OSCR Scottish charity profile

Little Theatre Trust

Known as Dundee Dramatic Society

ActiveCharity number SC016714
Registered14 May 1984
Main locationDundee City
Legal formTrust (founding document is a deed of trust) (other than educational endowment)

01 Identity

Scottish charity record

Snapshot 25 August 2026
OSCR charity number
SC016714
Status
Active
Regulatory type
Standard
Designated religious body
No
Geographical spread
More than one local authority area in Scotland
Volunteers
51-100 volunteers
Staff
0
Postcode
DD1 2NU

02 Purpose and work

What the charity exists to do

The Little Theatre Trust (better known as the Dundee Dramatic Society or DDS) primarily aims to further the advancement of arts in the community. It does this by training for and developing a minimum of four public theatrical performances a year, organising and hosting various other theatrical development activities (such as classes and workshops) for members, and providing the theatre as a rentable space to other unaffiliated artists/performers/community events at a low cost staffed by our volunteers.

Charitable purposes

  • the advancement of citizenship or community development
  • the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Beneficiaries

  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Activities

  • It carries out activities or services itself

Constitutional objectives

The objectives of the charity are the advancement of arts in the community. development of theatre skills of members, production and public presentation of plays. provision of support to similar organisations.

03 Annual returns

Income and expenditure history

5 periods
Year endIncomeExpenditureStaffReturn received
30 June 2025£39,492£28,841023 December 2025
30 June 2024£30,833£26,112016 March 2025
30 June 2023£38,601£21,75704 March 2024
30 June 2022£14,051£20,94907 December 2022
30 June 2021£20,898£9,094023 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
58 Victoria Road, Dundee
Website supplied to OSCR
www.dundeeds.co.uk
Parent charity
Not supplied

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05 Provenance

Source for this profile

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