Highly Sprung Performance

Registered charity 1178239 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HIGHLY SPRUNG PERFORMANCE COMPANY

For the public benefit, to promote, improve and advance education in, and appreciation of, the arts of dance, drama and physical performance in particular but not exclusively among children and young people through the facilitation and management of educational workshops, participatory artsprojects, group work, residencies and events.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE ARTS OF DANCE, DRAMA AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONG CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE FACILITATION AND MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS, PARTICIPATORY ARTS PROJECTS, GROUP WORK, RESIDENCIES AND EVENTS.

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: Coventry, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£473k

Latest spending

£483k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £10,435, reducing its total funds from £68,952 to £58,517. The trustees report that reserves are below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure, noting that the maximum cash reserve required for closure is not currently covered by general reserves. The charity relies on diverse income streams including public funding and earned income to cover operating costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Public Funding (60% of income)

“Our income for 24/25 can be categorised as: Earned Income (30%), Public Funding (60%), and Corporate Funding & Donations (10%).” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £20k)

“The Trustees have reviewed the Reserves Policy and decided that Designated Reserves should include 3 months operating expenditure (not including restricted project expenditure) calculated at £62,861.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Governance: Governance - Less effective board, destabilisation of charity, lack of representation, not representative of audience, charity objectives are not met, lack of growth, inability to effectively reflect on and support objectives, lack of understanding of stakeholder needs.

“Governance - Less effective board, destabilisation of charity, lack of representation, not representative of audience, charity objectives are not met, lack of growth, inability to effectively reflect on and support objectives, lack of understanding of stakeholder needs.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 13
Government income: £20,581 — contracts £11,250 (3), grants £9,331 (1); 4% of the £472,825 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 23
Government income: £7,719 — grants £7,719 (2); 3% of the £268,930 total gross income on the same return

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

Volunteers: 15
Government income: £14,798 — grants £14,798 (3); 4% of the £341,939 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Simon Robert Goldhillchair
Carly Mee
Dr JOSEPHINE TROWSDALE
Emma Kirsty Gibbons
Rosalind Lucy Adams
Sian Jessica Lewis
Stephen David Bunting

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£473k	£483k
31/03/2024	£269k	£352k
31/03/2023	£342k	£340k
30/04/2022	£473k	£374k
30/04/2021	£188k	£173k

Common questions

Is Highly Sprung Performance financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net expenditure of £10,435, reducing its total funds from £68,952 to £58,517. The trustees report that reserves are below the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure, noting that the maximum cash reserve required for closure is not currently covered by general reserves. The charity relies on diverse income streams including public funding and earned income to cover operating costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Highly Sprung Performance?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Highly Sprung Performance as a grant recipient include THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY, THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	FY2024	£18k	Development of new cultural performance and educational project for children aged 3-7
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	FY2023	£12k	Development of new cultural performance and educational project for children aged 3-7
THE GOLDHILL FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	FY2025	£4k
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2026	£3k	Children / Young People
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	FY2025	£1k	Education and Training

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	22/10/2021	£49k	Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£267k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	1	£200k
JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION	1	£120k
LEEDS CULTURE TRUST	1	£25k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION	1	£17k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	1	£15k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with 20 STORIES HIGH.

20 STORIES HIGH income £627k
HIGH VOLTAGE PERFORMING ARTS income £23k
Showcase Performing Arts income £27k
SPRINGS DANCE COMPANY income £153k
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS income £642k
HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. income £319k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Highly Sprung Performance	£473k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
20 STORIES HIGH FY2025	£627k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HIGH VOLTAGE PERFORMING ARTS FY2025	£23k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
Showcase Performing Arts FY2025	£27k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPRINGS DANCE COMPANY FY2025	£153k	—	within	—	no doubt
ACTIVATE PERFORMING ARTS FY2025	£642k	—	above	—	no doubt

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