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.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DANCE

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.

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Registered contact address: Kingston upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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 (reserves figure: £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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £424,270 — grants £424,270 (1); 70% of the £603,938 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 2)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £424,270 — grants £424,270 (1); 63% of the £669,938 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 2)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £305,520 — grants £305,520 (1); 37% of the £820,971 total gross income on the same return
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 2 (£70,001–£80,000: 2)

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 22/02/2024, 22 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 29/03/2023, 57 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 16/02/2022, 16 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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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

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£50k
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU1£206k
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST1£90k
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
THE HARDING TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BOUNDLESS THEATRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BALLETBOYZ LTD£604k£70,001 - £80,0002above—no doubt
BOUNDLESS THEATRE FY2025£234k—0below—no doubt
BOMBASTIC LTD FY2025£29k—0unclear—no doubt
BATTLEBRIDGE BOYS' CLUB FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
BOLTON LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£94k—0above—no doubt
DORCHESTER BALLET AND DANCE CLUB FY2025£71k—0above—no doubt

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