NOFIT STATE COMMUNITY CIRCUS LTD

Registered charity 1102850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Nofit State creates large scale contemporary circus touring productions, a wide range of community based workshops and projects, and a professional training programme for circus artists at all stages of their career.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC APPLICATION OF CIRCUS SKILLS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE IN ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE.2. THE PROMOTION AND TRAINING IN CIRCUS SKILLS AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £106,650 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves decreasing to £1,148,612. The trustees acknowledge the need to bridge funding gaps between spending and income generation but confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by MHA. 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.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (68% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adrian Charles Peters
• Alice Burnett
• HOODI ANSARI
• Kim Tracey Tilbrook
• Lee Andrew Fisher
• Lisbeth McLean
• MARTIN SAMUEL Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• MELISSA GAIL Robrts
• PETER ERSKINE Wells
• Paul Ralley
• Sara Victoria Maggs
• THOMAS DAVID CROCKER-WILTON

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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• NATIONAL CENTRE FOR CIRCUS ARTS income £2.9m
• CIRK HES LTD income £149k
• ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE income £1.3m
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• THE MISFITS THEATRE COMPANY UK income £125k
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Side by side with its peers

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