Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 10

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 12

UNION DANCE TRUST LIMITED

Union Dance delivers high quality dance experiences and extends the boundaries of dance by creating memorable, collaborative projects. The Company creates dance through the arts and digital as a tool to train young people develop confidence and skills in self-expression and creativity, extending the boundaries of contemporary dance practice and nurturing emerging young dancers and choreographers.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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 age

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£71	£68	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/22		£101	£100	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/21		£83	£58	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/20	*	£46	£46	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/19		£41	£40	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18		£31	£29	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£51	£47	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£32	£23	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£13	£22	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£30	£35	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£65	£60	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£106	£111	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£61	£82	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£78	£113	£-36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£166	£158	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£366	£377	£-11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£388	£407	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£355	£423	£-68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£355	£350	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£347	£300	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 35 years
(37 years as a company)

www.uniondance.co.uk

corrine@uniondance.co.uk

07976557415

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
30 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

Department for Work and Pensions	£173,966
DCMS	£50,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,870
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Greater London Authority	£4,940

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Union Sound:Windrush
£9,950	28/04/2023	The funding will be used to run two Windrush events and one workshop to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and learn their stories. This project aims to educate reduce isolation ....more The funding will be used to run two Windrush events and one workshop to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and learn their stories. This project aims to educate reduce isolation and build better relationships as the community learn new skills.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	03/12/2021	towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Careers online
£9,920	23/04/2021	The funding will be used to help start up an internet radio platform and offer local young people including those who are NEET and from BAME communities work placements and volunteering opportunities ....more The funding will be used to help start up an internet radio platform and offer local young people including those who are NEET and from BAME communities work placements and volunteering opportunities . The project aims to help support young people access creative opportunities.
Department for Work and Pensions - UNION DANCE TRUST
£173,966	01/04/2021	The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
DCMS - Union Dance Online
£50,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Greater London Authority - Fit & Food Movement Dance Sessions
£4,940	01/08/2019	Active Londoners
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind Through Movement
£9,890	22/06/2018 12	The funding will be used to deliver dance and spoken word workshops. The project aims to enhance mental wellbeing and improve confidence.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 35-74

SEUNG YUN LEE OXLEY OXLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Investment Banker

BRODERICK PETER MASON Appointed: 1998, Occupation: Production Manager

CHARLES SMALL (Chair), Occupation: Manager

CHRISTINA IOANOU Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Artist

CLIVE WEDDERBURN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Marketing Consultant

HAROLD WILLIAM O'DELL DIXON, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/1989, number: 327347
Registered at Companies House on 12/01/1987, number: 02088522

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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; AR20: 5 days late, AR13: 2 days late, AR12: 2 days late, AR07: 142 days late, AR04: 30 days late,

Main office

Top Floor Charing Cross Library
6 Charing Cross Road
Westminster
London
United Kingdom
WC2H 0HF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY ENCOURAGING THE UNDERSTANDING APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ART OF DANCE ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM BY PROVIDING PRESENTING PRODUCING ORGANISING MANAGING AND CONDUCTING PERFORMANCES OF ALL FORMS OF DANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINDOM

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