LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET
Registered charity 1165961 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
London Childrens Ballet is a charity & performance company that uses dance to change lives. The charity hasa successful 25-year track record of creating popular, original ballet productions for a family audience, givingexceptional training & performance opportunities for free to children from all backgrounds & enablingaudiences who are either financially/physically restricted to enjoy ballet
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £82,023 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by a downturn in ticket sales for its annual production and rising costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £127,032 to £45,009, and the trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern based on cashflow forecasts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: LCB Productions Ltd
“The Charity has an investment in LCB Productions Ltd, it is a wholly owned subsidiary that is currently dormant.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
LCB PRODUCTIONS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Unpaid share capital of £1 noted.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — London Children's Ballet (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reported reserves equal ~0.5 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 (44% 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: 7.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/05/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JIM GIBSONchair
- Ann Iveson
- Gavin William McCaig
- Georgina Harriet Hazell Kivell
- Julie Rachel Bolsom
- Kamilah Downing
- STEPHANIE SHEPARD COBB
- Sean Flanagan
- Terry Gibson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £82,023 for the year ended 31 July 2025, driven by a downturn in ticket sales for its annual production and rising costs. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £127,032 to £45,009, and the trustees confirmed the charity remains a going concern based on cashflow forecasts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET?
Funders whose own accounts filings name LONDON CHILDREN'S BALLET as a grant recipient include THE BLAKEY FOUNDATION, THE BUFFINI CHAO FOUNDATION, THE MILLBY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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