# Circus City

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181762
- **Other names:** HANDSTAND ARTS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 28, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1181762


## Contact

- **Address:** 22 Victoria Avenue, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS5 9NG
- **Phone:** 07980639255
- **Email:** rhiannon@bristolcircuscity.com
- **Website:** www.bristolcircuscity.com



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE ARTS THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF CIRCUS PERFORMANCES AND OTHER PERFORMANCE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THOSE PEOPLE LIVING IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS.

**Activities:** Circus City (previously known as Handstand Arts) works to advance the arts through the presentation of circus performances and other arts for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively for those people living in Bristol and the surrounding areas




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1, 2025 | £42462 | £50117 | — | — |
| April 1, 2024 | £153347 | £164373 | — | — |
| April 1, 2023 | £51799 | £13739 | — | — |
| April 1, 2022 | £119776 | £140813 | — | — |
| April 1, 2021 | £44965 | £32145 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **KATE WEBB** (Chair) — appointed July 2, 2018
- Amy Nicholls — appointed June 27, 2023
- Anna Duncan — appointed Jan. 14, 2025
- Haleema Maria Mekani — appointed Jan. 14, 2025
- Manya Benenson — appointed Jan. 14, 2025
- Sascha Karissa Goslin — appointed Dec. 2, 2019