Swansea Little Theatre Limited
What it does
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.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE ESTABLISH AND MANAGE A THEATRICAL COMPANY OF AMATEUR OR OTHER STATUS IN SWANSEA OR ELSEWHERE FOR THE PRESENTATION TO THE PUBLIC AT POPULAR PRICES OF SUCH THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCES, AS SHALL ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC TASTE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Swansea and District
Income and spending
In the year ending 30 June 2026, it had income of £120,004 and spent £125,108.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | £120,004 | £125,108 | Not reported | 25 |
| 30 June 2025 | £117,000 | £107,000 | Not reported | 170 |
| 30 June 2024 | £109,771 | £93,252 | Not reported | 143 |
| 30 June 2023 | £81,061 | £73,810 | Not reported | 100 |
| 30 June 2022 | £57,528 | £58,606 | Not reported | 150 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 109%, from £57,528 in the year to 30 June 2022 to £120,004 in the year to 30 June 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 104% of its income in the year to 30 June 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 30 June 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2003, worth at least £21,416.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£18,646, 3 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£2,000, 1 grant
- The National Lottery Community Fund£770, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 22 Jun 2005 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £46 |
| 17 Jun 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £770 |
| 19 Oct 2004 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
20 October 2022, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Proposed Renewed/Extended Lease of the Dylan Thomas Theatre.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Claire Abrahams
- Clare Owen
- Frances Purchase
- Jordan Struel White
- Robert Phillips
- Ryan Sizer
- Simon Morgan
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2026 | 30 April 2027 | Received 14 October 2026, 198 days early | Received 14 October 2026 |
| 30 June 2025 | 30 April 2026 | Received 26 September 2025, 216 days early | Received 26 September 2025 |
| 30 June 2024 | 30 April 2025 | Received 23 September 2024, 219 days early | Received 23 September 2024 |
| 30 June 2023 | 30 April 2024 | Received 5 October 2023, 208 days early | Received 5 October 2023 |
| 30 June 2022 | 30 April 2023 | Received 24 October 2022, 188 days early | Received 24 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 229640
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 16 October 1963
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION DATED 1.5.1963.
- Company number
- 00761667This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.dylanthomastheatre.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.