BALLETBOYZ LTD

Registered charity 1088336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GEORGE PIPER DANCES, GEORGE PIPER DANCES LIMITED

Production of live theatre, primarily but not exclusively, in dance.

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Latest income

£604k

Latest spending

£646k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £42,909 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £603,548. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £256,871 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover future expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“In the band £70,001 - £80,000” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 2

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: In the band £70,001 - £80,000 2” — page 31

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Largest income source: Grants (56% of income)

“The Arts Council supported the Charity with a National Portfolio Organisation grant which amounted to £305,520 in 2025” — page 24

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of wind-up costs (held: £257k)

“The Company holds three months of wind-up costs in reserves which amounts to £123,000” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Investment in Footwork Films Limited

“BalletBoyz have invested £100,000 (with £44,543 return to date (2024: £44,543)) with Footwork Films Limited with regards to the feature film Romeo & Juliet, aired on the BBC at Christmas 2019. Footwork Films Limited are the Commissioning Producer, with Romeo & Juliet Productions Limited being the Producer.” — page 40

“Fees for professional services of £42,000 (2024: recharges of £2,782) were paid to Manilla Productions Limited, a company owned and controlled by the Artistic Directors of the Charity.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Professional services to Manilla Productions Limited

“BalletBoyz have invested £100,000 (with £44,543 return to date (2024: £44,543)) with Footwork Films Limited with regards to the feature film Romeo & Juliet, aired on the BBC at Christmas 2019. Footwork Films Limited are the Commissioning Producer, with Romeo & Juliet Productions Limited being the Producer.” — page 40

“Fees for professional services of £42,000 (2024: recharges of £2,782) were paid to Manilla Productions Limited, a company owned and controlled by the Artistic Directors of the Charity.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Freelance fees to R Trevitt

“BalletBoyz have invested £100,000 (with £44,543 return to date (2024: £44,543)) with Footwork Films Limited with regards to the feature film Romeo & Juliet, aired on the BBC at Christmas 2019. Footwork Films Limited are the Commissioning Producer, with Romeo & Juliet Productions Limited being the Producer.” — page 40

“Fees for professional services of £42,000 (2024: recharges of £2,782) were paid to Manilla Productions Limited, a company owned and controlled by the Artistic Directors of the Charity.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donation from The Robert Gavron Charitable Trust

“BalletBoyz have invested £100,000 (with £44,543 return to date (2024: £44,543)) with Footwork Films Limited with regards to the feature film Romeo & Juliet, aired on the BBC at Christmas 2019. Footwork Films Limited are the Commissioning Producer, with Romeo & Juliet Productions Limited being the Producer.” — page 40

“Fees for professional services of £42,000 (2024: recharges of £2,782) were paid to Manilla Productions Limited, a company owned and controlled by the Artistic Directors of the Charity.” — page 40

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£604k

Total spending

£646k

Reserves (reported)

£831k

Employees

3

Reported reserves equal ~15.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael Timothy Waldmanchair
Amelia Juster
Dr Steven Berryman · trustee of 3 other charities
Jenny Fiona Goldie-Scot · trustee of 1 other charity
Kwesi Hazari Maxwell Dickson
LADY KATE GAVRON · trustee of 1 other charity
Mary Anne Cordeiro · trustee of 1 other charity
Matthew Sandiford
THOMAS WILLIAM HOPE

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£604k	£646k
31/03/2024	£670k	£716k
31/03/2023	£821k	£554k
31/03/2022	£795k	£971k
31/03/2021	£663k	£469k

Common questions

Is BALLETBOYZ LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £42,909 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £603,548. Per the trustees' report, free reserves amounted to £256,871 at year-end, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover future expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Nyman Libson Paul LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of BALLETBOYZ LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds BALLETBOYZ LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BALLETBOYZ LTD as a grant recipient include THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£50k
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£25k

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE IDLEWILD TRUST	3	£36k
THE LINBURY TRUST	2	£180k
THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION	2	£150k
STANLEY PICKER TRUST	2	£23k
THE CHARLOTTE BONHAM-CARTER CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£18k
THE DORFMAN FOUNDATION	1	£459k
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£367k
GARFIELD WESTON FOUNDATION	1	£300k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH BALLET ORGANIZATION LIMITED.

BRITISH BALLET ORGANIZATION LIMITED income £1.1m
BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET income £17.6m
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL LIMITED income £2.6m
BALLET RAMBERT LIMITED income £3.2m
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET income £25.4m
LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET income £504k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BALLETBOYZ LTD	£604k	£70,001 - £80,000	2	above	—	no doubt
BRITISH BALLET ORGANIZATION LIMITED FY2024	£1.1m	above £60,000	1	below	—	no doubt
BIRMINGHAM ROYAL BALLET FY2025	£17.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£2.6m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BALLET RAMBERT LIMITED FY2025	£3.2m	£110,001 - £120,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET FY2025	£25.4m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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