THE ASCENDANCE REPERTORY COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1110747 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASCENDANCE REP, TRAC

Ascendance is dedicated to health and well-being, offering dance classes and performance opportunities for all. Our welcoming community provides rejuvenating experiences for the body and mind, creating a sense of belonging and joy, especially for older adults. We run specialist Parkinson's friendly programmes led by our creative dance artists who use images and music to get the body moving.

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Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,110 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £65,507. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £35,738, which exceeds the stated minimum policy target of £15,000 and approaches the ambition of £30,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £36k)
“The ambition is to sustain reserves that allow the company to function for a six month period and this has been set at £30,000.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£136k£125k
31/03/2024£127k£116k
31/03/2023£63k£74k
31/03/2022£75k£74k
31/03/2021£75k£48k

Common questions

Is THE ASCENDANCE REPERTORY COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,110 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £65,507. Per the trustees' report, free reserves were £35,738, which exceeds the stated minimum policy target of £15,000 and approaches the ambition of £30,000. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ASCENDANCE REPERTORY COMPANY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ASCENDANCE REPERTORY COMPANY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE REED FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE REED FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kChristmas Challenge

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/04/2026£239kMoving to be Seen (MtbS)
Postcode Lottery05/11/2025£15kUnrestricted Funding
Sport England29/04/2025£12kAscendance in Bradford (AiB)
Sport England02/06/2023£10kNeuro Dance/Yoga Exercise & Wellbeing Sessions (NDEWS)
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£196kNo One Left Behind
The National Lottery Community Fund14/01/2022£10kA Dancing Community
Sport England10/12/2021£7kCOVID19 Return to Play
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2021£50kLive Streaming & Zoom Development - Dance with Parkinson's
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2019£10kBigger Steps
The National Lottery Heritage Fund23/01/2009£50k"The Cottingley Cornerstone Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/10/2007£50k"Your Space"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACS DANCE CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ASCENDANCE REPERTORY COMPANY LIMITED£136k—0above—no doubt
ACS DANCE CENTRE FY2025£256k—0unclear—no doubt
Impelo FY2025£261k—0above—no doubt
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD FY2025£2.7mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
SHROPSHIRE INCLUSIVE DANCE CIO FY2025£174k—0unclear—no doubt
SYNERGY DANCE OUTREACH FY2025£124k—0unclear—no doubt

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