Company Information
Performing Arts Forum is the trading name of Theatre Forum CLG incorporated as a company limited by guarantee without share capital. Its registered company number is 370469 and it was incorporated under the Companies Act 1963 to 2013 in April 2003. As the objects of the company are charitable in nature, it has charitable status Registered Charity Number (RCN): 20057183 and is registered on the Charities Regulatory Authority register of charities.
The organisation complies with all regulatory requirements and operates in accordance with its governing document The Constitution, adopted in 2016 and its rules of membership. The main objectives of the company are to support, develop and promote all aspects of performing arts on the island of Ireland, to provide a resource organisation to all members of the company and to raise the standards of arts leadership, management and governance through the provision of services to members.
Theatre Forum CLG trading as Performing Arts Forum is governed by a  Board of Directors. Their service on the board is voluntary or unpaid. The directors and executive is committed to good governance and the organisation complies with the regulatory requirements of the Charity Regulator’s Governance Code. By virtue of the Charities Act, 2009, the directors of the company are deemed to also be charity trustees.
Theatre Forum CLG is committed to compliance with the Guidelines for Charitable Organisations on Fundraising from the Public and maintaining good fundraising practice, providing transparency to all donors and the public on accountability and expenditure.
Funding and Finance
Theatre Forum CLG trading as Performing Arts Forum receives Arts Council strategic award funding, income from membership subscriptions and ticket sales, and some sponsorship.
The company keeps detailed books and records of accounts and maintains strict financial controls. It is transparent in all its financial affairs. Each year, it prepares detailed Financial Statements for the previous calendar year.
Review our recent financial statements:
- 2023 Financial Statements
- 2022 Financial Statements
- 2021 Financial Statements
- 2020 Financial Statements
- 2019 Financial Statements
- 2018 Financial Statements
As the company is a charity, these financial statements comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2014, FRS102 and also the Statements of Recommended Practice (SORP) for charities and not-for profit entities as developed in the UK in 2005 and currently accepted as best practice in Ireland.
Company Policies
The company has up-to-date employment, equality, dignity at work and health and safety policies in place and shares relevant policy information and documentation with members.
Staff Remuneration
In keeping with high transparency standards as well as funders’ reporting requirements, staff remuneration is set out in each year’s Notes to the Financial Statements.
Comments and Complaints
Theatre Forum CLG trading as Performing Arts Forum welcomes comments and feedback and also undertakes to deal with any complaints. A number of options available to members to make a comment or a complaint.
In person: Theatre Forum CLG trading as Performing Arts Forum, Festival House, 12 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2.
- By e-mail: irma@performingartsforum.ie
- By letter: Theatre Forum CLG trading as Performing Arts Forum, Festival House, 12 Essex Street East, Temple Bar, Dublin 2, D02 EH42.
- By phone: +353 (0)1 6778779
Theatre Forum CLG trading as Performing Arts Forum will look into your complaint within 30 working days of receiving it. Should it take us any longer to look into all the issues raised in your complaint, you will be notified with an update on what is happening. If you are not satisfied with the recommendations made or the way the complaint was dealt with, you will be directed to a board director of the company.
