01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC006525
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Wider, but within one local authority area
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- DG7 1EU
OSCR note: This SCIO was incorporated on 30 July 2013 as a result of the conversion of a charitable company (Company number: SC094542, company name: Lochside Theatre Holdings Limited).
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity owns the assets of The Fullarton in Castle Douglas, and through its subsidiary company operates the venue as a community theatre and cinema. It is managed and staffed entirely by volunteers.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
- the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4 The organisation’s purposes are: 4.1 To advance the arts through the provision of a community theatre, and in particular by providing plays, dramas, comedies, operas, operettas, burlesques, broadcasts, musical performances, puppet shows, ballets, concerts, recitals, cinema films, exhibitions and entertainments 4.2 To provide recreational facilities within The Fullarton building for educational and leisure time activities with the object of improving the conditions of life of, and available to, members of the public.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £29,964 | £23,612 | 0 | 27 February 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | £18,412 | £27,444 | 0 | 25 March 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | £54,532 | £20,706 | 0 | 7 March 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | £34,188 | £37,320 | 0 | 18 February 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | £18,473 | £24,805 | 0 | 10 March 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
- The Fullarton, Lochside Road, Castle Douglas
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.thefullarton.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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