Halo Arts Ltd

What Halo Arts Ltd does

Halo Arts Ltd is a not-for-profit, community-focused production company headquartered in Glasgow, Scotland, founded in 2015. The organization delivers free youth theatre programs, community cultural productions, and outreach projects across more than ten Glasgow neighborhoods, including Govan, Anderston, Drumchapel, Partick, Toryglen, Carmunnock, Hillhead, Parkhead, Ibrox, and Maryhill. Its branded programs include the Halo Arts Youth Theatre (free groups for ages 5-12), Pride Over Prejudice (POP, a year-long project addressing sectarianism for ages 9-16 launched in partnership with The Pearce Institute), Arts Academies, Youth Arts Hubs, Schools Tours, and an annual Community Pantomime Project that reaches 18,000+ people. The company describes itself as the only production company of its kind in Scotland offering a "one stop shop" for events and productions, drawing on a bank of approximately 150 performers and street artists, plus in-house stages, audio, and technical equipment.

The organization operates with a small team (1-10 employees) and runs a hybrid go-to-market combining community-led free programming with event-driven delivery and a smaller B2B client services line (workshops, team building, staff training, company away days, launches, and murder mysteries). Pricing is freemium for youth programs, with the Hillhead Youth Theatre being the only paid program, sold via the third-party Cademy platform. Revenue is not disclosed; as a not-for-profit, the organization is likely reliant on grants, charitable trust funding (e.g., Four Acres Charitable Trust), local authority partnerships (Glasgow City Council, Glasgow Life), ticketed events (Community Pantomime via TicketSource), and corporate service fees. The company has no proprietary technology product, no app, no API, and no AI/ML capabilities — its "platform" is its physical community delivery network and performer talent bench.

Name

Halo Arts Ltd

Legal name

Halo Arts

Website

https://wearehaloarts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Halo Arts Ltd is a Glasgow-based not-for-profit production company delivering free youth theatre programs, community events, and the annual Community Pantomime to children and communities across Glasgow, with a small corporate services arm for workshops and events.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Arts Education

NAICS

Fine Arts Schools (61161), Other Performing Arts Companies (711190)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Arts Education & Community Arts Programs (BPAGAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Children’s & Youth Theatre (MPAGABAE)

Keywords

• Youth theatre programs
• Community arts education
• Youth performing arts
• Community event production
• Schools touring productions

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Not-for-profit arts organization: Halo Arts operates as a not-for-profit, community focused production company. Revenue generation is not explicitly detailed but the organization delivers free community programs, suggesting reliance on grants, donations, and potentially client services for organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Halo Arts delivers a Glasgow-wide youth arts programme through free youth theatre groups, Arts Academies, and Youth Arts Hubs, reaching over 250 young people per week across nine groups in South and West Glasgow. The organisation produces an annual Community Pantomime Project reaching 18,000+ people and runs the year-long Pride Over Prejudice (POP) youth arts project. It also provides full-service event and production services, including workshops, team building, staff training, launches, and murder mysteries for corporate clients, supported by in-house stages, audio, technical equipment and a roster of around 150 performers and street artists.

Product overview

Halo Arts Ltd is a not-for-profit, community-focused production company offering a portfolio of arts programs and production services in Glasgow. The core offerings include a Glasgow-wide youth arts program reaching over 250 young people weekly through Youth Theatre Programme groups, Arts Academies, and Youth Arts Hubs; the annual Community Pantomime Project reaching 18,000+ people; and Pride Over Prejudice (POP), a youth arts project addressing sectarianism. Additionally, the organization provides full-service events and productions, including event management, workshops, team building, and staff training for corporate clients and community partners.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Halo Arts Youth Theatre: Free youth theatre groups for young people aged 5-12, currently active in Govan, Anderston, Drumchapel, Partick, Toryglen, and Carmunnock
• Pride Over Prejudice (POP)

Products and services

• Youth Theatre Programme Free youth theatre groups for young people aged 5-12 developing confidence, imagination and performance skills, currently active in Govan, Anderston, Drumchapel, Partick, Toryglen, Carmunnock, and Hillhead. Hillhead Youth Theatre bookings are handled via the Cademy platform.
• Pride Over Prejudice (POP) A year-long youth arts project in partnership with The Pearce Institute exploring and challenging sectarianism, racism and bigotry, culminating in a community performance event for young people aged 9-16 across Parkhead, Toryglen, Govan/Ibrox, and Maryhill.
• Schools Tours Touring productions and educational performances delivered directly to schools across Glasgow, listed under the What We Do Education & Outreach offering.
• Community Pantomime Project Annual community pantomime production reaching over 18,000 people across Glasgow each year, leveraging Halo Arts' full production capabilities including stages, audio, technical equipment and a roster of around 150 performers and street artists. Tickets are sold via TicketSource.
• Events and Productions Services Full-service event and production management from planning to delivery, including stages, audio, technical equipment, staff and infrastructure, plus workshops, team building, staff training events, company away days, launches and activations, and murder mysteries for corporate and community clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 250 young people engaged weekly through youth arts programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Pearce InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner hosting the Pride Over Prejudice youth arts project. The Pearce Institute is a key venue for community programs and co-develops youth arts initiatives with Halo Arts, including weekly workshop sessions for the POP program.
• WestFestcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner for community events and festivals in Glasgow. WestFest collaborates with Halo Arts on event delivery and community engagement initiatives.
• Hamilton Our TownminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner for community events, particularly Hamilton Christmas Festival. Collaboration on event planning and delivery.
• The Pyramid @ AnderstoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing community partner providing venue and collaboration for arts programs in the Anderston area.
• Four Acres Charitable TrustminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner supporting community initiatives and providing funding or resources for arts programs.
• Glasgow City CouncilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey public sector partner for delivering arts and cultural programs across Glasgow. Supports community events, youth arts programs, and city-wide initiatives.
• Glasgow LifecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKey public sector partner for arts and cultural delivery in Glasgow. Supports youth arts programs, community events, and cultural initiatives across the city.
• Parkhead Youth ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity venue partner hosting POP Parkhead youth arts workshops on Tuesday evenings. Provides space for weekly sessions as part of the Pride Over Prejudice program.
• Toryglen Community HallminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity venue partner hosting POP Toryglen youth arts workshops on Tuesday evenings.
• Maryhill HubminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity venue partner hosting POP Maryhill youth arts workshops on Thursday evenings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tron Theatre: Glasgow-based producing and receiving theatre with a stated commitment to community engagement, learning, and participation programmes. Directly comparable to Halo Arts' Glasgow community arts and youth access mission.
• Stagecoach Performing Arts: UK-wide franchise network delivering performing arts training (acting, dance, singing) to children and teenagers. Comparable as a youth-focused performing arts education provider, though operating on a paid-franchise model.
• Citizens Theatre: Glasgow-based producing theatre with established youth and community engagement programmes. Directly comparable as a Glasgow-rooted performing-arts organisation combining productions with youth/community outreach.
• Scottish Youth Theatre: Scotland-wide youth theatre organisation delivering performance programmes and training to young people. Highly comparable to Halo Arts' youth theatre and POP strands, with similar age cohorts and community-engagement mission.

Broad incumbents

• Create (UK charity): UK-wide charity delivering creative arts workshops and projects to disadvantaged young people and communities. Comparable as a community-arts-education charity operating at national scale with similar social-impact framing.
• National Theatre of Scotland: Scotland's national producing theatre with portfolio programming including community and education strands. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the same performing-arts and community-engagement space, though operating at significantly greater scale.
• Royal Conservatoire of Scotland: Glasgow-based higher-education conservatoire offering training across performing arts disciplines. Comparable as a Glasgow arts education provider, but at degree/diploma level rather than community/youth outreach.

Regional players

• Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society: Body supporting the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Scotland's largest performing arts platform. Comparable as a Scottish performing-arts infrastructure and community-access organisation, though Edinburgh-focused.
• Theatre Royal Glasgow: Glasgow's principal receiving theatre hosting productions and community/education initiatives. Comparable as a Glasgow performing-arts venue with education and community programming overlap.

Emerging players

• Curious About Theatre: Smaller-scale UK community/youth theatre operators focused on access and participation. Comparable as an emerging player in the same youth-arts-and-community-engagement niche as Halo Arts' youth theatre groups.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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