Circus City

Analysis

Circus City is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Circus City reported income of £42k and spending of £50k, spending 118% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £45k to £42k (-5.6%), an average of -1.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 196%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Circus City sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kandinsky Theatre Company (£42k), The Long Eaton and District Arts Council Limited (£42k) and Solihull Theatre Company Limited (£42k).