Planet Angel - Live an Ordinary Life in an Extraordinary Way

Introduction

Planet Angel is a not-for-profit organisation. We host free-spirited parties and gatherings for a community of like-minded people, growing through word-of-mouth, from all over the country and around the world.

Our events are a positive, colourful blend of club and festival culture with art, music, creativity, performance, interactivity and a relaxed social vibe.  Planet Angel does not advertise the date or location of its parties; we rely on people spreading the word, which is probably how you heard about us!

Planet Angel has grown from an idea back in 1997 to what you see now! The aim has always been to create an inclusive environment where people can have fun, be creative, be themselves and feel comfortable, somewhere to connect with other people who don't care about age or background or ethnicity or other 'categories' of human.

Through the passion, commitment and sheer hard work of so many people , Planet Angel has developed over  the years without any corporate or public funding. It has no political or religious affiliations.

This site is an important part of Planet Angel... there’s a lot of information and history here.  Feel free to browse around and of course, if you’d like to be part of what’s going on, we'd love to hear from you !

The Origin

In 1997 Angel and Pete were working in the IT industry, disillusioned, craving the company of other like-minded people and unable to find any gatherings where they felt they could truly relax and be themselves. As an antidote to some quite negative realities of their lives at the time, they both had dreams… Angel’s dream was of a 24-hour location full of creativity, entertainment, good friends and surrealism.. Pete’s was of a fun, creative, permanent and sustainable natural lifestyle; one free from the bounds of negative profit-oriented rules…

So, together, after planning for two years, they gave up their careers and almost everything else, and set out on a mission to combine their dreams into one solid vision!

In 1999 they put on their first event for around 100 people… Planet Angel has grown since then entirely by word of mouth!

Pete and Angel give their own personal perspective in the Community section of this website. If you'd like to read them, click here to jump straight there: Angel / Pete

Values & Objectives

Planet Angel aims to create a positive, safe, social environment through hosting fantastic events and creating a space for like-minded people of all ages to make connections, participate, be creative, have fun, be themselves & feel comfortable…

We operate as a not for profit - and not for loss - legal entity that rewards people fairly and aims to be financially viable in order to survive and prosper.  We use creativity and innovation to return a financial surplus to provide the necessary supply of continued funding to keep the organisation going. 

We foster an honest, fair and respectful working culture offering support, encouragement and opportunities for personal development and work experience to those who choose to be a part of it.

We support creative talent, offering help, advice, experience and references, and try to empower people to excel, encourage creativity and innovation, constantly looking for ways to push the boundaries and challenge the status quo.

The Ethos

Planet Angel is neither a co-operative nor collective; it is a not-for-profit organisation in the form of a company limited by guarantee. It has an organised, non-hierarchical ‘no masters, no slaves’ structure that excludes the words ‘boss’, ‘punters’ and ‘staff’. We believe that this structure breaks down the counterproductive boundaries of most organisations and empowers people to truly excel.

Every one involved is valued equally, be they Crew, Contributors or people that just come to enjoy the events; everyone is encouraged to offer feedback and input ideas.

Planet Angel is a Social Enterprise. It has three ‘bottom lines’ as they say, it needs to trade and create a financial surplus in order to survive but financial profit is not the aim.  Planet Angel aims to make a social and environmental profit by being of benefit to people and the environment – we call that Social Capital.

Planet Angel is not affiliated to any religious or political organisations and receives no corporate or public funding.

"Social Enterprise"

Planet Angel is a legally formed VAT registered, company - limited by guarantee.  All of the money that Planet Angel gets (after VAT has been deducted) from door money at the events or the shop, goes towards paying Crew, Contributors, bills and funding other projects (i.e. records or radio etc.), profits can not be taken out by anybody.

Planet Angel has stated aims in its constitution that it seeks to be of social value and assistance to people, and environmentally responsible. A company like this is termed as a Social Enterprise by the Government.

Why not-for-profit?

The main reason is Angel and Pete - who founded Planet Angel – did so because they wanted to be part of an inclusive fun and creative environment where they could be themselves and feel safe and they wanted it to be available to other like-minded people.  They felt strongly that removing the possibility for anyone to ‘get rich’ from Planet Angel would help ensure that people were involved for the right reasons and stop the overall aims being distorted by profit.

Being part of it

Planet Angel is an ever-increasing network of like-minded people who want to ‘live an ordinary life in an extraordinary way’.  It comprises people from all walks of life, ages and backgrounds; some are actively involved in hosting or performing at our events and others just come to enjoy!  There are many ways to get involved; if you would like to come to one of our Parties please get in touch via the Contact Page as we don’t advertise them. If you would like to get involved in the actual organisation we are always pleased to hear from potential new Performers, DJs and also people who want to help put the events on - please see the Get Involved Page.

We also have other projects planned and are always interested to hear from people or organisations who have ideas that can further the aims of Planet Angel.  We are always interested in building reciprocal business relationships with individuals and organisations that have values which dovetail with ours and whose goods or services are produced within an ethical framework. Please see the Contact Page