Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Static board: -3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING

To provide and encourage for the public benefit research into, and study of, the origin, development andtraditional practice of Folk Dances.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/23	£14,544	£13,869	£675	6
31/12/22	£52,790	£11,349	£41,441	12
31/12/21	£103,975	£5,175	£98,800	20
31/12/20	£4,128	£3,479	£649	15

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.sifd.org

mail@sifd.org

01923285677

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BRENDA STEVENTON Appointed: 2018

CASPAR CRONK Appointed: 1994

DALILA HAIGOUHI HEATH Appointed: 2011, Other trusteeship: AKHTAMAR ARMENIAN PERFORMANCE GROUP,

HOLLY PAYLING Appointed: 2012

JOHN STEWART Appointed: 2012

JUDITH PAYLING Appointed: 1979

RICHARD MELLISH (Chair) Appointed: 1998

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 20/04/2020, number: 1189141

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from THE SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCING on 07/07/2020

Main office

56 Quickley Lane
Chorleywood
Rickmansworth
WD3 5AF

Objectives

(1) TO PRESERVE, MAKE KNOWN AND ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OF FOLK DANCES FROM ACROSS THE WORLD, WHILE RESPECTING THEIR TRADITIONAL FORM. (2) TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF FOLK DANCES BY MEANS OF CLASSES, DEMONSTRATIONS, SOCIAL ACTIVITY, PUBLICATIONS IN ALL FORMS, THE INTERNET AND OTHER SUITABLE METHODS WHICH MAY INCLUDE A PERIODICAL. (3) TO PROVIDE AND ENCOURAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT RESEARCH INTO, AND STUDY OF, THE ORIGIN, DEVELOPMENT AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICE OF FOLK DANCES. (4) TO ENCOURAGE THE PERFORMANCE, PLAYING, COLLECTION OF AND RESEARCH INTO FOLK DANCE MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR REGARD TO TRADITIONAL STYLES

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