OSCR Scottish charity profile

Glasgow Repertory Company

Known as Bard In The Botanics

Not SubmittedCharity number SC032541
Registered17 December 2001
Main locationGlasgow City
Legal formCompany (the charity is registered with Companies House)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC032541
Status
Not Submitted
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area
Volunteers
1-50 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
G12 0UE

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The charity is set up to produce theatrical productions, particularly through the presentation of a summer season of classical plays in Glasgow Botanic Gardens. The charity also co-produces the annual pantomime at the Byre Theatre. The charity will undertake workshops and educational activities when commissioned to do so by companies and / or training institutions. The charity will also produce additional theatrical productions during the year, as and when opportunities arise.

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

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
31 December 2024£0£00Not supplied
31 December 2023£259,503£253,260024 October 2024
31 December 2022£237,266£223,072026 September 2023
31 December 2021£174,415£161,212029 September 2022
31 December 2020£18,209£17,676030 September 2021

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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