CCEW Charity Commission profile

ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE

Registered charity 1056852 · organisation 1056852

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
16 July 1996
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02928738
Financial period
1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income
£1,332,202
Latest expenditure
£1,352,768
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: St. Pauls Church, Portland Square, BRISTOL, BS2 8SJ

Website recorded by the regulator: www.circomedia.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

1. The promotion of vocational training in circus skills and physical theatre; 2. The promotion of education and training in the creative and artistic application of circus skills and physical theatre in artistic performance; and3. The advancement of the arts through production and performance, with a particular focus on contemporary circus and physical theatre.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
28 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
28 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,332,202
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,352,768
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
18 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
18 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,262,729
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,366,013
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
28 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
28 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,212,340
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,414,547
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
16 June 2023
Date Accounts Received
16 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,307,125
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,347,471
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
30 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
30 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,314,932
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,222,280

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 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
28 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,332,202
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,352,768
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£30,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
18 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,262,729
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,366,013
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£38,900
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
28 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,212,340
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,414,547
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£25,783
Income From Government Grants
£25,783
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
16 June 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,307,125
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,347,471
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Grants
£145,299
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
6
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
30 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,314,932
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,222,280
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£20
Income From Government Grants
£274,879
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
28 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
272739
Income Other Trading Activities
63365
Income Charitable Activities
912783
Income Investments
83315
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1332202
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,352,768
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1352768
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
548339
Expenditure Depreciation
9529
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
33720
Assets Own Use
33720
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£146,911
Assets Total Liabilities
£290,067
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£109,436
Creditors One Year Total Current
175067
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
115000
Assets Cash
£78,054
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-109436
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
-109436
Count Employees
63
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
18 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
193129
Income Other Trading Activities
138158
Income Charitable Activities
886673
Income Investments
44769
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1262729
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,366,013
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1366013
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
615230
Expenditure Depreciation
3743
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£0
Assets Total Fixed
13398
Assets Own Use
13398
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£109,271
Assets Total Liabilities
£211,539
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
−£88,870
Creditors One Year Total Current
211539
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£66,580
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
-90169
Funds Restricted
1299
Funds Total
-88870
Count Employees
66
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
28 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
151733
Income Other Trading Activities
133865
Income Charitable Activities
882251
Income Investments
44491
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1212340
Income Legacies
143338
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,414,547
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1414547
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
688768
Expenditure Depreciation
36429
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£14,414
Assets Total Fixed
13148
Assets Own Use
13148
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£190,936
Assets Total Liabilities
£189,670
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£14,414
Creditors One Year Total Current
189670
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£99,411
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
14414
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
14414
Count Employees
66
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
16 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
153694
Income Other Trading Activities
126938
Income Charitable Activities
996089
Income Investments
30404
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1307125
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,347,471
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1347471
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8451
Expenditure Support Costs
524187
Expenditure Depreciation
33210
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£216,621
Assets Total Fixed
44025
Assets Own Use
44025
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£349,385
Assets Total Liabilities
£143,593
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£249,817
Creditors One Year Total Current
143593
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£250,644
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
216621
Funds Restricted
33196
Funds Total
249817
Count Employees
68
Consolidated Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
30 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
15709
Income Other Trading Activities
39032
Income Charitable Activities
1259054
Income Investments
1137
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1314932
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,222,280
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1222280
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
433471
Expenditure Depreciation
38495
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£323,372
Assets Total Fixed
82250
Assets Own Use
82250
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£338,588
Assets Total Liabilities
£97,466
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£323,372
Creditors One Year Total Current
97466
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£263,979
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
256966
Funds Restricted
66406
Funds Total
323372
Count Employees
65
Consolidated Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
South Gloucestershire
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bristol City
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
204
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
110
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Amateur Sport
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1996-07-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 13/05/1994AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/07/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/04/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/12/2014NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 08/12/2014AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22 DEC 2014
Charitable Objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE: (A) THE PROMOTION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN CIRCUS SKILLS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE; (B) THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC APPLICATION OF CIRCUS SKILLS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE IN ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE; AND (C) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS THROUGH PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
249514
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ACADEMY OF CIRCUS ARTS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE
Charity Name Id
249521
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
CIRCOMEDIA

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures