Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

DANCE BASE LIMITED

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data

Income & Spending ?

Period ending	31/03/18	31/03/19	31/03/20	31/03/21	31/03/22	31/03/23
Charitable activities	£496,806	£518,637	£491,590	£68,015		£698,747
Donations & Legacies	£617,377	£634,383	£706,007	£1,022,743		£701,643
Other Income	£12,380	£12,470	£11,500
Investment Income	£25,253	£23,858	£25,266	£20,768		£23,727
Total income	£1,151,816	£1,189,348	£1,234,363	£1,111,526	£1,236,566	£1,424,117
Charitable activities spending	£1,366,855	£1,448,656	£1,491,208	£1,270,798		£1,768,676
Fundraising costs	3%	1%	2%	1%	1%	1%
Other spending	£3,445	£4,954	£4,371
Total spending	£1,408,142	£1,459,452	£1,513,759	£1,286,498	£1,513,245	£1,788,457
Surplus/deficit	-£256,326	-£270,104	-£279,396	-£174,972	-£276,679	-£364,340

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Established: 30 years

www.dancebase.co.uk

Listed activities

It carries out activities or services itself

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

Purposes

The advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science

Where it operates

More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh

Who it helps

Children or young people
Older People
People with disabilities or health problems','No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

Who supports 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

Paul Hamlyn Foundation	£88,813
Scottish Government	£10,764
Foundation Scotland	£4,475

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Covid-19 Emergency Funding: Scottish Dance for Parkinson's network
£88,813	10/03/2021 6	Dance Base is Scotland’s National Centre for Dance. Located in Edinburgh, the centre caters for dancers of all ages and abilities, providing an accessible programme of activities that offers a ....more Dance Base is Scotland’s National Centre for Dance. Located in Edinburgh, the centre caters for dancers of all ages and abilities, providing an accessible programme of activities that offers a diverse public a non-competitive, sociable and enjoyable way to keep physically fit and develop new creative skills. This grant supports Dance Base to continue its work to develop the Scottish Dance for Parkinson's network through bespoke and embedded delivery in regional partner hubs, extended programming and future organisational planning.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Dance Base Limited
£4,475	20/01/2021 3	To make crucial upgrades to Dance Base?s digital infrastructure to enable the delivery of additional online dance classes, lectures and performances for an increased number of people, improving their ....more To make crucial upgrades to Dance Base?s digital infrastructure to enable the delivery of additional online dance classes, lectures and performances for an increased number of people, improving their health and wellbeing and bringing artistic and cultural
Scottish Government - Dance Base Limited
£10,764	26/05/2020	Detailed description not provided.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Dance Base
£35,100	30/11/2015	Crossings: An exploration of less visible maritime buildings and communities in Leith
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Dance for Parkinson's Disease
£59,183	19/10/2015 18	Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, and Scottish Ballet will pilot a regular programme of weekly dance activities in Edinburgh and Glasgow for people with Parkinson's, their ....more Dance Base, Scotland’s National Centre for Dance, and Scottish Ballet will pilot a regular programme of weekly dance activities in Edinburgh and Glasgow for people with Parkinson's, their caregivers, families and friends – accompanied by live music. They plan to explore how to monitor the impact of this pilot in partnership with Glasgow University Institute of Neurological Sciences.
Robertson Trust - the Great Feats Programme
£45,000	30/04/2015	the Great Feats Programme

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (12)

Current Directors appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Directors: 30-75

BREINGAN, Jill Margaret
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Human Resources Director

BROWNLIE, Andrew Douglas Graham
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Head Of Finance

DEVANEY, Christine
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Artistic Director

FITZPATRICK, Paul Simon
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Senior Manager

LOPEZ-CLEVILLE, Joan
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Artistic Director

MCFADZEAN, Jane Wyllie
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Ceo

MCGRATH, Alice Anne
Appointed: 2023
Occupation: Consultant

NELSON-SHAW, Catherine Mary Diana
Appointed: 2020
Occupation: Marketing Director

SIMPSON, Donald William
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Solicitor

TIMMONS, Wendy May, Dr
Appointed: 2021
Occupation: Lecturer

WAGNER, Holly
Appointed: 2019
Occupation: Games Master

WALKER, Valerie Margaret
Appointed: 2022
Occupation: Councillor

Legal constitution

Charity registered in Scotland on 28/03/1994, number: SC022512
Registered at Companies House on 03/08/1993, number: SC145736

Filing Record

5 returns made; all on time

Main office

Dance Base Ltd, 14-16 Grassmarket, Edinburgh, EH1 3RN

Objectives

The Company's objects are: The advancement of public education by the promotion and development of the Arts, and in particular The Arts of Dance in all its forms, music and mime and including without prejudice the foregoing generality, the Arts of drama, opera, cinema, sculpture, painting and other graphic art, poetry and literature.

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