Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 14

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.

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Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£639	£602	£38	£8	£172	£165	3.3	4	0
31/03/22		£346	£292	£54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£218	£159	£58	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£153	£146	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/19		£166	£167	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£239	£224	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£175	£195	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£225	£223	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£209	£194	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£226	£198	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£188	£175	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12?		£31	£74	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/11	*	£51	£82	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/10		£176	£177	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/09		£54	£29	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/08	*	£15	£34	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/07	*	£86	£56	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/06	*	£197	£191	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05	*	£218	£218	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04	*	£41	£51	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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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 ?

Established: 23 years

www.dasharts.org.uk

info@dasharts.org.uk

0207 377 6606

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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 works here?

4 employees

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.

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 ....more 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 Business Plan funding, during the year ended 31 March 2023 and that were not asked to join the 2023-26 Investment Programme.
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 ....more 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 where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
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 24	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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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-64

JOACHIM FLEURY (Chair) Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Lawyer

JERRY WATTENBERG Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Consultant

MAGDALENA ZIARKO Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Fundraiser

OLIVIA SCANLON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Chief Operating Officer

KATHERINE ZESERSON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Musician, Other trusteeships: BLACKHALL MILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, NDANIFOR GARDENS UK TRUST, THE SAM LING GIBSON TRUST,

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

ARTSADMIN
TOYNBEE STUDIOS
28 COMMERCIAL STREET
LONDON
E1 6AB

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

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