Overall GiG Score: 10 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • No supporters identified

THE ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 46 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £1,672,043 £2,224,949 £2,718,343 £3,244 £1,645,291
Donations & Legacies £1,490,867 £2,114,925 £1,900,428 £3,680,781
Other Income £209,243
Investment Income £118 £650 £659 £199 £1,047
Total income £3,766,392 £4,843,809 £5,097,790 £3,821,199 £3,496,140 £4,208,872
Charitable activities spending £3,724,403 £4,724,835 £5,117,318 £3,213,193 £5,083,606
Fundraising costs 9% 7% 8% 3% 4% 5%
Other spending
Total spending £4,059,513 £5,073,512 £5,510,606 £3,312,205 £3,374,189 £5,293,880
Surplus/deficit -£293,121 -£229,703 -£412,816 £508,994 £121,951 -£1,085,008
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • 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','Other charities or voluntary bodies
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of citizenship or community development
  • The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Where it operates
  • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
RS Macdonald Charitable Trust - Special schools' Artist in Residency programme
£22,550 25/05/2016
The Lyceum wishes to offer 2 Special schools, a 12 week long residency with specialised theatre practitioners and artists, for 2016 and 2017. Using the Christmas productions as a stimulus, children ....more
Robertson Trust - The Continued Funding of Creative Learning Programme
£16,000 30/06/2015
The Continued Funding of Creative Learning Programme
Nesta - AS10059
£90,000 13/06/2012
Digital R&D - Scotland programme grant to Royal Lyceum Theatre Company Grant Ref AS10059
Nesta - AS10057
£49,787 31/05/2012
Digital R&D - Scotland programme grant to Royal Lyceum Theatre Company Grant Ref AS10057

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Directors: 40-73
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 20/04/1978, number: SC010509
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/03/1977, number: SC062065
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR20: 65 days late,
Main office

30b Grindlay Street, Edinburgh, EH3 9AX

Objectives

The Company is established for Charitable Purposes only. In particular, the Company is established to provide public benefit in Scotland and elsewhere and to promote, maintain, improve and advance education, appreciation and understanding of the performing arts, and in particular the art of drama in all its aspects, by the production and presentation of plays, educational, theatrical and musical performances, with particular emphasis on works produced by the Company or commissioned by third parties.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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