GREENTOP COMMUNITY CIRCUS CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1054722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GREENTOP, GREENTOP COMMUNITY CIRCUS CENTE LTD, GREENTOP COMMUNITY CIRCUS CENTER LTD

Greentop Community Circus Centre is a dedicated centre for circus arts with over 25 years experience serving the North of England with professional circus arts training, youth circus, specialist workshops and events for communities and schools. Our mission is to promote excellent circus that inspires young people, strengthens communities and develops artists.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE DEMONSTRATION AND TEACHING OF HUMAN CIRCUS SKILLS.TO PROMOTE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PERSONS BY THE DEMONSTRATION AND TEACHING OF HUMAN CIRCUS SKILLS TO SUCH PERSONS.TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AND CLASSES IN HUMAN CIRCUS SKILLS DIRECTED MAINLY TO YOUNG PERSONS, TEACHERS AND PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£299k
Latest spending
£275k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a positive net income of £24,016 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds increasing to £101,466. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient free reserves to be retained to meet any statutory costs in the event of the charity needing to be wound up... and to provide working capital to avoid cash flow problems (held: £101k)
“The charity has a long standing reserves policy requiring sufficient free reserves to be retained to meet any statutory costs in the event of the charity needing to be wound up, for example, redundancy payments and accounts fees for final accounts and to provide working capital to avoid cash flow problems.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Purchased services from businesses owned by trustees
“During the year, the charity purchased services totalling £0 (2024: £2,011) from businesses owned by trustees. All such transactions were conducted under normal market conditions.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Greentop Community Circus Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Barnsley · Derbyshire · Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£299k£275k
31/12/2024£284k£292k
31/12/2023£248k£277k
31/12/2022£261k£253k
31/12/2021£257k£226k

Common questions

Is GREENTOP COMMUNITY CIRCUS CENTRE LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a positive net income of £24,016 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds increasing to £101,466. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future and identified no material uncertainties regarding going concern. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds GREENTOP COMMUNITY CIRCUS CENTRE LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name GREENTOP COMMUNITY CIRCUS CENTRE LTD as a grant recipient include THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST, SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THREE GUINEAS TRUSTFY2025£4kHoliday activity schemes for autistic children and their siblings (Projects run in 2025)
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£2k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£20kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund06/05/2015£9kReaching out
The National Lottery Community Fund25/11/2010£10kSheffield Youth Circus Convention 2011