Charitable objects
(A)TO CONSERVE, DEVELOP AND ENHANCE THE PREMISES KNOWN AS YORK THEATRE ROYAL FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, AS A WORKING THEATRE AND A PLACE WITH HISTORICAL ASSOCIATIONS AND TO ACQUIRE FOR ANY CONSIDERATION OR INTEREST, CONSTRUCT OR MAINTAIN THEATRES IN YORK OR ELSEWHERE AND TO ALTER, REBUILD, RECONSTRUCT, REFURNISH, WORK, MAINTAIN AND CARRY ON ANY THEATRE FOR THE TIME BEING OWNED OR TAKEN ON LEASE BY OR OTHERWISE IN THE OCCUPATION OF THE CHARITY, FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE DRAMATIC AND MUSICAL ARTS IN ALL THEIR FORMS. (B)TO CARRY ON ANY THEATRE FOR THE TIME BEING OWNED, LEASED OR OCCUPIED BY THE CHARITY TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, MUSIC, BALLET, OPERA, PUPPETRY, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, CINEMA, LITERATURE AND POETRY AND TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL STANDARD OF DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS IN YORK AND ELSEWHERE, AND ALSO IF AND IN SO FAR AS MAY BE PRACTICABLE TO PROVIDE THE CHARITY’S THEATRE OR PERMIT THE SAME TO BE USED FOR PUBLIC LECTURES, CINEMATIC PERFORMANCES OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENTS AND EXHIBITIONS CONSIDERED TO BE OF EDUCATIONAL MERIT.(C)TO RECEIVE, EDUCATE AND TRAIN STUDENTS IN THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, MUSIC, BALLET, OPERA, PUPPETRY, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, CINEMA, LITERATURE AND POETRY AND TO PROMOTE RECOGNITION OF AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF EXCEPTIONAL MERIT IN STUDENTS BY THE INSTITUTIONAL PRESENTATION OF SCHOLARSHIPS, EXHIBITIONS, GRANTS, MEDALS OR OTHER PRIZES OR BENEFACTIONS.(D)TO PURCHASE OR OTHERWISE ACQUIRE AND OBTAIN EXCLUSIVE AND OTHER INTEREST IN COPYRIGHT AND RIGHTS OF REPRESENTATION AND OTHER RIGHTS OF OR IN PLAYS, MUSIC, SONGS, WORDS, OPERAS, COMEDIES AND COMPOSITIONS OF AN EDUCATIONAL MERIT OR CALCULATED TO IMPROVE THE GENERAL STANDARD OF DRAMATIC PRODUCTIONS IN YORK AND ELSEWHERE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC.(E)IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS TO CARRY ON IN CONNECTION WITH ANY THEATRE OWNED OR FOR THE TIME BEING IN THE OCCUPATION OF THE CHARITY IN YORK OR ELSEWHERE THE BUSINESS OF THE SALE OF REFRESHMENTS, FOOD AND DRINK AND PUBLISHERS SUCH ACTIVITIES TO BE SOLELY ANCILLARY TO THE FURTHERANCE OF THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS.
