S.A.T.S

Charity number: 1196709
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Stoke Amateur Theatre Society (SATS) is certainly not just any amateur theatre company. It's a diverse family of friends who truly care for each other and want to see everyone succeed. Thanks to our dedicated team of volunteers we put on spectacular pantomimes, shows, and plays, with an ethos of making the performing arts accessible to all.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £70,137
Total expenditure: £64,906

People

6 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Staffordshire
  • Stoke-on-trent City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 November 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • STOKE AMATEUR THEATRE SOCIETY (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lydia Ann Abbotts Trustee 13 January 2025
None on record
Joshua John Clarke Trustee 13 January 2025
None on record
Roderick Forrester Trustee 13 January 2023
None on record
Emma Abbotts Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Amanda Jane Davies Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Laura Forrester Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £77.70k £54.02k £70.14k
Total expenditure £82.47k £58.21k £64.91k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 30 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 30 August 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 May 2024 100 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 May 2024 100 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 22 Nov 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE S.A.T.S CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO: 1. ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF MUSIC, DANCE, ACTING AND THEATRE 2. ADVANCE THE ARTS OF MUSIC AND THEATRE IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, BY (A)SUPPORTING THE LIVE PERFORMANCE OF VOCAL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC AND ITS SUBSEQUENT DISSEMINATION VIA A RANGE OF MEDIA; (B)SUPPORTING THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF MUSICAL THEATRE WORKS; (C)SUPPORTING THE STUDY AND PERFORMANCE OF PANTOMIMES; (D)ATTRACTING NEW PARTICIPANTS AND FRESH AUDIENCES FOR THE STAGING AND PERFORMANCE OF MUSIC AND THEATRE. 3. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (VICTIM OF CRIME).

Contact information

Address:
24 DENCY GROVE
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST6 7JL
Phone:
07963662423
Email:
satsinfo1@gmail.com
Website:

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