• The Bottom Line: Grants for the Arts 2007-2012

    2007-2012
    circus grants for the arts

    Hi there. The stats above and below represent Grants for the Arts Awards allocated to circus companies/projects by Arts Council England in the five years from 2007-2012. Because there's no category for circus within the funding system, the data is partly interpretative. Awards are included here if the applicant was a circus company / organisation or if the funded activity was focused primarily on the sector.

    Note as well that while Grants for the Arts is a significant funding stream for arts projects in England there are other sources of subvention — including other programmes managed by Arts Council England, as well as trust and foundation funding schemes — that circus has benefited from.

    Below are breakdowns for each year; you can hover over the blue and red grant blocks to see details for that award.

    You can also download the raw data here.

    2007-2008
    grants

    18 theatre grants totalling £428,568

    of 535 grants totalling £11,157,735

    0 combined arts grants

    of 345 grants totalling £8,423,061
    total subvention

    £428,568

    average grant size

    £23,809

    individuals vs organisations

    3%
    £14,870

    97%
    £413,698
    London vs not London

    42%
    £182,055

    58%
    £246,513
    2008-2009
    grants

    12 theatre grants totalling £245,004

    of 512 grants totalling £11,997,781

    3 combined arts grants totalling £50,499

    of 311 grants totalling £9,428,012
    total subvention

    £295,503

    average grant size

    £19,700

    individuals vs organisations

    6%
    £17,619

    94%
    £277,884
    London vs not London

    20%
    £59,762

    80%
    £235,741
    2009-2010
    grants

    20 theatre grants totalling £542,198

    of 547 grants totalling £11,624,645

    4 combined arts grants totalling £144,119

    of 368 grants totalling £10,886,337
    total subvention

    £686,317

    average grant size

    £28,597

    individuals vs organisations

    11%
    £72,192

    89%
    £614,125
    London vs not London

    72%
    £491,356

    28%
    £194,961
    2010-2011
    grants

    13 theatre grants totalling £492,841

    of 558 grants totalling £12,652,573

    5 combined arts grants totalling £38,915

    of 323 grants totalling £10,511,263
    total subvention

    £531,756

    average grant size

    £29,542

    individuals vs organisations

    8%
    £43,577

    92%
    £488,179
    London vs not London

    77%
    £412,051

    23%
    £119,705
    2011-2012
    grants

    20 theatre grants totalling £692,151

    of 749 grants totalling £18,922,009

    5 combined arts grants totalling £197,125

    of 365 grants totalling £13,620,008
    total subvention

    £889,276

    average grant size

    £35,571

    individuals vs organisations

    4%
    £33,068

    96%
    £488,179
    London vs not London

    40%
    £354,890

    60%
    £534,386

    £2,675

    Recipient: Amy Darwin
    Project Name: Academy of Circus Arts

    West Midlands, Individual

    £5000

    Recipient: Swamp Circus
    Project Name: Circo Kernow 2008

    South West, Organisation

    £24,762

    Recipient: Scarabeus Theatre Ltd
    Project Name: Organisational development

    London, Organisation

    £8,819

    Recipient: Rachel Pollard
    Project Name: Green Eyed Zero: In the Shadow of Picture Frames

    South West, Individual

    £8,177

    Recipient: BandBazi
    Project Name: Project Development - Two Lovers Together Clinging

    South East, Organisation

    £26,477

    Recipient: BandBazi
    Project Name: Love Indeed

    South East, Organisation

    £15,634

    Recipient: Playbox Theatre Ltd
    Project Name: Circus City

    West Midlands, Organisation

    £48,135

    Recipient: Laugh4Life Ltd
    Project Name: Circus Skills Workshop

    East Midlands, Organisation

    £34,200

    Recipient: Cirque Bijou Productions Ltd
    Project Name: Tightrope and Project 360

    South West, Organisation

    £65,000

    Recipient: Greentop Community Circus Centre
    Project Name: Strategic Development of Greentop Circus

    Yorkshire and The Humber, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Gisele Edwards
    Project Name: Three Year Business Plan and Development

    London, Individual

    £1,125

    Recipient: Emma Bloomfield
    Project Name: Circus skills course at the Academy of Circus Arts

    North East, Individual

    £4,999

    Recipient: Skylight Circus Arts
    Project Name: Skylight Circus School

    North West, Organisation

    £15,500

    Recipient: Skylight Circus Arts
    Project Name: Circus Animateur Training Programme

    North West, Organisation

    £30,000

    Recipient: Remarkable Productions
    Project Name: Circus & Street Arts Prog' of Paradise Gardens '09

    London, Organisation

    £33,000

    Recipient: North East Circus Development Trust
    Project Name: Five Rings Circus Festival and Circus Building

    North East, Organisation

    £11,320

    Recipient: Geneva Foster Gluck
    Project Name: Development of The Sugar Beast Circus new show

    London, Individuals

    £14,500

    Recipient: Cirque Bijou Productions
    Project Name: Step Up 2009

    South West, Organisation

    £75,740

    Recipient: Nofit State Community Circus Ltd
    Project Name: Parklife Phase Two

    Cardiff Central, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: New World Circus Ltd
    Project Name: Circus Fiesta

    Yorkshire and The Humber, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Acrojou Circus Theatre
    Project Name: Dream Song

    South East, Organisation

    £120,700

    Recipient: The Roundhouse
    Project Name: Circus Development Programme II

    London, Organisation

    £4,959

    Recipient: Meline Danielewicz
    Project Name: The Maids - a Circus Theatre Application

    London, Individuals

    £20,432

    Recipient: Gandini Juggling
    Project Name: Jugglers' Dream (working title)

    London, Organisation

    £55,000

    Recipient: Ockham's Razor
    Project Name: The Mill - creation, premieres, previews

    London, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Circus Project (The)
    Project Name: Playback - Brighton & Hove Youth Circus

    South East, Organisation

    £4,950

    Recipient: So & So Circus Theatre
    Project Name: The Hot Dots

    London, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Let's Circus
    Project Name: Circadia

    North East, Organisation

    £3,152

    Recipient: Lindsey Butcher
    Project Name: Injury prevention and conditioning for aerialists

    South East, Individuals

    £41,300

    Recipient: Layla Rosa
    Project Name: What If...? & Strings on Strings

    London, Individuals

    £4,950

    Recipient: Swamp Circus Trust Limited
    Project Name: Nursery crimes

    Yorkshire and The Humber, Organisation

    £4,500

    Recipient: Richard Durnford
    Project Name: Cafe Sway

    South West, Individuals

    £44,734

    Recipient: Company FZ
    Project Name: We Can Be Heros

    London, Organisation

    £76,000

    Recipient: Crying Out Loud
    Project Name: Jeunes Talents Cirque UK

    London, Organisation

    £6,961

    Recipient: Tim Lenkiewicz
    Project Name: Diary Of A Madman - research and development

    London, Individuals

    £24,000

    Recipient: Cirque Bijou Productions
    Project Name: Step Up 2010

    South West, Organisation

    £15,119

    Recipient: Blackpool Circus School
    Project Name: The National Youth Circus Event 2010

    North West, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Psychological Art Circus
    Project Name: Performance Festival at Area 10 Project Space

    London, Organisation

    £100,000

    Recipient: Crying Out Loud
    Project Name: Lost In Music

    London, Organisation

    £10,000

    Recipient: Psychological Art Circus
    Project Name: Human Document - Tour 2010

    London, Organisation

    £9,575

    Recipient: BandBazi
    Project Name: Mindwalking

    South East, Organisation

    £35,858

    Recipient: Upswing
    Project Name: Fallen

    London, Organisation

    £8,233

    Recipient: Leo and Yam - Arial Circus Theatre
    Project Name: 'Some Like It...'

    London, Organisation

    £9,960

    Recipient: Matt Pang
    Project Name: Shuki (working title)

    South West, Individual

    £74,000

    Recipient: Ockham's Razor
    Project Name: The Mill Autumn Tour

    London, Organisation

    £50,000

    Recipient: The Circus Space
    Project Name: The Lift Off Project

    London, Organisation

    £4,190

    Recipient: Danny Schlesinger
    Project Name: The Balloon Gardener

    London, Individual

    £5,180

    Recipient: Stefano Di Renzo
    Project Name: Research and development for a new piece of work

    London, Individual

    £179,970

    Recipient: Crying Out Loud
    Project Name: Crying Out Loud On Tour (COLOT) 2011 -12

    London, Organisation

    £40,000

    Recipient: CIRCOLOMBIA
    Project Name: URBAN II.

    London, Organisation

    £56,243

    Recipient: BandBazi
    Project Name: Mind Walking Production and Tour

    South East, Organisation

    £9,632

    Recipient: Rachel Pollard
    Project Name: Green Eyed Zero: folie a deux

    South West, Individual

    £10,000

    Recipient: Dizzy O'Dare Presents...
    Project Name: From The Inky Deep

    South East, Organisation

    £9,995

    Recipient: Rachel Pollard
    Project Name: Green Eyed Zero: folie a deux

    South West, Individual

    £5,000

    Recipient: Square Peg Productions
    Project Name: Woven in the Fabric

    Yorkshire and The Humber, Organisation

    £4,620

    Recipient: Francesca Hyde
    Project Name: Instants

    London, Individual

    £9,300

    Recipient: Acrojou Circus Theatre
    Project Name: Wake (previous working title: "Dream Song")

    South East, Organisation

    £100,000

    Recipient: Greentop Community Circus Centre
    Project Name: Circus North

    Yorkshire and The Humber, Organisation

    £17,098

    Recipient: Scarabeus Theatre Ltd
    Project Name: Heartland Tour

    London, Organisation

    £18,478

    Recipient: Geneva Foster Gluck
    Project Name: {Event(Dimension):}

    London, Individual

    £41,901

    Recipient: Mimbre
    Project Name: Falling Up

    London, Organisation

    £10,000

    Recipient: Ockham's Razor
    Project Name: R&D for "Not Until We Are Lost"

    London, Organisation

    £22,045

    Recipient: So & So Circus Theatre
    Project Name: Backgammon for Beginners

    London, Organisation

    £10,000

    Recipient: Circus Project (The)
    Project Name: Rolling on the Floor Laughing

    South East, Organisation

    £5,500

    Recipient: Action for Children's Arts
    Project Name: Circus for Children and Family Audiences

    London, Organisation

    £99,500

    Recipient: Circus Futures
    Project Name: Circus Futures

    South West, Organisation

    £4,640

    Recipient: Catherine Boot
    Project Name: Professional development at Circomedia

    East Midlands, Individual

    £35,611

    Recipient: Acrojou Circus Theatre
    Project Name: Wake

    South East, Organisation

    £9,950

    Recipient: Francesca Hyde
    Project Name: Lost Post

    London, Individual

    £8,000

    Recipient: Jacksons Lane
    Project Name: Trapeze

    London, Organisation

    £81,160

    Recipient: North East Circus Development Trust
    Project Name: Circus Central - training and resources

    North East, Organisation

    £9,000

    Recipient: Invisible Circus, The
    Project Name: Organisational Development

    South West, Organisation

    £66,896

    Recipient: Cirquit Productions Limited
    Project Name: Square Peg Set Sail

    London, Organisation

    £7,517

    Recipient: Gandini Juggling
    Project Name: Developing Smashed to a full length indoors piece

    London, Organisation

    £34,855

    Recipient: Upswing
    Project Name: Organisational Development

    London, Organisation

    £100,000

    Recipient: Nofit State Community Circus Ltd
    Project Name: Touring Investment

    Other, Organisation

    £10,000

    Recipient: Ockham's Razor
    Project Name: Not Until We Are Lost

    London, Organisation

    £23,625

    Recipient: Cirque Bijou Productions
    Project Name: Step Up 2011

    South West, Organisation

    £6,650

    Recipient: Circus Suburbia
    Project Name: Picnic with the Circus

    London, Organisation

    £8,500

    Recipient: Greater Morpeth Development Trust
    Project Name: Lord Sanger's Circus Heritage Trail

    North East, Organisation

    £62,350

    Recipient: Blackpool Council
    Project Name: Showzam 2012

    North West, Organisation

    £96,000

    Recipient: Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
    Project Name: THE EXHIBITIONISTS

    London, Organisation

    £44,900

    Recipient: Albert & Friends Instant Circus
    Project Name: The Third International Youth Service

    London, Organisation

    £10,284

    Recipient: BandBazi
    Project Name: Development Of Bandbazi Youth Circus Theatre

    South East, Organisation

    £12,100

    Recipient: Bristol City Council
    Project Name: Harbour Festival St Theatre & Circus Commissions

    South West, Organisation

    £15,310

    Recipient: Circus Berzercus
    Project Name: Arts in Education Project with Year 2 Pupils

    South West, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Company FZ
    Project Name: Cabaret Besame Mucho

    London, Organisation

    £10,000

    Recipient: Dream State Circus
    Project Name: Hip Hat Hooray 2007

    North East, Organisation

    £42,845

    Recipient: London Artists Projects Ltd
    Project Name: Lost in Music

    London, Organisation

    £4,870

    Recipient: Matt Pang
    Project Name: Full Twist

    South West, Individual

    £156,800

    Recipient: Nofit State Community Circus Ltd
    Project Name: Taboo - National tour

    Other, Organisation

    £60,000

    Recipient: Ockham's Razor
    Project Name: Ockham's Razor National Tour 2008

    London, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Penny Mayes
    Project Name: Circus Arts in London Venues Research

    London, Individual

    £14,410

    Recipient: Scarabeus Theatre Ltd
    Project Name: The Wheel

    London, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: Shelly Love
    Project Name: Circus on Circus

    London, Individual

    £4,955

    Recipient: Swamp Circus
    Project Name: Circo Kernow 2007

    South West, Organisation

    £14,822

    Recipient: Swamp Circus Trust
    Project Name: Miss Sarajevo

    Yorkshire and The Humber, Organisation

    £5,000

    Recipient: The Circus Project
    Project Name: Brighton & Hove Youth Circus

    South East, Organisation

    £4,900

    Recipient: Turtle Key Arts
    Project Name: Technical Audit for Circus Theatre

    London, Organisation

    £12,372

    Recipient: Workers' Educational Association
    Project Name: Community Clowning

    East Midlands, Organisation