Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE ASCENDANCE REPERTORY COMPANY LIMITED

Ascendance is dedicated to health and well-being, offering dance classes and performance opportunities for all. Our welcoming community provides rejuvenating experiences for the body and mind, creating a sense of belonging and joy, especially for older adults. We run specialist Parkinson's friendly programmes led by our creative dance artists who use images and music to get the body moving.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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£63£74£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£75£74£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£75£48£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£48£38£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£27£24£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£15£1£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£2£4£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£22£24£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£78£78£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10?£55£61£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/09£62£87£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/08£172£146£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/07£111£106£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/06£69£64£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 19 years

www.ascendance.org.uk

admin@ascendance.org.uk

07933 685359

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City, Calderdale, City Of Wakefield, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£255,672
Leeds Community Foundation£12,000
Sport England£7,200
Sir George Martin Trust£2,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - No One Left Behind
£195,992 17/02/2023
This funding will enable Ascendance Repertory Company to support (mainly older) people from West Yorkshire who are living with long term health conditions through a programme of creative and wellbeing activities focused on dance movement and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - A Dancing Community
£10,000 14/01/2022
The funding will be used to deliver dance creative and wellbeing support sessions for older people living with Parkinson's disease and their carers. The activities will culminate in a celebratory dance performance. The project aims to support the ....more
Sport England - COVID19 Return to Play
£7,200 10/12/2021
Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID19 Return to Play. This project is a Exercise & Fitness project, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Ascendance
£2,000 15/10/2021
Core costs for Older People's Welfare
National Lottery Community Fund - Live Streaming & Zoom Development - Dance with Parkinson's
£49,680 25/01/2021
6
The funding will help the organisation expand their dance classes which stimulate movement for people living with Parkinson's Disease. The aim is to help improve people's mobility and movement which ultimately aids physical and mental wellbeing.
Leeds Community Foundation - Dancing Through Winter to the Springtime
£2,000 16/12/2020
8
Grant to Ascendance Rep
Leeds Community Foundation - Covid-19
£10,000 24/04/2020
Grant to Ascendance Rep
National Lottery Community Fund - Bigger Steps
£10,000 06/02/2019
12
The organisation will extend their current 'Dancing for Parkinson's' project to set up a new one in Shipley. The dance troupe will include people with Parkinsons, carers, friends and family, and will enable participants to address their symptoms and ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - BIGGER STEPS
£7,600 14/08/2018
11
25 participants with Parkinson's Disease from 3 areas in Leeds will take part in a personalised dance/exericise programme which invests time, energy and skilled dance leaders to increase and regain independence through the rehabilitation of body and ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Ascendance Rep
£4,870 27/07/2018
12
Grant to Ascendance Rep
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-78
  • JAN PETRUS MARIA COSTIMA Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Electronic Design Engineer
  • JANET SUSAN MITCHELL Appointed: 2005, Occupation: Parish Clerk
  • SAMANTHA ANNE MCCORMICK Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Dance Artist
  • TERESA WIDERA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/08/2005, number: 1110747
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/07/2005, number: 05496869
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; all on time
Main office

10 Ashville Terrace
Farsley
PUDSEY
West Yorkshire
LS28 5AT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE. WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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