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Strange Town

Country
Scotland
Charity number
SC045646
Status
Active
Registered
May 28, 2015
Legal form
Company (the charity is registered with Companies House)

Address

Address
c/o Out of the Blue
36 Dalmeny Street
Edinburgh
EH6 8RG

Contact

Website
strangetown.org.uk
Screenshot of the Strange Town website

Activities

'It carries out activities or services itself'

'the advancement of education','the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science'

Strange Town is an Edinburgh-based company that uses theatre and the arts as a creative catalyst to nurture talent and increase access to opportunities in the arts for children and young people. Strange Town creates exciting, challenging and vital work that gives a voice to the people it works with. Strange Town is recognised for developing talent, providing progression routes for children, young people and artists at different ages and stages of careers.

Beneficiaries: 'Children or young people'

Objectives: 2.1 The Company's objects are: 2.1.1 to develop the theatre skills of children and young adults of all backgrounds. 2.1.2 to provide a socially inclusive environment within which the children and young adults are able to learn and grow. 2.1.3 to provide children and young adults with facilities, training, education, mentoring, development and encouragement. to offer a pathway into the arts as a career. 2.1.4 to bridge the gap between children's/youth theatre and drama school. 2.1.5 to develop interpersonal and personal skills for use within the community. and 2.1.6 to advance and promote the arts for children and within the young adult community.

Geography

Main operating location
City of Edinburgh
Geographical spread
Wider, but within one local authority area

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Employees
Aug. 31, 2025 £635,690 £592,732 5
Aug. 31, 2024 £493,514 £510,277 5
Aug. 31, 2023 £526,445 £574,969 5
Aug. 31, 2022 £447,273 £428,187 5
Aug. 31, 2021 £432,364 £396,170 3
Aug. 31, 2020 £282,337 £246,794 3