01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC032541
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- G12 0UE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Glasgow Repertory Company, operating as Bard in the Botanics, is set up to produce innovative, accessible productions of classical texts - primarily Shakespeare but across the cultural canon, including adaptations of classic novels and plays by contemporary Scottish playwrights. The company's principal activity is a 6-week summer season of productions in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, featuring large-scale outdoor productions and smaller, more intimate productions in the Kibble Palace Glasshouse. The company also undertakes other projects and productions outwith this summer season, including an annual pantomime co-produced with the Byre Theatre (St Andrews), Scottish touring and education workshops and projects.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
1) To mount full-scale, text based, classical theatre, particularly in the surroundings of Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, but also within any other space deemed appropriate by the company. The emphasis will be primarily on Elizabethan theatre, particularly the works of William Shakespeare, but can include any art form deemed appropriate by the company. 2) To work within a repertory structure as the foundation upon which to build a strong, unique identity within the Scottish theatre community. A core group of actors, committed to developing technical excellence and building and sharing experience in the company's theatrical and education programming, will be at the heart of the company. 3) To work in association with Glasgow's Botanic Gardens in attaining the charitable objects of the company. 4) To inspire, educate and entertain audiences irrespective of age, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation or economic circumstance through the thoughtful re-visiting of classical texts. 5) To establish a ,strong outreach policy, focussing particularly on the more socially deprived neighbourhoods in Glasgow's West End. 6) To provide text-base educational workshops for young people In Glasgow's West End, and the greater Glasgow area, throughout the year. The company will develop and implement educational workshops (particularly during school holidays) in tandem with both the plays in rehearsal and the natural surroundings of the Botanic Gardens. This educational work will incorporate a wide range of themes, including literature, theatrearts, environmental responsibility, wood-craft, and botany (among others). 7) To tour internationally and promote Glasgow and Scottish theatre abroad.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | Not supplied |
| 31 December 2024 | £339,108 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £317,412 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 25 September 2026 |
| 31 December 2023 | £259,503 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £253,260 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 24 October 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £237,266 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £223,072 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 26 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £174,415 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £161,212 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 0 | 29 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 730 Great Western Road, Glasgow
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.bardinthebotanics.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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