Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Reasonable growth: +1
Fundraising costs low: +3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 14

SOUTH EAST DANCE LIMITED

From its base in Brighton works across the South East and beyond. Our vision is a world where every body can create, take part in and enjoy dance in all its forms. We support people to discover their relationship with dance, working with them to create the kind of activities they want. And we work with artists who take creative risks and challenge perceptions of what dance is and can be.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 27 years

www.southeastdance.org.uk

hello@southeastdance.org.uk

01273696844

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,247	£1,259	£-12	£47	£1,956	£241	2.3	21	22
31/03/22		£1,240	£827	£412	£52	£1,968	£241	3.5	23	16
31/03/21		£1,150	£737	£413	£63	£1,555	£234	3.8	21	11
31/03/20		£989	£774	£214	£56	£1,142	£251	3.9	18	55
31/03/19		£747	£727	£20	£62	£928	£234	3.9	17	39
31/03/18	*	£1,058	£700	£359	£49	£908	£215	3.7	15	0
31/03/17		£818	£659	£159	£37	£549	£193	3.5	14	0
31/03/16		£880	£1,062	£-182	£26	£154	£97	1.1	16	0
31/03/15		£1,163	£1,087	£76	£36	£336	£245	2.7	18	0
31/03/14		£900	£1,023	£-123	£51	£260	£217	2.5	18	0
31/03/13		£1,161	£1,132	£29	£50	£383	£166	1.8	13	0
31/03/12		£827	£786	£41	£39	£354	£158	2.4	13	0
31/03/11		£674	£791	£-118	£21	£313	£244	3.7	12	0
31/03/10		£701	£675	£27	£16	£430	£256	4.5	12	0
31/03/09		£739	£637	£102	£12	£404	£143	2.7	13	0
31/03/08		£693	£550	£143	£23	£293	£125	2.7	9	0
31/03/07	*	£526	£476	£50	£75	£149	£56	1.4	10	0
31/03/06	*	£489	£545	£-56	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£489	£467	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£247	£207	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 12%
Reserves/Spending: 2.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 5.9

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

21 employees
22 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£1,168,035
Esmee Fairbairn	£137,032
Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£80,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding
£20,000	09/12/2021 12	South East Dance is a regional arts organisation who create dance and choreography experiences for all. They promote and develop dance in all its forms, from community classes to commissioning and ....more South East Dance is a regional arts organisation who create dance and choreography experiences for all. They promote and develop dance in all its forms, from community classes to commissioning and presenting work by world-class artists. This grant provides core support to aid the organisation in dealing with the challenges posed by Covid-19.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	14/05/2021	The Dance Space - The South East's new home for dance
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding: Supporting the dance community
£60,000	20/10/2020 3	Founded in 1997, South East Dance aims to widen participation in dance, engage audiences and support independent dance artists. It delivers community-based participation programmes, public festivals ....more Founded in 1997, South East Dance aims to widen participation in dance, engage audiences and support independent dance artists. It delivers community-based participation programmes, public festivals and programmes dance performance across the South East. This grant supports South East Dance to continue its national programme Little Big Dance and support the artist community in post-Covid recovery.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to South East Dance
£120,000	29/09/2020 24	Towards Project costs Towards Project costs
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to South East Dance
£3,413	22/06/2020	South East Dance is an arts charity dedicated to supporting creative ambition and professional development across the dance sector, while inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the ....more South East Dance is an arts charity dedicated to supporting creative ambition and professional development across the dance sector, while inviting people of all ages and backgrounds to experience the life-enhancing, health and well-being benefits that dance bestows. Funding will deliver 'The Welcome Project', offering free socially distanced dance sessions to communities in Brighton’s Tarner district, including the older adults living with dementia at Brooke Mead Extra Care Facility.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to South East Dance
£17,032	28/04/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - South East Dance Ltd
£580,660	01/04/2020	The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. 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 where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
DCMS - South East Dance Cultural Recovery Fund
£180,447	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund
£406,928	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - South East Dance Ltd
£570,169	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Starter for Fives Growing access to high-quality early years dance
£252,000	13/03/2019 36	Delivered in partnership with three arts organisations across the UK, this programme aims to increase access to dance for early years aged children as participants and audiences and to support ....more Delivered in partnership with three arts organisations across the UK, this programme aims to increase access to dance for early years aged children as participants and audiences and to support artists’ development and the commissioning and touring of new work.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to South East Dance
£25,000	18/12/2018 28	Funding was provided towards the capital costs of building a new flagship arts centre.
DCMS - South East Dance Ltd
£570,169	01/04/2018	South East Dance Ltd
DCMS - TDS Project Manager Recruitment
£3,000	01/04/2018	TDS Project Manager Recruitment
DCMS - South East Dance Ltd
£142,542	01/04/2018	To support South East Dance Ltd
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to South East Dance
£5,000	20/11/2017 0	South East Dance (SED) is a dance development charity that seeks to support emerging talent and established artists within the dance sector. SED works to ensure people of all ages and backgrounds can ....more South East Dance (SED) is a dance development charity that seeks to support emerging talent and established artists within the dance sector. SED works to ensure people of all ages and backgrounds can enjoy the health and wellbeing benefits of dance. Funding was provided for a community development project with Brighton Unemployed Family Centre Project (BUFCP) engaging 40 participants from families affected by long-term unemployment with a programme of dance workshops hosted by SED artists in residence over 12 weeks.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to South East Dance
£125,000	12/10/2016 36	Towards a programme to engage local communities with dance prior to the opening of a new dance venue in Brighton.
Sport England - Three Score Dance Company
£8,500	19/07/2013	Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Three Score Dance Company'. This project is a Movement & Danceproject, with a focus on older ....more Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Three Score Dance Company'. This project is a Movement & Danceproject, with a focus on older beneficiaries.
National Lottery Community Fund - Three Score Dance Company
£25,680	13/07/2011 24	South East Dance Limited want to set up a dance company for people over 60 years old in Brighton and Hove to improve the physical, mental and emotional health of older people in the city. It will ....more South East Dance Limited want to set up a dance company for people over 60 years old in Brighton and Hove to improve the physical, mental and emotional health of older people in the city. It will hold sessions in various locations to attract interest, followed by participants attending weekly meetings to work towards two public performance opportunities.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 26-65

ANNA CHRISTOFOROU Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

DR VICTORIA LOUISE SWORD-DANIELS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Arts Council Programme Lead

ISABEL EMILY CHLOE MORTIMER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Business Coach

LILY JEAN NORTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Content & Access Artist

LOUISE ELIZABETH ZANDSTRA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Finance & Enterprise

MAUREEN ANNETTE SALMON (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Arts Consultant And Educator

SUBATHRA SUBRAMANIAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Artistic Director, Other trusteeship: SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE COMPANY,

SIAN THOMAS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Deputy Director Of Finance

VANESSA LOUISE LEFRANCOIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Freelance Arts Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/10/1997, number: 1064900
Registered at Companies House on 16/09/1997, number: 03434501

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR18: 15 days late, AR07: 8 days late, AR06: 14 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

The Dance Space
2 Market Square
Circus Street
BRIGHTON
BN2 9AS

Objectives

(A) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL DANCE PROJECTS, THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL DANCE AND THE GENERAL ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ART OF DANCE; (B) TO PROMOTE AND DEVELOP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ART OF DANCE IN EAST SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, SURREY AND KENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

EAST SUSSEX, WEST SUSSEX, SURREY AND KENT.

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