SHOBANA JEYASINGH DANCE COMPANY

Registered charity 1014567 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company works across the UK and internationally to produce and tour dance works by its artistic director and choreographer. The company leads education and learning projects for professional dancers, school students and community groups. Shobana Jeyasingh is a sector leader, regularly representing and advocating on behalf of the artform.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PRROMOTION OF THE ARTS WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVE REFERENCE TO SOUTH ASIAN DANCE THEATRE.

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.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £109,225 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted general funds of £338,116 after designated funds. This unrestricted balance exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £100,000, which represents six months of operating costs. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~16.6 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 7.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Farzana Fidai
• Kenneth Grahame Rea
• Orlando Matthew Leslie Gough
• Susan Marjorie Wyatt · trustee of 2 other charities
• Theepa Cappelli

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Side by side with its peers

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