CIR US
LEEDS
RECORDED DELIVERY
Registrar of Companies {England and Wales}
Companies House
Crown Way
Cardiff
CF14 3UZ
th
4 December 2024
Dear Sir/Madam
Flllng of Accounts- Circus Leeds - Charity number 1055291- A company limited by guarantee
number 02943849
Please find attached the Annual Report and Financial Statements for Circus Leeds for the year end 31
March 2024.
Should any issues arise, please contact Hayley Lloyd-Henry on 07963724607.
Kind regards
Hayley Lloyd-Henry
Trustee - Circus Leeds

Circus Leeds
Charity number 1055291
A company limited by guarantee number 02943849
Annual Report and Flnancial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
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Circus Leeds
Annual Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Contents
Page
Trustees, report
2to5
Examiner's report
Statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts
9t0 12
Prepared by West Yorkshlre Community AccountanGy Service CIO

Circus Leeds
Trustees. report for the year ended 31 March 2024
Reference and administrative details of the charity, its trust888 and advisors
The trustees during the financial year and up to and including the date the report was approved were:
Name
Position
Dates
Hayley Lloyd-Henry
Emma Sanderson
Louise Harvey
Deborah Jaffer
Kelly Hamilton
Sara Horrocks
Resigned 11 Sept 2023
Appointed 11 Sept 2023, resigned 22 July 2024
Charity number
1055291
Registered in England and Wales
Company number
02943849
Registered in England and Wales
Registered and principal address
Harehills Baptist Church
Hilton Place
Leeds
LS8 4HE
Bankers
Lloyds Bank plc
25 Gresham Street
London
EC2V 7HN
Independent examiner
Katy Sargeant
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House
34 Lupton Street
Leeds
LS10 2QW
structure, governance and management
The charity is a company limited by guarantee and was formed on 29 June 1994. It is governed by a
memorandum and articles of association, as amended 24 September 2021. The liability of the members in the
event of the company being wound up is limited to a sum not exceeding £1.
Method of recruitmant and appointment of trustees
The trustees of the charity are also the directors for the purposes of company law and are appointed by the
members at the AGM.

Circus Leeds
Trustees. report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Objectives and activities
The charity's objects
The advancement of education of the public, and in particular, but not so as to limit the generality of the
foregoing, promoting the education and training of young people under the age of 16, in the arts, crafts and
skills of circus in an accessible, safe and supportive environment.
The charity's maln a¢tlvltles
Providing fun and inspirational activities for young people in a safe and positive environment via the teaching of
circus skills, performance and creative crafts.
Public benefit statement
In setting our objectives and planning our activities our Trustees have given serious consideration to the Charity
Commission's general guidance on public benefit and in particular the advancement of education.
Achievements and performance
This has been a busy year for Circus Leeds wth regular classes and workshops, our programme of events and
partnership projects and the development of our Trauma Informed Practice project.
We have continued to work with the same team of staff, led by freelance circus artist and teacher Rosie Kelly,
as our Programme Coordinator. Rosie's specialist knowledge and professional experience of working with
children and adults with disabilities and complex needs has proved to be hugely valuable, both in terms of
delivering workshops and activities for groups, and in supporting the development of our trauma informed
practice project. During 2023-24 we worked wth an increasing number of disability groups and charities,
including Aspire Leeds, SCOPE and Mencap, often delivering regular sessions and working with groups over a
period of time. We worked with SCOPE to complete their Inclusion Mark, acknowledging our specialist
kno￿edge and skills in inclusive circus.
This focus on inclusion and access has also been crucial lo our trauma informed practice project. During this
year, we continued to deliver weekly sessions for Bracken Edge Primary School and the Co-op Academy in
Harehills. These were highly targeted, small group sessions working with children who had experienced or were
at risk of experiencing trauma responses to challenging life events or ongoing family circumstances. Introducing
circus skills as a way to increase the 'protective factors, for children has proved to be highly successful in
supporting the children to continue lo attend school and engage positively with their peers and teachers.
Supported by Forum Central and peer support through regular meetings with the project team, this project has
helped to steer Circus Leeds towards a focus on specialist inclusive circus and to ensuring all our aclivities are
conducted in a trauma informed way, including our regular classes and workshops. This has led lo further
conversations with the University of Leeds and to a pilot project which we planned in early 2024 and delivered in
April 2024. This project will inform a major funding bid for Circus Leeds and the University of Leeds to the
AHRC (Arts & Humanities Research Council) for a research project exploring the wider benefits of circus as a
trauma-infomied, inclusive practice.
Our regular programme of classes at Harehills Lane Baptist Church has continued during term time, with 5
regular aerial classes on Wednesdays and Fridays, and our weekly Circus Club for 8- 16 year olds on Fridays.
The work undertaken in the previous year to improve our aerial space and increase cur class capacity enabled
us to increase class sizes and opportunities for trainee support teachers. Numbers have steadily increased,
though remain small for the Circus Club.

Circus Leeds
Trustees. report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Achievéments and performance continued
We delivered a large number of workshops and events this year, including Otley Show, the Canal & River Trust,
Leeds City CoLtncil's Breeze events, Harehills Indian Women's Group and schools including Harehills,
Bankside. Gledhow and Talbot Primaries. We also presented a full day of circus activity for the Leeds NHS
Young People's Mental Health conference at Pudsey Town Hall and ran a Juggling for Mindfulness session for
teachers at Rosebank Primary. We were delighted to be part of LEEDS2023, running events in Seacroft and
Harehills. In total during this year, we ran 68 events. reaching an estimated 7,000 young people, in addition to
our regular classes and funded projects. Much of this work was supported by our funding from the Flint Family
Fund through Leeds Community Foundation, which continued until January 2024. This funding supported
Rosie's role as well as contributing to the costs of running workshops and classes both at Harehills Lane and
across the city, wth a particular focus on reaching new communities.
Without the Flint Family funding, this level of activity is proving challenging, and we are noticing the impact of
reduced funding on our client organisations across the city, many of thom are also facing financial challenges.
Although our overheads remain deliberately low, like most small charities we are finding it increasingly difficult
to invest in staff training, marketing and new activities unless this is supported by project funding. This sort of
project funding is proving increasingly Gompetilive to secure. Time-consuming applications written by our
volunteer Trustees to the National Lottery Community Fund, Pears Youth Fund, Mayor's Fund for Safer
Communities and Leeds City Council's Play Enabling Grant all received positive feedback this year but were
ultimately unsuccessful. Building new partnerships, eg. with the University of Leeds, ensuring we develop a
specialism around disability and inclusive praclice, managing our outgoings carefully and developing a robust
business model for our regular cla55e5 and events have ensured we remain financially stable. But the focus on
survival rather than developrnent and growth remains frustrating.
We appointed a new trustee, Kelly Hamilton, LEEDS2023 Community Host for Harehills and Gipton, in March
2023. Sara Horrocks, School Counsellor and Mental Health Lead for the Co-op Academy in Harehills joined the
board in September 2023, but Stepped down in July 2024, and Lou Harvey stood down as a Trustee in
September 2023.
Financial review
The net income for the year was £1,955, including net income of £751 on unrestricted funds and net income of
£1,204 on restricted funds after transfers.
Reserves policy
The charity's free reserves at the year end were £3,642.
As the activity and income for Circus Leeds has grown over recent years, the Trustees are mindful of the need
to manage reserves responsibly and lo acknowledge current challenges in securing new funding. Our aim is to
build sufficient reserves lo cover at least 3 months of running costs, which is currently the case.

Circus Leeds
Trustees. report (continued) for the year ended 31 March 2024
Statement of trustees, responsibilities
The Irustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the
Trustees report and the financial statements in accordance with the applicable law and UK Accounting Standards.
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources,
including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for the year. In preparing these financial
slatements, the trustees are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently.,
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP.,
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent.,
state whether applicable UK accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures
disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
prepare the accounts on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable
company will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records ￿th1¢h disclose with reasonable accuracy at
any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial accounts
comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and
hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
This report has been prepared in accordance wth the Statement of Recommended Practice." Accounting and
Reporting by Charities (Charities SORP (FRS102)), and in accordance with the special provisions of the
Companies Act 2006 relating to small companie5.
Approved by the board of trustees on
25 November 2024
Signed..
Name.. .Hayley.Llo.yd-.Henry..

Circus Leeds
Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Circus Leeds
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year
ended 31 March 2024, which are set out on pages 7 to 12.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charsty's trustees of the charitable company (and also its directors for the purposes of company lawl
you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies
Act 2006 ('Ihe 2006 Act'l.
Having Satisfied myself that the accounts of the charitable company are not required to be audiled under Part
16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible far independent examination. I report in respect of my examination of your
charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act I'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my
examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5){bl of the
2011 Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection
with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act. or
2 the accounts do not accord with those records., or
3 the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than
any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an
independent examination., or
4 the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of
Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities lapplicable to charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of
Ireland (FRS 102)].
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which
attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be
reached.
Signed..
Name.. Katy Sargeant
211212024
West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO
Stringer House
34 Luplon Street
Leeds
LS10 2QW

Circus Leeds
Statement of Financial Activities
(including summary Income and expenditure account)
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Notes
2024
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
Total
funds
Income from:
Grants and donations
Sales and fees
Total Income
121
14,695
14,695
35,376
50,071
23,345
23,256
46,601
35,376
35,376
14,695
Expenditure on:
Equipment, materials and maintenance
Insurance
Freelance and professional fees
Independent examination
Volunteer expenses
Training
Marketing
Website
Booking system fees
Room hire
Subscriptions
Bank fees
Total expenditure
Net income 1 (expenditure)
216
216
414
35,638
600
3,677
172
23,498
600
379
528
6,934
273
463
2,860
62
215
39,661
6,940
414
24,923
600
10,715
6,342
80
580
1,370
60
256
34,625
751
6,342
80
580
3,930
60
256
48,116
1,955
2,560
13,491
1,204
Fund balances brought forward
Fund balances carried fonvard
2.891
3.642
9,195
10,399
12,086
14,041
5,146
12,086
131
All incoming resources and resources expended derive from continuing activities.

Circus Leeds
Balance sheet
as at 31 March 2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Current assets
Debtor5 and prepayments
Cash at bank
Total current assets
141
243
3,999
4.242
243
14.398
14.641
2,530
13,533
16,063
10.399
10,399
Current liabilities".
amounts falling due within one year
Creditors and accruals
Total current liabilities
151
600
600
600
600
3,977
3,977
Net current assets l (liabilities)
3,642
10,399
14,041
12,086
Net assets
3,642
10,399
14,041
12,086
Funds
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
Total funds
3,642
3,642
10,399
14,041
2.891
9,195
12.086
10,399
10,399
3,642
For Ihe year ev)ding 31 March 2024 the charitable company was entitled to exemption from atjdit under section 477 of the Companies Act
2006 relating lo small cotnpanies.
The membeTS have nol requiTed the tharitable company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordan￿ with
seGtion 476. The trustees Iwho are also the directors for the ptjrposes of company lawl ad(nowledge their responsibilities for complying
with the requirements of the Act wf(h respect lo accvunting record8 and the preparation of 8¢counls.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance wlh the provisions applicable lo companies subjed lo the srnall oofflp8nies' regitne
and with FRS 102 leffeclive January 20191.
The financial ststements were approved by the board of trustees on
.25 November 2024,,................
Signed,
rustee)
Name..
-Hayley Lloyd-Henry.....

Circus Leeds
Notes to the accounts
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1 Accounting policies
Basis of accountlng
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost
or transaction value unless othetwise stated in the relevant notels) to these accounts. The financial
statements have been prepared in accordance wth the Statement of Recommended Practice..
Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance Imth the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021 {effeclive 1 January 2019)
and with the Charities Act 2011.
The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
There has been no change to the accounting policies since last year.
No changes have been made to the accounts for previous years.
Going concern
The trustees are satisfied that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the Statement of Financial Activilies {SOFAI when the charity
becomes entitled to the resources, if it is more likely than not that the trustees wwll receive the resources
and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.
Grants and donations
Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the charity has unconditional enlitlement to
the resources.
Where grants are related to performance and specific deliverables, they are accounted for as the charity
earns the right to consideration by its performance.
Expenditure and liabilities
Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Liabilities are recognised where it
is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out the
resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainly.
Taxation
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and
capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it
relates.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discrets'on of the trustees in furtherance of the general
objectives of the charity.
Restricted funds are subjected lo restrictions on their expendilure imposed by the donor or through the
terms of an appeal.
Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the accounts.

Circus Leeds
Notes to the accounts continued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
2 Grants and donations
2024
Unrestricted
funds
2024
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
Total
funds
Leeds Community Foundation (LCF)
Sport England
other donalion5
14,695
14,695
14,695
8,600
50
23,345
14,695
14,695
3 Restricted funds
Balance blf
Incoming
Outgoin9
Transfers
Balance clf
LCF - Flint Family Fund
LCF- Trauma Informed Work
3,000
6,195
9,195
4,700
9.995
14.695
7,664
5,827
13,491
36
10,363
10,399
Fund name
LCF- Flinl Family Fund
Purpose of restriction
Towards costs of bringing circus to young people across Leeds through
taster sessions, workshops and classes.
LCF- Trauma Informed Work To work wth local schools in Harehills to develop and test a model for using
circus practice a5 a way to build protective factors in children and young
people have experienced or are at risk of experiencing adversity and
trauma.
4 Debtors and prepayments
2024
2023
Debtor5
Prepayments
2,290
240
2,530
243
243

Circus Leeds
Notes to the accounts contlnued
for the year ended 31 March 2024
5 Credltors and accruals
2024
2023
Creditors
Accruals
2,842
1,135
3,977
600
600
6 Related party transactlons
Trustee expenses
No trustee received any expenses during this year or the previous year,
Trustee remuneration and b8n8fits
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.

Clrcus Leeds
Statement of Financial Activlties including comparatives for all funds
(including summary income and expenditure account)
for the year ended 31 March 2024
2024
2023
2024
2023
Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Reslricted
funds
funds
funds
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
Total
fund5
Income
Grants and donations
Sales and fees
Total income
50
23.256
23,306
14,695
23,295
14,695
35,376
50,071
23,345
23,256
46,601
35,376
35.376
14.695
23,295
Expendlture
Equipment, materials and maintenan
Insurance
Freelance and professional fees
Independent examination
Volunteer expenses
Training
Marketing
Webstte
Booking system fees
Room hire
Subscriptions
Bank fees
Total expenditure
Net income I lexpenditure
1,206
172
9,498
600
279
328
6,634
123
463
1.260
62
215
20,840
2,466
216
2,471
216
414
35,638
600
3,677
172
23,498
600
379
528
6,934
273
463
2,860
62
215
39,661
6,940
414
24,923
600
10,715
14.000
100
200
300
150
6.342
80
580
1,370
60
256
34,625
751
6,342
80
580
3,930
60
256
48,116
1,955
2.560
1,600
13,491
1,204
18,821
4.474
Fund balances brought forward
Fund balances carried forward
2,891
3,642
425
2,891
9,195
10,399
4,721
9,195
12,086
14,041
5,146
12,086
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