPECTS, BY:·THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC THEATRICAL PERFORMANCES.·PROVISION OF SKILLS WORKSHOPS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PERFORMANCE, SOUND & LIGHTING, STAGE MANAGEMENT, WRITING AND MAKE-UP

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 28 Jun 2019

Trustees (8)

8trustees

78median age

1aged 70+

Robert Eden Sharrock Chair since 2019
David Ludlam since 2019
Julie Scott since 2019
Kerry Samantha Orourke since 2024
Kirsty Olivia Alexandra Pebbles Parker since 2025
Mark Clark since 2021
Matthew Robert Garrod since 2021
Rosemary Dymondage 78 since 2020

Connected charities (1)

Devon Area Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain 1 shared trustee

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