RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE

Registered charity 1098900 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAMBERT SCHOOL

To advance the education of the public in the arts of ballet and contemporary dance, to promote further and higher education in, and knowledge, understanding and appreciation of, those arts and to promote research.

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Latest income
£3.5m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the School closed the year with a small surplus of £51,212 and net assets of £3.2m. The Trustees are satisfied that reserves levels are appropriate and that the School will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four to six months (held: £2.6m)
“Therefore, the reserves policy is to maintain free reserves of between four to six months.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trust received rent of £330,000 from the School and made a grant of £75,000 to the School. Susan Cambridge acted as a trustee of both.
“During that year the Trust received rent of £330,000 (2024: £330,000) from the School and the Trust made a grant to the School of £75,000 (2024: £75,000) in June 2024.” — page 48
“During the year donations of £62,950 were received from trustees or close family members of trustees (2024: £42,720).” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations of £62,950 received from trustees or close family members of trustees.
“During that year the Trust received rent of £330,000 (2024: £330,000) from the School and the Trust made a grant to the School of £75,000 (2024: £75,000) in June 2024.” — page 48
“During the year donations of £62,950 were received from trustees or close family members of trustees (2024: £42,720).” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Loans of £35,000 waived by trustees or close family members of trustees.
“During that year the Trust received rent of £330,000 (2024: £330,000) from the School and the Trust made a grant to the School of £75,000 (2024: £75,000) in June 2024.” — page 48
“During the year donations of £62,950 were received from trustees or close family members of trustees (2024: £42,720).” — page 48
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £965
“The estimated cost of withdrawal for the School as at 30 September 2024 has been calculated by TPT to be £965” — page 47
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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)

Total income
£3.5m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£59k
Reserves (reported)
£2.6m
Employees
46

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (91% 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: 1.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£3.5m£3.5m
31/07/2024£3.5m£3.3m
31/07/2023£3.3m£3.3m
31/07/2022£3.2m£2.8m
31/07/2021£2.7m£2.7m

Common questions

Is RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the School closed the year with a small surplus of £51,212 and net assets of £3.2m. The Trustees are satisfied that reserves levels are appropriate and that the School will have sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE as a grant recipient include THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£5k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE£3.5m——within—no doubt
RAMBERT SCHOOL OF BALLET AND CONTEMPORARY DANCE TRUST FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt
RAMBERT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£5.1m——unclear—no doubt
BALLET RAMBERT LIMITED FY2025£3.2m£110,001 - £120,000—unclear—no doubt
THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL FY2025£16.6m—0unclear10.0%noted
GWENT BALLET THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

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