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Lyth Arts Centre Ltd

SC047359Registered charity from 26 April 2017
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Information about this charity:
Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Notes:
This charity was established to replace Lyth Arts Society SC005543 Lyth Arts Society SC005543 has now wound up and passed its assets and liabilities to Lyth Arts Centre Ltd SC047359 which is a Charitable Company
Charity Information:
Address Lyth Arts Centre
Lyth
Wick
Caithness
Postcode KW1 4UD
Website www.lytharts.org.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Link to Companies House https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/
Object:
1. The company is established for charitable purposes only and to provide public benefit in Caithness and the surrounding area. In particular the company's objects are: 4.1. to advance the arts and culture in an inclusive and accessible manner, by promoting participation in a wide range of arts and cultural events to the range of communities of Caithness and the North Highlands; 4.2. to advance the education of the public in arts and culture through encouraging participation in, and by delivering, educational programmes in arts and culture; and 4.3. do other such things considered by the directors to be conducive to the above objects.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
LAC is Scotland’s most northerly mainland arts centre, presenting an annual programme of live performance across the North Highlands, alongside contemporary visual art and an extensive participatory programme of educational and socially engaged arts projects led by local creatives. LAC has a reputation for creative excellence, providing unique and rewarding opportunities for the people of Caithness and North Sutherland and beyond. The Centre is a vital contributor to Scottish artistic life and cultural identity. LAC strives to be a nationally and internationally recognised, industry leading small arts centre that challenges conceptions about what it means to be ‘rural’. LAC supports artists and creative practitioners of all ages and backgrounds to have access to high quality art and in-depth engagement opportunities, and support to develop their own creative skills. Our programme celebrates our people, our cultural heritage and encourages action and say in the future of our place
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)
Constitutional Form Date: 26 Apr 2017
Main Operating Location: Highland
Number of Staff: 5
Number of Volunteers: 0
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people", "Older People", "No specific group, or for the benefit of the community"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
31 Mar 2021 £323,649 £217,867 22 Dec 2021 Yes
31 Mar 2022 £339,273 £320,765 22 Dec 2022 Yes
31 Mar 2023 £360,963 £445,555 24 Dec 2023 Yes
31 Mar 2024 £472,788 £480,738 20 Dec 2024 Yes
31 Mar 2025 £295,456 £388,934 18 Dec 2025 Yes Published accounts can be found on the Companies House website
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Amy Watt
Karlyn Sutherland
Darren Coghill
Sharon Dismore
Mathilde Godart-Darmady
Marion Reid
Jennifer Davenport
Florence Fisher
Morna Young
Elizabeth Egan
Nina Hajiyianni
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