Dolgellau Amateur Dramatic Society
What it does
Normally we host professional theatre performances and our year comprises at least one such performance, our annual pantomime and monthly entertainment evenings.We put on two plays and provide a meeting place for local groups.We bring theatre in all its forms to the people of Dolgellau and district.Post Covid we are getting back to some kind of normality.
Its charitable purposes
TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE AND KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION AMONGST THE PEOPLE OF DOLGELLAU AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN DRAMA IN PARTICULAR AND IN MUSIC DANCE AND ART FORMS IN GENERAL INCLUDING PHOTOGRAPHY FILMS AND TELEVISION AND ANY OTHER MEDIUM BY WHICH DRAMA AND THE ARTS MAY BE PRESENTED IN FUTURE.
Causes
- What it works on
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Powys
- Gwynedd
Area of benefit in its governing document: Dolgellau and Surrounding Area
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £6,193 and spent £2,584.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £6,193 | £2,584 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £6,021 | £2,575 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £2,883 | £3,142 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,000 | £4,850 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £250 | £3,428 | Not reported | Not reported |
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 2,377%, from £250 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £6,193 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 42% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £5,000, awarded in 2009.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Nov 2009 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £5,000 |
Trustees
6 trustees run the charity.
- Bruce Nicholls
- Carolyn Lesley Evans
- Christopher Benedict Ridler
- Richard Withers
- Sarah Anne Johnson
- Tracey Corbett
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 31 October 2025, 92 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 21 September 2024, 132 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 14 December 2023, 48 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 21 November 2022, 71 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 18 January 2022, 13 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 518465
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 February 1987
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 30 JANUARY 1987 AS AMENDED 20 JANUARY 2000
- Website
- www.theatrfach.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Gwynedd
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.