DANCE ACTION ZONE LEEDS / DAZL

Registered charity 1106394 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

1. To improve the mental & physical health of children and young people ages 3-19 years,particularly girls,through dance as physical activity in disadvantaged communities of Leeds2. To reduce health inequalities,improving the health & wellbeing of children & young people,young adults with disabilities up to 25 years,families and the wider community throughout Yorkshire through asset-based dance

Objects

THE PRIMARY OBJECT IS:1) TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF YOUNG WOMEN AGED 8-25 YEARS THROUGH DANCE ACTIVITY IN DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY SOUTH LEEDS.AND THE SECONDARY OBJECT IS:2) TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF THE WIDER COMMUNITY OF LEEDS THROUGH DANCE AND PERFORMING ARTS RELATED ACTIVITY

Area of benefit: LEEDS, WEST YORKSHIRE

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 made a deficit of £22,552 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total reserves of £82,602. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £76,831 are maintained at a level equivalent to between 3 and 6 months of expenditure, which the trustees consider sufficient to continue activities in the event of a significant drop in funding.

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What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Jen Wren
• Kim Groves
• Melissa Peacock
• SUSAN RAUTENBERG
• Wayne Sables

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

Operates in: Leeds City

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Side by side with its peers

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