THE ACADEMY FOR THEATRE ARTS LTD

Registered charity 1124469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the edication and training of the public in areas of social and economic deprivation( which are in the Midlands) in the performing arts, in particular in music and theatre.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (WHICH ARE IN THE MIDLANDS) IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN PARTICULAR IN MUSIC AND THEATRE BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:A TO STIMULATE THE ADVANCEMENT OF MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AND UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE; AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;B TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION DRAMA AND OTHER ARTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE ACTIVITIES WHICH SEEK TO MAKE THE ARTS RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DRAMATIC IMPROVISATION, LITERATURE, DANCE, SINGING, AND MUSIC.

Area of benefit: MIDLANDS

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves are negative at £106,580, supported by a directors loan account. The trustees acknowledge that without future funding, liquidation would be necessary to avoid insolvent trading, though directors have committed to supporting the company for the foreseeable future.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Derrick Adams
• Jill Alcock
• PHILIP JAMES ALCOCK

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

Operates in: Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

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