01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC014133
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Operations cover all or most of Scotland
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 8
- Postcode
- EH3 9AX
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
FST is the membership and sector support body for professional dance, opera, and theatre in Scotland. We advocate, connect across, and lead necessary change within the performing arts, enabling a thriving sector that that is integral to a vibrant, diverse, and equitable Scotland.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Other defined groups
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
7 The Company is established for Charitable Purposes only. 7.1.1 to assist in organising, managing and providing theatrical performances, opera, dance, orchestral, instrumental, vocal and choral concerts and performances, meetings, lectures, study circles and similar activities connected wi1h the theatre in any part of the world. 7.1.2 to advise and assist in the management and conduct of Scottish theatre, opera and dance activities through the exchange of views and information relating to such activities and by stimulating public interest in dramatic, operatic, musical and choreographic entertainments of an educational nature. 7.1.3 to establish and provide for the convenience of audiences and persons attending meetings, lectures. concerts, perfonnances. and other activities of the Company, restaurants, refreshment rooms. lounges and other similar facilities. and 7.1.4 to foster and encourage the appreciation, furtherance and practice of the theatre, opera and dance by scholarships, studentships, prizes, competitions or any similar means for the time being available.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £489,724 | £463,195 | 8 | 19 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £538,174 | £600,326 | 8 | 2 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £609,510 | £459,611 | 8 | 18 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £480,098 | £433,588 | 8 | 13 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £447,275 | £463,012 | 8 | 3 December 2021 |
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
- c/o Royal Lyceum Theatre, 30B Grindlay Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.scottishtheatre.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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