THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1073945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE DOREEN BIRD FOUNDATION LIMITED

The objectives of the charity are:To advance the education of the public in the study of performing arts, dance, drama, singing, music and related subjectsTo promote the development of education in performing artsTo promote the development of facilities for the teaching and performance of performing arts, dance, drama, singing and related subjects

Objects

(1). TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE STUDY OF PERFORMING ARTS, DANCE AND DRAMA, SINGING AND RELATED SUBJECTS; (2). TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS OF DANCE AND DRAMA, SINGING AND RELATED SUBJECTS IN COLLEGES, SCHOOLS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS; (3). TO PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF FACILITIES FOR THE TEACHING AND PERFORMANCE OF PERFORMING ARTS, DRAMA, SINGING AND RELATED SUBJECTS.

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 Group reported a net income surplus of £352,124 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with unrestricted funds increasing to £3,862,257. The Trustees confirmed that the Group has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Venthams. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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 fundraising profile: JustGiving — Doreen Bird Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alasdair Evans
• Christopher David Costigan · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lee Dean
• PROFESSOR PIPPA POPPY CATTERALL · trustee of 2 other charities
• SALLY JOY ATKINS

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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