SUNDERLAND THEATRE COMPANY

Registered charity 1092896 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S.A.O.S, SUNDERLAND AMATEUR OPERATIC SOCIETY

The object of the society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts to further development of the public appreciation and taste in the said arts (to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the committee shall from time to time determine).

Objects

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE DRAMATIC AND OPERATIC ARTS AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND TASTE IN THE ARTS;B) TO ASSIST AND FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE COMMITTEE SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE

Area of benefit: SUNDERLAND , TYNE AND WEAR

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Sunderland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £16,199 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £26,112. Per the trustees' report, these reserves are significantly above the stated policy target of three months' running costs, estimated at approximately £6,500. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• Mathew William Clarkechair
• Antoinette Margaret Cockayne
• BRIAN THOMAS WALDOCK-LEACH
• CARA BARELLA
• Chantelle Taggart
• Demilee Turnbull
• Erin-Rose Jae Richards
• Helen Jennifer Smurthwaite
• JENNIFER LOUISE ELLIOTT-FARROW
• Jason Waldock-Leach
• Jessica Summers
• Rebecca Crackett
• Tyler Lewis

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Sunderland

Income and spending

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• SCARBOROUGH THEATRE TRUST LIMITED income £3.1m
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