01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 14 January 1963
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00268828
- Financial period
- 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
- Latest income
- £808,752
- Latest expenditure
- £649,791
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: LEICESTER DRAMA SOCIETY, THE LITTLE THEATRE, DOVER STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 6PW
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thelittletheatre.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Leicester Drama Society is an amateur drama group which exists to encourage the study and practice of dramatic art and to promote and conduct theatrical performances. The Society owns and operates a theatre in Leicester city centre - The Little Theatre - where it stages 13 productions a year and provides a venue for other amateur societies and some professional shows.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 May 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £808,752
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £649,791
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £715,183
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £614,585
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £672,291
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,970
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £444,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £418,850
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £341,775
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £180,313
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £808,752
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £649,791
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 430
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £715,183
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £614,585
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 400
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £672,291
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £560,970
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 394
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 24 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £444,116
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £418,850
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £38,158
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 375
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 22 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £341,775
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £180,313
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £11
- Income From Government Grants
- £265,525
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 330
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 May 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 32203
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 21048
- Income Charitable Activities
- 714940
- Income Investments
- 40561
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 808752
- Income Legacies
- 15000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,576
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £642,215
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 649791
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 199692
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26361
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,120,801
- Assets Total Fixed
- 601994
- Assets Own Use
- 601994
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £873,785
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £179,887
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,295,892
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 179887
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £830,229
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1120801
- Funds Restricted
- 175091
- Funds Total
- 1295892
- Count Employees
- 8
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 31 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 39296
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 17639
- Income Charitable Activities
- 641000
- Income Investments
- 17248
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 715183
- Income Legacies
- 10000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,066
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £608,519
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 614585
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 181031
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 46351
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £966,899
- Assets Total Fixed
- 583543
- Assets Own Use
- 583543
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £775,100
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £221,712
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,136,931
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 221712
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £740,125
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 966899
- Funds Restricted
- 170032
- Funds Total
- 1136931
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 August 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 July 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 71116
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 12231
- Income Charitable Activities
- 575011
- Income Investments
- 13933
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 672291
- Income Legacies
- 60000
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £7,453
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £553,517
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 560970
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 178997
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30412
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £885,164
- Assets Total Fixed
- 617425
- Assets Own Use
- 617425
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £631,645
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £212,737
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,036,333
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 212737
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £598,928
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 885164
- Funds Restricted
- 151169
- Funds Total
- 1036333
- Count Employees
- 6
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leicester City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Leicestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LEICESTER DRAMA SOCIETY LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1963-01-14T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 SEPTEMBER 1932, AS AMENDED 7 OCTOBER 1960, 9 MARCH 1972, 17 APRIL 1973, 6 APRIL 1982, 18 APRIL 1984, 25 MARCH 2002, 14 MARCH 2006, 9TH MARCH 2009 AND 22 FEBRUARY 2010. as amended on 15 Mar 2020
- Charitable Objects
- TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDY AND PRACTICES OF DRAMATIC ART AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE AND ELSEWHERE, AND TO PROMOTE AND CONDUCT THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, LECTURES, CONCERTS AND SUCH OTHER EDUCATIONAL ENTERPRISES AS MAY TEND TO THE ATTAINMENT OF THIS OBJECT.
- Area Of Benefit
- LEICESTER AND ELSEWHERE
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 116669
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LITTLE THEATRE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures