PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP

Registered charity 1085789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Advancing the education and training of children in the performing arts

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF CHILDREN IN THE PERFORMING ARTS BY, AMONGST OTHER ACTIVITIES, THE PUTTING ON OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF PERFORMING ARTS BY THOSE CHILDREN

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CHELTENHAM AND GLOUCESTER

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 · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cheltenham, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£45k
Latest spending
£42k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year ended 30 September 2025 was £54,776.58, with total expenditure matching this amount exactly. The charity held an opening balance of £9,858.79 and a closing balance of £13,006.69, indicating that expenditures were fully covered by income and reserves without deficit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Clara’s Dream £15272.67” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 42

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£45k£42k
30/09/2024£22k£23k
30/09/2023£36k£32k
30/09/2022£26k£25k
30/09/2021£10k£8k

Common questions

Is PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year ended 30 September 2025 was £54,776.58, with total expenditure matching this amount exactly. The charity held an opening balance of £9,858.79 and a closing balance of £13,006.69, indicating that expenditures were fully covered by income and reserves without deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP£45k—0unclear—no doubt
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS FY2025£642k—0above—no doubt
Showcase Performing Arts FY2025£27k—0unclear—no doubt
NEW LONDON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£651k—0unclear—noted
PERFORMING ROOM FY2025£123k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTS FOR ALL FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.