Trustees. Annual Report for the period
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Section A
Reference and administration details
Charlty namo
CHEADLE AMATEUR THEATRE & STAGECRAFT
Other names charlty is known by
C.A.T.S.
Reglst8red charfty number lif anyl.
1200114
Chartty's principal address clo 53 LEEK ROAD
CHEADLE
STOKE ON TRENT
Postcode
ST10 1JJ
Names of the charity trnstees who manage the Charty
Tru8t8e name
oiri¢è lif any)
Chair
Secretary
Treasurer
Date¥ If not forwhole
N•me tsf person lor body) enlitled
oinl trusteè
ifan
Pauline Keates
Stephen Haines
Adrian Pad&)c
Daniel Ede-smith
Dr Samantha
Hughes-Johnson
Jason Greenwood
James Walker
01110124- 08104125
lan Wood
01110124- 13108125
Stephanie Slevens
Rob Adamson
Charfotte Brown
10104125- 30109125
05105125- 30109125
01110124- 17103125
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12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Names of tho trustees for the charlty, rf any, (for example. any custodlan trustees)
Namo
Dates acted rf not for whole
ear
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Names and addresses of advlser6 (Optional Infomiation)
of adviser
Namè
Address
Namo of chief exeGutlve or names of senior staff memberJ (Optional Inforniationl
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
D03¢rlptlon of the charity's trusts
Constitution
Type of governing document
How the thanty is constitLrted
Charitable Incorwrated Organisation
Trusteè selection methods
Elecied by members
Addltional govemance issues (Optlonal infomialion)
The Trustees are responsible for the overall strategic decision-making
process for the group and are resFX)nsible for ensuring the charity remains
financially viable. The Trustees met 4 tinps during the financial year.
You may chooso to indude
additional infom)ation, wher8
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of tTUStees',
the charity's org8nisational
strudure and any wider
network with which the charity
works.,
relationship with any r81ated
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Responsitxlty for managing individual perfomiances and other 'day to da
activities is delegated to the Management Committee which consists of
rnost ￿ the Trustees along wth other members of the group. The
ManaJement Commrtiee mel 7 times during the ffnancial year.
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
The objectives of the CIO are to advance the education and appreaation
of the art of drama and musical Iheatre by..
(a) providing opportuntties for memters to ream and develop new skills,
and to pa￿￿pate in the production of amateur dramatic performances,
incFuding (but not limtied to) aLthng, backstage, technical, direction and
production roles" and
(b) the public presentation of dramatic perfomances
Summary ofthe objects of the
charty Sot out In its
govemtng document
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The charity ams to put on 3 to 4 perforMan￿S eath year. The Trustees
consider these perfomiances to Satisfy the charities publ￿ ￿nefit
obligations contained wtthin the Charity Commission's guidance in the
followng ways..
Three oul of the five wards within the town of Cheadle are in the
top third of most deprived areas of England according to the latest
IMD analy&s. The charity offers the people of Cheadle the
opportunty to enjoy quality, local theatrical performances at an
affordable price. Wrtholrt these performances the residents would
have to travel lo Stoke, Derf)y or Buxton at considerable expense
both in terms of ticket pnces and transport costs.
The tharity's performances cover a rarMJe of genres from
Shakespeare to ChildrEn's Pantomime. The aim is to ensure that
there is something of interest for all the Town's residents,
ardless of ￿&, background or in(Xsme.
The chariiy has strory links wth other local artistic groups (e.g.
dance schools) and regulady features member of these groups in
its performances thus giving these members additional
OPFQrtunities to develop and display thèir artistic talents.
The charity actively seeks OErt new members to join the group,
particularfy young adults and disadvantaged indimduals, to give
them the opportunty to work within a theatrical setting, to leam
and de14Elop new 5kn11s and build their self-wnfidence.
Summary ofthe mai
actlvitles undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (includè withln
this section tho ststutory
declaratlon that trustees havo
had regard to the guldance
Issued by the Charlty
Commlsslon on publlc
benefft)
Additional detalls of objectives and actlvitles (Optional infomiation)
You may choose to indude
further statements, where
relevant, about..
pollcy on grantmaking.
policy programme rdated
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
CATS presented three putdic perftsmpnces during the current financial
year.
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the chartty
during the year
In October 2024 CATS once again diversified by performing a one-off
Halloween HorTor Double B￿11. The perfomiance took the form of a radio
play ￿MP￿te with live s￿r￿1 and special effects. It was directed by
Samantha Hughes-Johnson and featured adaptation5 of Charles
Di¢kens' The Signalman, and 'The Monkey's Paw,. a horror short story
by English author Ja(x)bs. The one-night only prclluction attracted
87 audience n￿rnters.
The annual pantomime was Robin Hood and the Babes in the Wood and
was held in February 2025 at Bishop Rawte School. It was directed by
Rob Adamson and featured members of CATS as well as dance roLrtines
performed by the Vivienne Shelley Dance Group. Attendance for the four
nights and one rftatinee Ferfomiance was 418.
"Jack Orf!. was a conttnuation of CATS diversification into 'one night onty,
Adu￿ Panto. It was staged at the Guild Hall and was again directed by
Jason Greenwood. It proved once again very popular with an audien￿ of
148.
CATS aso attended and supported s6verai rx)mmunity events during the
financial yoar including their usual stall at the Party In The Park event at
the beginning of August 2025.
CATS re￿v￿￿ two grants during the financial year: £31)0 from
Stafft)rdshire County Council and £2.090 from the Ru￿1 England
Prosperity Fund {REPF) funded by the UK Govemment and administered
by Staffordshire M(K)rtands District Councal. Both grants contributed to
the purchase of additsonaE lighting and sound equiw*ent.
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Section E
Financial review
Brlef statement of the
Gharlty's pollcy on reserves
The Tnjstee's aim to hold £10,000 in reserv6 which broadly equates to
two yearfs running costs (e.g. rental, energy, insurance etc). The intent is
to prote& the groups ongoing vtaExlty should circumstances arise like the
2020 12021 COVID lockdowns when ail wblic perfomiances were
necEssarily cancdled.
Detsils of any funds matsrlally
in deficit
None
Furthor flnancial rnvlew detalls {Optional inforniation}
The main SOU￿ of income for CATS arises from the sale of tickets for
puflic perfomances. Additiona income comes from ancillary activities
connected with the perfomiances such as sa16s of refreshments, raffle8
and advertising in Ihe programmes.
Members pay an annual fee which covers them for insurance purpose8
while perfomiing or preparing for shows.
Additional one-off funding can corne from grants from local councils or
national Arts campaigns as weil as from ￿S1onal donations from
members of the public. However, these are irregular in nalure and, in
general. represent a sniall element of the total income.
All expenses are incurred erther to cover the running costs of the
organisation or to cover costs of production. A single payment of £53 was
made lo a Trustee (Adrian Paddock) for printer ink.
Gross income in the peric&4 was £12,417 and expendrture was £13,121
which resulted in an overdl net expenditure more than income of £704.
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevanl about..
the charity's prinop81
sources of funds (induding
any fundraising)-,
how expenditure has
supported the key objecti'ves
of the charity;
investment policy and
objectives induding any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of tho charFty'S trustees
Signature{$l
Full namels)
Position {eg Secretaryi Chalr,
etr)
O Sir M*)fy7
}Iti¥fgs
CHY4Il
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOII EI4GLANO ANO WALES
CHEADLE AMATEUR ThEATrE & STAGECRAFT
1200114
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the pano
from
aiiior2(r24
3Dm9f2￿25
.Se£ti.otLLReo￿ptS￿nd_paYments
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
lunds
Totsl funds
Last year
tothe £ bth¢noArest£
to the nearest£
bj the ne3￿$t¢
to the Tr￿¥t£
A1 Rgcei
I1 r￿kot S8le5
1 2 Rèfteshm•ts
1_3 Suascdptio
1 4 Giants
1 5 Donattons
L8 Int&re￿ Rece￿ed
1 7 Adverb6ing
1 9 Other Income
6.820
1.949
7,353
1.949
348
185
1,075
853
135
go
30
2,390
1f9
119
a89
181
ub total (
IDSS Incom8
ARJ
11417
12.417
11.874
A2 Asset and Investment tsa￿8,
table).
ta
rotalrncéipts
11417
11,87
A3Pa
ments
E l Hal H',re
E 2 Productiory Costs
E 3 Refr4&hments
1,609
8.735
628
3,348
1,172
801
534
735
E S Adrn1i8tr*0.i Costs
g e Inguranc.e
E 7 Premwg IRentrJ l Fn6rgyl
E_8 Tmslee ExFenses
g O￿tr Expenses
667
1,094
1,094
919
304
8,34T
Sub total
1&121
A4 Assèt and Investment
urchas•s,
sèè tabl8
Sub (otsl
13.121
11121
8.347
Ngt of recelpts/(payments)
A5 Trnnsfers b&tsYeen funds
A6 Cash funds last ￿ar end
Cash funds thls yearend
3,526
15,597
15.597
17,646
CCXX Rl a￿￿nts(S8)
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Section B Statement of assets.and 4iabilities at the end of the period .
Unrestrictad
futxls
lu nearestÉ
Ro$trTrcted
funds
to nfrare5tE
,ar?s'Jri￿
Endowment
funds
to n•ar•stt
Bl CaBh funds
4580
10,741
Total cash lunds
15,$97
Unrestrfctéd
runds
Fo n6are5tt
Rèstri¢ted
nds
to neartst£
EndoTwm8nt
funds
to newtst£
82 Olher monotary assgts
None
C*tatls
None
FI￿d to whkh
CDstlopth)Da
CU￿nt value
Fund k)wh
assot
Cost loption•
utrentvaluB
onal
B4 Assets retalned for the
charlty's own use
Storage
C£&￿￿￿6 & >ro
L*ieslr.&ed
80.Jrx18ndlP4htsng
Dthils
FuNd towhkh
Alm￿ntdu8
When due
85 Uablllties
Signed by or IWD trustees on
behalf ol all the tru%t8e$
Sionature
Piint Name
Date of
roval
Zb.
CCXX R2 acco￿ ISSI