Durham Dramatic Society Limited

Analysis

Durham Dramatic Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00415913). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Durham Dramatic Society Limited reported income of £15k and spending of £28k, spending 184% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £15k (-23%), an average of -6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 160% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Durham Dramatic Society Limited sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Havering Museum Limited (£15k), Papplewick and District Young Farmers Club (£15k) and Paragon Music Trust (£15k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.