01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC032678
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Standard
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- UK and overseas
- Volunteers
- 0 volunteers
- Staff
- 0
- Postcode
- IV2 4AA
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
The charity is a European touring theatre company based in the Scottish Highlands. The charity commissions, produces and tours new plays by writers from the north of Scotland and elsewhere. Our productions speak to our audiences using some of Scotland's best actors, musicians, writers, directors and designers, collaborating with international artists and partners. The company has extended its reach, now touring across the UK and internationally to a wide variety of venues. With the help of a Creative Learning Officer, the charity receives commissions to plan and carryout workshops and education programmes in schools. Much of our work springs directly from the Highlands' defining characteristics: a stunningly beautiful and harsh natural landscape. a tumultuous and marginalised history. a shifting and changing population. a vibrant oral and musical tradition.
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of education
- 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
From our base in the Highlands of Scotland, to promote, maintain, improve and advance the education of the public particularly by the encouragement of the Arts including the arts of drama, music, singing, storytelling, playwriting, literature and visual arts
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £455,989 | £362,067 | 0 | 23 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £72,147 | £62,525 | 0 | 18 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £34,811 | £46,659 | 0 | 15 December 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £91,022 | £95,539 | 0 | 5 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £21,236 | £22,680 | 0 | 16 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 MacKenzie Kerr Limited, Redwood, 19 Culduthel Road, Inverness
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.dogstartheatre.co.uk
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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