SWANSEA LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED

Registered charity 229640 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DYLAN THOMAS THEATRE, SWANSEA LITTLE THEATRE, THE DYLAN THOMAS THEATRE

Swansea Little Theatre promotes drama in Swansea and surrounding district. We put on six major plays a year. We bring theatre to distant parts in our outreach programme. We have a regular youth theatre (7 - 18 yr olds). We enable other theatre groups, schools, drama groups to perform in a professional theatre environment. All members are volunteers.

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Latest income
£117k
Latest spending
£107k
Registered
1963
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £5,082 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £116,675 and direct charitable expenditure of £111,593. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £273,162, while the charity faces ongoing physical challenges including a leaking roof and deteriorating building state, for which designated funds have been set aside for major refurbishment.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£117k£107k
30/06/2024£110k£93k
30/06/2023£81k£74k
30/06/2022£58k£59k
30/06/2021£27k£46k

Common questions

Is SWANSEA LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £5,082 for the year ended 30 June 2025, with total income of £116,675 and direct charitable expenditure of £111,593. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £273,162, while the charity faces ongoing physical challenges including a leaking roof and deteriorating building state, for which designated funds have been set aside for major refurbishment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/06/2005£46"A Project To Mark The 60th Anniversary Of The End Of Ww2 With The Production Of A Stage Version Of 'Dads Army' For The Benefit Of Residents"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2005£770Present stage version of Dads Army
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/10/2004£5k"The project is to display panels depicting when Dylan Thomas was a member of the theatre. The money is for lighting equipment."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/06/2003£14k"Dylan Thomas - The actor"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SWANSEA LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED£117k0unclearno doubt
THE BARN THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£243k0unclearno doubt
CENTRESTAGE PRODUCTIONS YOUTH THEATRE FY2025£131k0unclearno doubt
THE SWAN THEATRE COMPANY FY2026£181k0aboveno doubt
LEWISHAM YOUTH THEATRE LTD FY2025£397k0belowno doubt
PRESTON LITTLE THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£102k0aboveno doubt

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