CHEADLE AMATEUR THEATRE AND STAGECRAFT
The charity provides entertainment. It offers cultural diversity through drama. It also provides a medium through which people can help to improve their self-esteem and confidence in a structured and safe environment. It is open to anybody from the age of 11 upwards. It also provides the teaching and learning of theatre skills at an early stage for those who are looking to make drama a career
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ART OF DRAMA AND MUSICAL THEATRE BY: (A) PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO LEARN AND DEVELOP NEW SKILLS, AND TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRODUCTION OF AMATEUR DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) ACTING, BACKSTAGE, TECHNICAL, DIRECTION AND PRODUCTION ROLES. (B) THE PUBLIC PRESENTATION OF DRAMATIC PERFORMANCES
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £2,390 — grants £2,390 (2); 19% of the £12,417 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £4,900 — grants £4,900 (1); 20% of the £24,154 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023
- Volunteers: 50
- Government income: £500 — grants £500 (1); 4% of the £11,874 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Pauline Rosemarie Keateschair
- Adrian John Paddock
- Daniel Mark Ede-Smith
- Dr Samantha Jane Caroline Hughes-Johnson
- Jessie Austin
- Robert Adamson
- Stephen Graham Haines
- Timothy Ray
- stephanie Stevens
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £12k | £13k |
| 30/09/2024 | £24k | £25k |
| 30/09/2023 | £12k | £8k |