Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 6
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

PITLOCHRY FESTIVAL THEATRE 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are 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 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 £2,680,893 £2,727,022 £2,532,365 £1,220,900 £2,373,236
Donations & Legacies £257,009 £261,515 £2,226,661 £2,822,116 £2,329,165
Other Income £12,829 £3,665 £558,748
Investment Income £62 £214 £932 £1,119 £3,917
Total income £3,910,328 £3,892,903 £5,646,190 £4,622,050 £5,472,394 £4,905,537
Charitable activities spending £3,770,156 £3,690,749 £3,591,581 £2,230,349 £4,008,625
Fundraising costs 5%
Other spending £752,374 £756,533 £748,657 £227,928
Total spending £4,522,530 £4,447,282 £4,340,238 £2,458,277 £2,183,919 £4,256,133
Surplus/deficit -£612,202 -£554,379 £1,305,952 £2,163,773 £3,288,475 £649,404
Established: 47 years
(71 years as a company)
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
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: Perth And Kinross
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£110,000 18/09/2023
to invest in a new lighting console, masking and LED features
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pitlochry Festival Theatre
£11,298 19/11/2018
We need to pay for the tutors, the venue and any performance equipment needed for a free week-long summer dance camp for 30 children.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (10)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 45-71
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 02/09/1977, number: SC013055
  • Registered at Companies House on 20/01/1953, number: SC029243
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Pitlochry Festival Theatre, Pitlochry, , PH16 5DR

Objectives

The purposes for which the Theatre is established ('the Charitable Purpose') are:- 4.1 to promote and encourage the study, practice and knowledge of dramatic art in Scotland and elsewhere including dramatic, literary, musical, educational, scientific, artistic and cultural events and for these purposes to establish, maintain and manage an international Festival Theatre and cultural centre in Pitlochry, Perthshire. and 4.2 to educate members of the public generally about botanic and horticultural diversity and heritage within the grounds and campus of the Festival Theatre.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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