Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 11
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

THE YORKSHIRE DANCE CENTRE TRUST 

Yorkshire Dance champions the value of dance and its development in Yorkshire. We raise standards, increase understanding around dance and its impact and foster creativity and innovation. We support talent development, facilitate programmes of community dance for underrepresented groups which address critical issues in health, community cohesion and social isolation and provide sector leadership.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • 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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was lower than spending in the latest year
  • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised

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£918£1,073£-155£169£1,844£62973011
31/03/22£1,078£1,038£40£173£1,999£6017290
31/03/21£1,012£735£278£37£1,775£61710.1300
31/03/20£1,025£980£45£47£1,497£5566.83149
31/03/19£988£950£37£44£1,452£5086.41932
31/03/18£976£952£24£58£1,415£3634.6150
31/03/17£963£873£90£51£1,391£3735.1150
31/03/16£947£793£154£59£1,301£2914.4160
31/03/15£979£891£88£51£968£1632.2150
31/03/14£756£988£-231£47£880£851220
31/03/13£1,017£967£50£34£1,112£2703.3210
31/03/12*£646£664£-19£35£1,062£1813.3140
31/03/11£878£1,034£-157£54£1,080£2132.5140
31/03/10£1,004£813£190£46£1,237£2293.4160
31/03/09£628£694£-66£42£1,046£1592.7170
31/03/08*£594£660£-66£41£1,113£1963.6150
31/03/07*£618£659£-40£40£1,179£2143.9120
31/03/06£823£724£99£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£589£565£24£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£527£528£-2£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 22.8%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.8%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 34%
Reserves/Spending: 7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 10 months
Quick Ratio: 10.8
Asset Split ?
Established: 35 years

www.yorkshiredance.com

admin@yorkshiredance.com

01132439867

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Bradford City, City Of York, Doncaster, East Riding Of Yorkshire, Kirklees, Leeds City, North Yorkshire, Rotherham, Sheffield City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 30 employees
  • 11 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£380,739
National Lottery Community Fund£253,837
Paul Hamlyn Foundation£141,567
BBC Children in Need£31,050
The Foyle Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Dance On
£253,837 22/09/2023
The project will use the funding over three years to provide themed dance workshops for older people. It will work together with four community partners in Leeds and Bradford who host and support ....more
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Company of People
£4,567 18/01/2023
Yorkshire Dance is a charity which champions the value of dance and its development in Yorkshire and provides opportunities for people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities to take part in high ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 03/12/2021
towards Ageless Dance Festival 2022
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Company of People (COP)
£137,000 08/03/2021
Yorkshire Dance wish to establish a permanent non-professional intergenerational dance company (COP) which will work in depth and year-round to produce dance pieces which will be performed publicly. ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Yorkshire Dance
£1,050 17/06/2020
COVID19 - This grant will fund the staff costs of virtual dance sessions for young people who have feelings of stress and isolation, supporting them to be emotionally well whilst they are unable to ....more
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£331,789 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
DCMS - Yorkshire Dance Building and Programme Relaunch
£48,950 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Yorkshire Dance
£30,000 19/11/2019
36
This project will deliver youth dance sessions to engage young people from North Seacroft in Leeds. The project aims to reduce their stress levels and isolation, as well as build confidence and ....more
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£325,794 01/04/2018
National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£81,449 01/04/2018
To support National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
Sport England - MADE (Mixed Ability Dance for Everyone)
£5,271 05/12/2017
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled MADE (Mixed Ability Dance for Everyone). This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on ....more
Sport England - Studio 3 Up and Running
£3,300 18/03/2016
2
Funding under Sport England's Flood Relief Fund funding programme for a Capital project titled Studio 3 Up and Running. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Yorkshire Dance
£67,000 14/05/2014
Towards a new post to enhance production of new work and support emerging talent.
Nesta - ACE0303
£125,000 13/02/2012
Digital R&D Fund programme grant to Yorkshire Dance Grant Ref ACE0303
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-60
  • DR MARIA MAYNARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Reader, Rnutr (Public Health), Fhea
  • MARK HOLLANDER (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Arts And Culture Consultant
  • SEAN SELBY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Associate Assistant Vice Principal
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/05/1989, number: 701624
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/11/1988, number: 02319572
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
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 2 days late, AR08: 0 days late, AR07: 122 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

3 ST PETER'S BUILDINGS
ST PETER'S SQUARE
LEEDS
WEST YORKSHIRE
LS9 8AH

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC OF YORKSHIRE IN THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ART OF DANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

YORKSHIRE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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