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