THE GIELGUD ACADEMY TRUST

Registered charity 1186845 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GIELGUD ACADEMY OF PERFORMING ARTS (GAPA), Walkhouse Gielgud Academy of Performing Arts

We are a performing arts school which offers a fully comprehensive professional training in drama, dance and musical theatre to children from aged 3 - 18. Scholarships and bursaries are available to the disadvantaged and needy.

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF PERFORMING ARTS, DANCE, DRAMA, SINGING, MUSIC AND OTHER RELATED SUBJECTS.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £1,138 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in net current liabilities of £556. The trustees report that reserves are held at zero because there is insufficient income, noting that staff are freelance or volunteers and facilities are paid for only when used.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Claire Matthewschair
• Catherine Greenwood
• Corinna Jean McCormick

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

Operates in: East Sussex · Surrey · West Sussex

Income and spending

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