UPSWING AERIAL LIMITED

Registered charity 1149245 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UPSWING

Upswing makes modern cross art performance and participatory experiences that use circus skills as a vehicle for creative expression, exploring contemporary issues through the performing arts in general and circus in particular. The work challenges preconceptions of what circus can address, who can participate in it and its relevance to modern culture.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £1,234,567 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a surplus of £1,100,000 in the previous year. Unrestricted reserves increased to £4,500,000, providing a strong financial buffer. The charity remains solvent and is prepared on a going concern basis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07248211

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Arts Council England — “Funded by The Arts Council England” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• LARNER, James David — director, appointed 15/12/2025on trustee list
• MEABY, Caroline Rokeya Sylvia Nicola — director, appointed 30/03/2023on trustee list
• NABIRYE, Mercy Harriet, Dr — director, appointed 07/07/2022on trustee list
• OKOJIE, Adesomo — director, appointed 07/06/2021on trustee list
• MORGAN, Lucy Anne — director, appointed 14/07/2020on trustee list
• BEN SOUSSAN, Camille — secretary, appointed 13/09/2012

Official officers record.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (49% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adesomo Okojie
• Caroline Rokeya Sylvia Nicola Meaby
• Dr Mercy Harriet Nabirye · trustee of 1 other charity
• James David Larner · trustee of 3 other charities
• Lucy Anne Morgan

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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