SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE COMPANY

Registered charity 1010786 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE, SIOBHAN DAVIES STUDIOS

Siobhan Davies Dance celebrates, values and seeks to strengthen the role of choreography within contemporary culture. It explores diverse ways of presenting work, supporting the work of founder Siobhan Davies, the work and development of other artists, hosts exhibitions, talks and workshops at its Studios and furthers creativity for children and young people through engagement programmes.

Objects

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE OF DANCE AND SIMILAR CHOREOGRAPHIC ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£908k
Latest spending
£900k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £7,684 for the year, with total unrestricted funds standing at £626,798. The trustees consider resources adequate to continue activities for the foreseeable future, noting that the primary risk is fundraising in the current economic landscape.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England
“The principal source of funding for the organisation is from Arts Council England, London (ACE) through a revenue grant to SDD and ID as a consortium within the National Portfolio of Organisations.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Breckman & Company Chartered Certified Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£908k
Total spending
£900k
Cost of raising funds
£25k
Reserves (reported)
£627k
Employees
10

Reported reserves equal ~8.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (75% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£908k£900k
31/03/2024£923k£953k
31/03/2023£1.0m£957k
31/03/2022£911k£1.0m
31/03/2021£1.1m£872k

Common questions

Is SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £7,684 for the year, with total unrestricted funds standing at £626,798. The trustees consider resources adequate to continue activities for the foreseeable future, noting that the primary risk is fundraising in the current economic landscape. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Breckman & Company Chartered Certified Accountants.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government09/06/2017£593kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2014£9kGrowing Season: participatory workshops for older people in Lambeth an
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2008£8kPrimary Bankers

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SHOBANA JEYASINGH DANCE COMPANY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE COMPANY£908k—0unclear—no doubt
SHOBANA JEYASINGH DANCE COMPANY FY2025£535k—0above—no doubt
NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED FY2025£1.1mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD FY2025£2.7mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
SOUTH EAST DANCE LIMITED FY2025£902k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.