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Portobello Dance and Performing Arts School

Registered charity 1063754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MARK ELIE DANCE FOUNDATION

Based in North Kensington's diverse Notting Hill, Portobello Dance School is a popular weekend destination offering children from 3yrs to adults training in Classical Ballet, Tap, Street Dance and Singing classes.Widening our mission, the school Outreach programme takes our training and mission to other schools around the Boroughs of London.

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Latest income
£120k
Latest spending
£113k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £6,655 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves held at £7,317. The trustees have set a reserves policy to cover six months of support costs, which the current reserves do not meet. The charity's principal risk is identified as dependence on school fees and voluntary income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and Grants (67% of income)
“Total Donations and Grants 80,219”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £7k; policy: six months support costs)
“The unrestricted reserves held at 31 August 2025 was £7,317.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£120k£113k
31/08/2024£126k£126k
31/08/2023£103k£106k
31/08/2022£63k£79k
31/08/2021£64k£61k

Common questions

Is Portobello Dance and Performing Arts School financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a surplus of £6,655 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with unrestricted reserves held at £7,317. The trustees have set a reserves policy to cover six months of support costs, which the current reserves do not meet. The charity's principal risk is identified as dependence on school fees and voluntary income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/11/2005£5kClassically British

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED1£64k
THE WIGODER FAMILY FOUNDATION1£62k
THE A M CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST1£6k
THE IDLEWILD TRUST1£5k
THE TAIT MEMORIAL TRUST1£379

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DU BOISSON DANCE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Portobello Dance and Performing Arts School£120k—0below—no doubt
THE DU BOISSON DANCE FOUNDATION FY2025£325k—0unclear—no doubt
ENGLISH NATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£2.6m——unclear—no doubt
DANCEBOX THEATRE WORKS FY2025£1.5m£60,001 - £70,0002within—no doubt
CENTRAL SCHOOL OF BALLET CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.4m——above—no doubt
CORALI DANCE COMPANY FY2025£230k—0unclear—no doubt

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