EUPHORIC CIRCUS CIO
Our service aims to promote the physical and social-emotional wellbeing of young people aged 5-25, through a range of programmes and projects linking them up with their communities. We use social circus as a platform to empower and engage young people while providing youth workers. We facilitate the ideas of young people by training them in project management and leadership.
Objects
1. THE PROMOTION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN CIRCUS SKILLS.2. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC APPLICATION OF CIRCUS SKILLS IN ARTISTIC PERFORMANCE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a £7.2k deficit for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £22.3k held in the bank. The trustees note that the organisation faces funding fragility and relies on short-term restricted grants, but remains committed to sustaining delivery across rural communities.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/09/2025
- Volunteers: 4
- Government income: £23,084 — contracts £11,542 (4), grants £11,542 (4); 34% of the £67,691 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/09/2024
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £11,940 — contracts £8,940 (3), grants £3,000 (1); 23% of the £51,808 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/09/2023
- Volunteers: 8
- Government income: £24,364 — contracts £22,364 (3), grants £2,000 (1); 60% of the £40,349 total gross income on the same return
- Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 01/09/2024 (received 24/07/2025, 23 days after the 01/07/2025 due date).
Trustees
- Heather Turnerchair
- Bilal Ahmed
- KIRSTY MAHONEY
- Niall McNulty
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 01/09/2025 | £68k | £68k |
| 01/09/2024 | £52k | £52k |
| 01/09/2023 | £40k | £32k |
| 01/09/2022 | £26k | £37k |
| 01/09/2021 | £30k | £14k |
Common questions
Is EUPHORIC CIRCUS CIO financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a £7.2k deficit for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £22.3k held in the bank. The trustees note that the organisation faces funding fragility and relies on short-term restricted grants, but remains committed to sustaining delivery across rural communities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds EUPHORIC CIRCUS CIO?
Funders whose own accounts filings name EUPHORIC CIRCUS CIO as a grant recipient include FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOLEHIRD TRUST, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £10k | |
| THE HOLEHIRD TRUST | FY2022 | £3k | |
| THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k | Youth & Employment |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/12/2025 | £19k | u4x (You For X) |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 2 | £34k |
| BBC CHILDREN IN NEED | 1 | £100k |
| The Teesside Charity | 1 | £45k |
| JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATION | 1 | £25k |
| CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE YAPP CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| THE CHARIS TRUST | 1 | £4k |
Charities like this
- SPIRAL SKILLS CIO
- Y SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
- HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO
- MAKING A DIFFERENCE
- EDGE HILL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE
- THAME YOUTH PROJECTS GROUP (CIO)
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUPHORIC CIRCUS CIO | £68k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SPIRAL SKILLS CIO | £567k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| Y SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE | £282k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| HAPPY HILL ESSEX CIO | £379k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MAKING A DIFFERENCE | £30k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EDGE HILL YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CENTRE | £122k | £40,477 | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |