Circus Leeds — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 16 May 1996
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02943849
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £49,218
Latest expenditure: £52,976
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Harehills Lane Baptist Church, Hilton Place, LEEDS, LS8 4HE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.leedschildrenscircus.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Providing fun and inspirational activities for young people and children in a safe and positive environment via the teaching of circus skills,performance and creative crafts.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,976

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,116

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £46,601
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,661

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £588
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,870

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £390
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,539

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £49,218
Total Gross Expenditure: £52,976
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 3960
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £50,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £48,116
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 3950
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 15 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £46,601
Total Gross Expenditure: £39,661
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Leeds City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: West Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Circus Leeds
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1996-05-16T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 29 JUNE 1994 as amended on 24 Sep 2021
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC,AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING PROMOTING THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 16,IN THE ARTS,CRAFTS AND SKILLS OF CIRCUS IN AN ACCESSIBLE,SAFE AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 222251
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LEEDS CHILDREN'S CIRCUS

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures