S.A.T.S

Registered charity 1196709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STOKE AMATEUR THEATRE SOCIETY

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.

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 THEATRE2. 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).

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total incomings were £70,137.56 and outgoings were £64,906.70 for the financial year ending 31 March 2025. The trustees report that there are no monthly bill commitments and no concerns regarding finances for the 2025-2026 period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• 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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amanda Jane Davies
• Emma Abbotts
• Joshua John Clarke
• Laura Forrester
• Lydia Ann Abbotts
• Roderick Forrester

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Staffordshire · Stoke-on-trent City

Income and spending

Common questions