SKYLIGHT CIRCUS IN EDUCATION

Registered charity 1001570 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SKYLIGHT CIRCUS ARTS - SKYLIGHT - SKYLIGHT CIRCUS

Life-changing social circus projects improve health and well-being.Collaborations: professionals and members create productions.Fully accessible circus school/studio theatre, Rochdale.Regular classes: circus, aerial, performance.Outreach.Specialisms: circus with disability, mental health, challenging young people, diversityAddress challenges in communities with multiple deprivation.

Objects

1) TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE DEMONSTRATION AND TEACHING OF HUMAN CIRCUS SKILLS 2) TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PERSONS BY THE DEMONSTRATION AND TEACHING OF HUMAN CIRCUS SKILLS TO SUCH PERSONS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £2,595 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £46,307. The trustees note that reserves had been depleted by unplanned losses in previous years but are currently improving, with a policy target to return designated reserves to approximately £60,000. The financial outlook for the new year anticipates a surplus and rebuilt reserves following successful bids and workforce restructuring.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jim Rileychair
• Adele Navesey Hall
• Bushra Sultana
• EIRA LOUISE SHORT
• James Macpherson
• Martin Lee
• NOREEN WHITE

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

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Government & lottery funding

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