01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC018605
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- More than one local authority area in Scotland
- Volunteers
- 1-50 volunteers
- Staff
- 112
- Postcode
- EH8 9FT
OSCR note: Previous charity name Festival City Theatres Trust from 17/10/1991 to 07/03/2018.
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Theatre Operator
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- Children or young people
- Older People
- People with disabilities or health problems
- People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
- Other defined groups
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
3.1 The Charitable Purposes of the Trust ('the Charitable Purposes'), whether working on its own and/or collaboratively with others, are: 3.1 .1 to promote Arts and Culture in all or any of their forms and to foster an understanding and appreciation thereof. and 3.1 .2 to educate the public about Arts and Culture in all or any of their forms, and the heritage of Arts and Culture.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £31,032,920 | £15,485,396 | 112 | 17 August 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | £30,203,841 | £19,047,568 | 112 | 14 August 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £27,039,293 | £16,271,166 | 112 | 27 June 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £15,337,354 | £11,794,564 | 112 | 21 June 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,210,862 | £9,799,018 | 112 | 29 June 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
- 13/29 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.capitaltheatres.com
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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