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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

DASH ARTS LIMITED

DASH develops and presents new theatre, dance, music and visual art events in collaboration with artists, producers, venues, and festivals in the UK and abroad, both as part of thematic seasons of work or as one-off productions. DASH seeks international collaboration across arts forms, cultures and social divisions. DASH engages young people, artists and local communities in the UK.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£639£602£38£8£172£1653.340
31/03/22£346£292£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£218£159£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£153£146£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£166£167£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£239£224£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£175£195£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£225£223£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£209£194£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£226£198£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£188£175£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12?£31£74£-43n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11*£51£82£-31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£176£177£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£54£29£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08*£15£34£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07*£86£56£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06*£197£191£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/05*£218£218£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/04*£41£51£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 1.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.4%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 96%
Reserves/Spending: 3.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 4.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 23 years

www.dasharts.org.uk

info@dasharts.org.uk

0207 377 6606

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Belgium, China, Finland, France, Germany, India, Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
DCMS - Transition Fund
£53,466 05/01/2023
In recognition of the challenges facing organisations leaving the National Portfolio and as a way of improving the support we provide to them, we will provide a transition period for those who were National Portfolio Organisations, or funded through ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000 16/09/2021
towards the production and tour of Dido's Bar during 2022 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£91,656 01/04/2020
We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and ....more
DCMS - Dash Arts - Transitioning to a Viable Working Model
£38,959 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£90,000 01/04/2019
£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£90,000 01/04/2018
National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£22,500 01/04/2018
To support National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
John Ellerman Foundation - Core funding
£70,000 24/11/2016
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Towards core costs, specifically the salary of the Administrative Producer, to strengthen the company’s strategic management and further develop the UK based work.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Dash Arts
£195,000 03/11/2011
Towards core costs to support Dash Arts work as a producer of theatre, dance, music and art events.
Esmee Fairbairn - Social investment Dash Arts
£35,000 28/07/2011
An investment in a revenue participation right in future performances of "1001 Nights"
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Dash Arts
£2,772 19/01/2011
Towards business consultancy for organisational transition.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 46-65
  • JOACHIM FLEURY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lawyer
  • JERRY WATTENBERG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant
  • KATHERINE ZESERSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Musician
  • MAGDALENA ZIARKO Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Fundraiser
  • OLIVIA SCANLON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/11/2001, number: 1089222
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/07/2001, number: 04246467
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR11: 15 days late, AR08: 130 days late, AR07: 126 days late, AR06: 477 days late, AR05: 842 days late, AR04: 93 days late,
Main office

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LONDON
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Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN CONTEMPORARY CULTURE AND OF CROSS-CULTURAL DIALOGUE AND UNDERSTANDING BY MEANS OF THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF PERFORMANCES AND EVENTS OF MULTI-ETHNIC, OR INTERNATIONAL THEATRE, MUSIC, DANCE AND ART

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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