Common questions about Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited a good charity? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited scores 88 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 88% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited as a registered charity (charity number 253242). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=253242&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's charity number? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's charity number is 253242. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's charity rating? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited scores 88 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 88% of Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 12% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 13% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited. Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (2 employees). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited receive? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited reported £6.1m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.
Are Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-01-27). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited based? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's registered contact address is in Stoke-on-Trent (ST5 0JG). It tells the regulator it operates in Cheshire East, Shropshire, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City, Cheshire West & Chester, with a focus on arts & culture.
How much is Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £90,001–£100,000 (2 employees). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's money come from? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited reported £6.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £3.3m (55%), charitable activities £1.9m (32%), trading and fundraising events £755k (12%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited? +
The register records Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's trustees paid? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited registered as a charity? +
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited was entered on the register on 31 July 1967. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 00911924).
How does CharityCompare score Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire Theatre Trust Limited's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.