STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR LIMITED
Registered charity 1090055 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RANDOM DANCE COMPANY
Led by world-renowned artist Wayne McGregor the company makes high quality cutting edge work with an extraordinary range of collaborators and is committed to distributing this work extensively through a range of national and international platforms. Integrated into the performance work the Engagement programme incorporates activities for a diverse range of participants to dance and create.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a record turnover of £3,068,861 and closed the year with an operational surplus of £253,296. However, the filing discloses that the charity had no free reserves at year-end, with 99% of unrestricted funds held against asset values and designated reserves. The trustees note that maintaining adequate reserves is a critical component of financial risk management and have approved a plan to rebuild reserves to a target of approximately £300,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One member of staff was paid between £60-£70k in the year (2024: nil)” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“With 99% of all the unrestricted funds held against the asset value of the building, designated funds held to provide for future depreciation and future re-staging works and the remainder being restricted, the company had no free reserves at year end.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wayne McGregor provided an interest-free loan.
“There was interest free loan of £30,000 from Wayne McGregor. (2024: £75,000)” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Haysmacintyre LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 0 (FY2024) → 1 (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Sir Wayne McGregor — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £239k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£263k
Reported reserves equal ~12.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Suhair Fariha Khanchair
- Ciaran Thomas Barr · trustee of 1 other charity
- Davina Claire Sladden
- Dr Jeremy Silver
- Jaimie Lynn Tapper
- Liam Michael Freeman
- Marie Louise Verrill · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a record turnover of £3,068,861 and closed the year with an operational surplus of £253,296. However, the filing discloses that the charity had no free reserves at year-end, with 99% of unrestricted funds held against asset values and designated reserves. The trustees note that maintaining adequate reserves is a critical component of financial risk management and have approved a plan to rebuild reserves to a target of approximately £300,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Haysmacintyre LLP.
Who funds STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR LIMITED as a grant recipient include JOHN ELLERMAN FOUNDATION, JERWOOD FOUNDATION, MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.
Known funders
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