Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society
Analysis
Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thatcham. It was registered in September 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society reported income of £16k and spending of £16k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £710 to £16k (+2217%), an average of +119% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 983%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Kennet Amateur Theatrical Society sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chipping Ongar Primary School Association (£16k), Croydon Shankara Vidhya Bhavan (£16k) and Makiya-Kufa Gallery (£16k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
KATS is a amateur theatre group located in West Berkshire, formed in 1959, initially as an offshoot of the Kennet School PTA in Thatcham, Berkshire.Although now an independent society many years ago, we are still affiliated to the school and stage many of our productions there.KATS is renowned throughout the Thatcham and Newbury area for our wide range of popular entertainment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chipping Ongar Primary School Association | Essex | £16k |
| Croydon Shankara Vidhya Bhavan | Croydon | £16k |
| Makiya-Kufa Gallery | Coventry | £16k |
| Spring Grove Fringe | Teddington | £16k |