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Think Circus SCIO

SC052613Registered charity from 12 June 2023
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Charity Information Operations Annual Submissions Income and Expenditure Charity Trustees
Charity Information:
The Name the Charity is Known By Think Circus
Address 36 Dalmeny Street
Out of the Blue Arts & Education
Postcode EH6 8RG
Website www.thinkcircus.co.uk
Regulatory Type Standard
Object:
4. The organisation's purposes are: 4.1. The advancement of the arts, in particular dance, circus and theatre, for artistic merit and the development of these artforms. 4.2 To promote for the benefit of the inhabitants of Edinburgh and the surrounding area the provision of recreational activities or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances or for the public at large in the interests of social welfare and with the object of improving the condition of life of the said inhabitants. 4.3 The advancement of education, for the public at large and also for young people experiencing disadvantage.
Operations:
What the charity is set up to do and how it does this:
Think Circus is an Edinburgh-based social circus, running community-based circus classes and projects across the city, including Leith, Granton and Craigmillar. Our mission is to take circus arts beyond the big top, contributing to a happier, healthier society. Reaching over 15,400 participants annually (including 75 regular participants), we are driven by core values of connection, quality and playfulness. You can find us popping up in local parks and community hubs with our Circus Bike, illuminating the evenings with our spell-binding fire and light performances, and encouraging young people to express themselves and build their confidence and skills through our regular projects. We teach easy to learn ground-based circus arts such as juggling, acrobatics, stilt-walking, hula hoop and balance skills, that don’t require expensive equipment and can be continued without us long after the initial spark. We also run artist development activities.
Charity Status: Active
Constitutional Form: SCIO (Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
Constitutional Form Date: 12 Jun 2023
Main Operating Location: City of Edinburgh
Number of Staff: 5
Number of Volunteers: 1-50
Purposes: "the advancement of education", "the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science", "the provision of recreational facilities, or the organisation of recreational activities, with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom the facilities or activities are primarily intended"
Beneficiaries: "Children or young people"
Types Of Activity Undertaken: "It carries out activities or services itself"
Annual Submissions:
Year End Income Expenditure Annual Return Received Accounts Received Latest Annual Reports and Accounts
30 Jun 2024 £102,994 £84,784 30 Oct 2024 Yes
30 Jun 2025 £178,346 £180,199 28 Mar 2026 Yes Download
If an annual return has been received on time (within nine months of the Year End Date), the 'Annual Return Received' box is green   . If an annual return is late, the box is red   .
Income and Expenditure:
Charity Trustees:
First Name Last Name
Gary Weston
Tuesday McPhail
Freya Pelton Pellie
Katherine Borrowdale
Carragh Mclavin
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