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ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE

Company no. 02928738 · PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
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ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE is an active 32-year-old company. One to note: has traded under 1 previous name. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
Has traded under 1 previous name
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
No outstanding charges or mortgages registered
Established — 32+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ yearsName changed
StatusActive
Company number02928738
TypePRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
Incorporated13 May 1994 · 32 yrs
Registered officeSt Paul's Church, Portland Square, Bristol, BS2 8SJ
Nature of business85421 - First-degree level higher education · 85510 - Sports and recreation education · 90030 - Artistic creation · 90040 - Operation of arts facilities
Next accounts due31 May 2027
Confirmation statement due27 May 2027
Previous namesACADEMY OF CIRCUS ARTS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE (22/12/2014)

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
1056852
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
16 Jul 1996
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£1,332,202 · year to 31 Aug 2025
Latest expenditure
£1,352,768

What ACADEMY FOR CONTEMPORARY CIRCUS AND PHYSICAL THEATRE does

1. The promotion of vocational training in circus skills and physical theatre; 2. The promotion of education and training in the creative and artistic application of circus skills and physical theatre in artistic performance; and3. The advancement of the arts through production and performance, with a particular focus on contemporary circus and physical theatre.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Aug 2025 £1,332,202 £1,352,768 −£20,566
31 Aug 2024 £1,262,729 £1,366,013 −£103,284
31 Aug 2023 £1,212,340 £1,414,547 −£202,207
31 Aug 2022 £1,307,125 £1,347,471 −£40,346
31 Aug 2021 £1,314,932 £1,222,280 £92,652

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (6)

Andy Hay
Trustee · appointed 26 Apr 2023
Laura Tanner
Trustee · appointed 25 Mar 2023
MARTIN SAMUEL Jones
Trustee · appointed 19 Dec 2024
Mark Nikos Panay
Trustee · appointed 30 Jan 2025
Melissa Louise Manuel
Trustee · appointed 19 Dec 2025
Norman Stephenson
Trustee · appointed 25 Mar 2023

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Directors & officers

HAY, Andy
Director · appointed 17 Apr 2023 · British
JONES, Martin Samuel
Director · appointed 19 Dec 2024 · British
MANUEL, Melissa Louise
Director · appointed 21 Jan 2026 · Canadian
PANAY, Mark Nikos
Director · appointed 1 Mar 2025 · British
STEPHENSON, Norman Michael
Director · appointed 25 Mar 2023 · British
TANNER, Laura
Director · appointed 25 Mar 2023 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Aug 2025
Next accounts due31 May 2027
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement13 May 2026
Next statement due27 May 2027
Accounts typeSmall company

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