Central School of Ballet Charitable Trust Limited

Analysis

Central School of Ballet Charitable Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01657717). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Central School of Ballet Charitable Trust Limited reported income of £3.4m and spending of £4.0m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £3.9m to £3.4m (-12%), an average of -3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income dropped by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Central School of Ballet Charitable Trust Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Goldsmiths Centre (£3.4m), Woolwich Creative District Trust (£3.4m) and Exeter Northcott Theatre Company (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, donations and legacies 11%, trading 8.9% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.0%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 84 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.