NEW LONDON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1118592 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING AFFORDABLE & ACCESSIBLE CLASSES IN PERFORMING ARTS. THESE CLASSES ARE DESIGNED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE & FUN PROVIDING CHILDREN OF ALL AGES & ABILITIES WITH ENJOYABLE EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. IN ADDITION TO DANCE INDIVIDUAL FITNESS IS PROMOTED PROVIDING GUIDANCE TO YOUNG PERFORMERS WITH PILATES, MULTI-GYM & PERSONAL TRAINING SESSIONS AMONGST OTHER SPECIALISED GUEST WORKSHOPS.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE CLASSES FOR GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS IN MUSIC DANCE AND DRAMA.

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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Latest income
£651k
Latest spending
£641k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,294 for the year ended 31 August 2025, increasing unrestricted funds to £10,737. While the trustees acknowledge economic challenges and the need to maintain adequate cash reserves, they remain confident in the centre's ability to continue operating. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Fees and registrations (90% of income)
“Fees and registrations Activities undertaken directly 589,194” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees are confident that the centre will continue to survive, despite the struggles that continue to be faced in this period of economic hardship.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

Corporate structure

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£651k
Total spending
£641k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£11k
Employees
56

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 2.8% 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: Barnet · Enfield · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£651k£641k
31/08/2024£592k£594k
31/08/2023£503k£558k
31/08/2022£721k£811k
31/08/2021£419k£378k

Common questions

Is NEW LONDON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £10,294 for the year ended 31 August 2025, increasing unrestricted funds to £10,737. While the trustees acknowledge economic challenges and the need to maintain adequate cash reserves, they remain confident in the centre's ability to continue operating. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed trading subsidiaries or related-party transactions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation03/09/2019£2kGrant to New London Performing Arts Centre
City Bridge Foundation03/05/2019£3kGrant to New London Performing Arts Centre