01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC001963
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 51-100 volunteers
- Staff
- 10
- Postcode
- DG1 2JH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
4. The charity’s objects are: (a) The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture, in particular but not exclusively, through the promotion and support of performance, exhibition, instruction and study of all forms of art and culture and the preservation, maintenance, improvement and operation of theatres, venues and other similar facilities. (b) The advancement of community development by providing, improving and maintaining public amenities, supporting local regeneration, providing education and training opportunities, providing and improving arts and recreational facilities, encouraging volunteering and increasing the involvement of people of all ages and abilities and, in particular, young people, in community activity centred on the arts and so assisting with the regeneration of their communities.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
The charity’s objects are: (a) The advancement of the arts, heritage and culture, in particular but not exclusively, through the promotion and support of performance, exhibition, instruction and study of all forms of art and culture and the preservation, maintenance, improvement and operation of theatres, venues and other similar facilities. (b) The advancement of community development by providing, improving and maintaining public amenities, supporting local regeneration, providing education and training opportunities, providing and improving arts and recreational facilities, encouraging volunteering and increasing the involvement of people of all ages and abilities and, in particular, young people, in community activity centred on the arts and so assisting with the regeneration of their communities. (c) To pursue such objects as may by law be deemed charitable and, in particular, to promote the well being of the community resident in Dumfries and the wider area of Dumfries and Galloway by associating Local Authorities, local artistic organisations and residents in a common effort to advance education and to foster a community spirit for the achievement of the aforesaid purposes. 5. The charity’s objects are restricted to those set out in article 4 (but subject to article 6). 6. The charity may (subject to first obtaining the consent of OSCR) add to, remove or alter the statement of the charity’s objects in article 4. on any occasion when it does so, it must give notice to the registrar of companies and the amendment will not be effective until that notice is registered on the register of companies.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £443,449 | £485,444 | 10 | 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £416,820 | £469,210 | 10 | 13 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £331,131 | £409,661 | 10 | 19 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | £354,621 | £268,099 | 10 | 27 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £270,977 | £152,901 | 10 | 11 January 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Theatre Royal, 58-70 Shakespeare Street, Dumfries
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.theatreroyaldumfries.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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