Finance Score: -50
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • In administration/insolvent: -50
  • No PartB
    Overall GiG Score: -50 ?

    THE NORTH EAST CIRCUS DEVELOPMENT TRUST

    The NECDT, known as Circus Central, works to give people of all ages the chance to develop to their full potential through the exploration of physical & creative skills inherent in circus. We support individuals and communities by providing circus activities for people of all ages, abilities & back-grounds in order to support personal & professional development, and have fun!
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • This charity is in Administration or Insolvent

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit £k
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    28/03/22£250£249£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/21£173£141£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/20£122£145£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/19£153£122£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/18£78£65£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/17£167£179£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/16*£162£149£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/15£107£113£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/14*£103£127£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/13*£118£115£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/12£93£96£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
    28/03/11£179£120£59n/an/an/an/an/an/a

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 14 years

    www.circuscentral.co.uk

    admin@circuscentral.co.uk

    07738089921

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • Recreation
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Durham, Gateshead, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, Redcar And Cleveland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who supports them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£84,686
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£25,000
    Sport England£12,766
    National Lottery Community Fund£9,878
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £3,500 20/04/2022
    Running costs for a project which enables young people from across the north east to research, develop and create a performance of "if you really knew me" to premiere at circus central in autumn 2022
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £3,000 07/04/2022
    General charitable purposes
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £30,000 07/04/2022
    Year 1 (22/23) core costs to support overhead and staffing for work in newcastle
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £2,000 01/04/2022
    Supporting a student in their study of a two year Level 3 BTEC Extended Diploma in Performing Arts with Circus programme from October 2021-August 2023
    Sport England - Jubilee Fund - Silver Circus
    £8,310 30/03/2022
    This project will fund the set up of an over 55 circus group for 2 hours a week for 11 months.
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £2,908 17/03/2022
    Running costs to deliver an 8-week programme of vital, skills enhancing opportunities, face-to-face, in circus skills or young people identifying as LGBTQIA+
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £1,278 23/02/2022
    Delivering a pilot peer-to-peer project to introduce circus skills and a session based on the interests and abilities of the young people engaged
    National Lottery Community Fund - Project Re-engage
    £9,878 19/11/2021
    The funding will be used to deliver circus skills and activities to deprived children and young people in Newcastle upon Tyne. This will provide participants with a safe space diversionary and social activities wellbeing mentor support with guided ....more
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £10,000 24/06/2021
    Core running throughout 2021-2022 for work in Newcastle (uplift)
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The North East Circus Development Trust
    £32,000 24/06/2021
    Core running throughout 2021-2022 for work in Newcastle
    Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
    £4,456 19/05/2021
    3
    Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Core costs and request for capital development Year 3
    £25,000 02/04/2020
    Core costs and request for capital development Year 3
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Core costs and request for capital development Year 2
    £25,000 01/04/2019
    Core costs and request for capital development Year 2
    Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Core costs and request for capital development Year 1
    £25,000 04/01/2018
    Core costs and request for capital development Year 1
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Magpie Circus Pilot
    £7,000 01/04/2017
    Magpie Circus Pilot
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Core Year 3
    £30,000 01/04/2017
    Core Year 3
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Core Year 2
    £30,000 01/04/2016
    Towards Core Year 2
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Magpie Circus Pilot
    £12,450 01/04/2016
    Towards Magpie Circus Pilot
    Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Core Year 1
    £30,000 01/04/2015
    Towards Core Year 1
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • ELISE RANA HOPPER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Businesswoman
    • GARETH DICK Appointed: 2021
    • MICHA LAING Appointed: 2022
    • ROSIE BRISTOW Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/06/2010, number: 1136254
    • Registered at Companies House on 01/07/2009, number: 06949073
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    12 returns made; AR16: 31 days late, AR14: 47 days late, AR13: 2 days late,
    Main office

    Circus Central at Mill Lane
    Mill Lane Youth Centre
    Sceptre Street
    Newcastle upon Tyne
    NE4 6PR

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE PRACTICE AND UNDERSTANDING OF CIRCUS AND STREET ARTS (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: MUSIC, SONG, DANCE, MIME, ACROBATICS, JUGGLING, TRAPEZE, HIGH WIRE AND STREET PERFORMANCE) IN THE NORTHERN REGION AND SUCH OTHER PLACES AT THE DISCRETION OF THE BOARD BY THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(I) PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING A BUILDING (KNOWN AS CIRCUS CENTRAL) USED FOR THE PRODUCTION, PRESENTATION, PARTICIPATION, ENJOYMENT AND UNDERSTANDING BY THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF CIRCUS AND STREET ARTS;(II) BRINGING TOGETHER, MAINTAINING AND PROMOTING THE WORK OF OTHER LIKE CIRCUSES AND STREET ART ORGANISATIONS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT;(III) PROVIDING AND PROMOTING EDUCATIONAL COURSES, PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES ACROSS A BROAD RANGE OF CIRCUS AND STREET ARTS TECHNIQUES AND SKILLS; AND(IV) SEEKING TO ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST STANDARDS AND EXCELLENCE IN CIRCUS AND STREET ARTS SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES AND IN THE WORK OF THE COMPANY LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.THE NORTHERN REGION MEANS THE ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS OF THE BOROUGHS OF GATESHEAD, NORTH TYNESIDE, SOUTH TYNESIDE, HARTLEPOOL, MIDDLESBOROUGH, REDCAR AND EAST CLEVELAND, STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON; THE COUNTIES OF DURHAM AND NORTHUMBERLAND; AND THE CITIES OF SUNDERLAND AND NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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