PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED

Registered charity 1111641 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DANCE SERVICES LTD, DANCE SOUTH WEST, DANCE SOUTH WEST LTD, DSW

To 'do dance differently' by improving the quality and scope of dance creation and participation, offering new and innovative opportunities, raising aspirations, increasing and sharing resources, and providing ongoing support, encouragement and inspiration to all who wish to take part.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a modest surplus of £51.6k for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £376.6k. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves were £307k, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its 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

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the current or prior year.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months total operational costs (less marketing and contingency) (held: £307k)
“Pavilion Dance South West’s cash reserve should be sufficient to cover three months total operational costs (less marketing and contingency).” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustee Natasha Player received £1,700 in 2024 for facilitator role; Trustee Hannah Malone received £365 in 2024 for workshops. No trustee payments in 2025.
“Trustee Natasha Player received remuneration for her role as a Facilitator in 2024 amounting to £1,700 (2025: £nil). Rates of pay were at market rate and agreed with other trustees.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Natasha Player received remuneration for her role as a Facilitator in 2024 amounting to £1,700 (2025: £nil).
“Trustee Natasha Player received remuneration for her role as a Facilitator in 2024 amounting to £1,700 (2025: £nil). Rates of pay were at market rate and agreed with other trustees.” — page 35
“Trustee Hannah Malone received remuneration for running workshops in 2024 amounting to £365 (2025: £nil). Rates of pay were at market rate and agreed with other trustees.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee Hannah Malone received remuneration for running workshops in 2024 amounting to £365 (2025: £nil).
“Trustee Natasha Player received remuneration for her role as a Facilitator in 2024 amounting to £1,700 (2025: £nil). Rates of pay were at market rate and agreed with other trustees.” — page 35
“Trustee Hannah Malone received remuneration for running workshops in 2024 amounting to £365 (2025: £nil). Rates of pay were at market rate and agreed with other trustees.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees reimbursed for travel expenses total £97 (2024: £352) in respect of 2 trustees.
“Trustee Natasha Player received remuneration for her role as a Facilitator in 2024 amounting to £1,700 (2025: £nil). Rates of pay were at market rate and agreed with other trustees.” — page 35
“Trustee Hannah Malone received remuneration for running workshops in 2024 amounting to £365 (2025: £nil). Rates of pay were at market rate and agreed with other trustees.” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£124k
Reserves (reported)
£344k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (71% 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: 10.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£999k£1.0m
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.0m
31/03/2022£969k£1.1m
31/03/2021£1.2m£1.1m

Common questions

Is PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a modest surplus of £51.6k for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £376.6k. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves were £307k, which exceeds the stated policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, BOURNE FREE.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2024£8k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2024£8k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
BOURNE FREEFY2023£1kCommunity Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2025£19kCommunity dance for wellbeing classes

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH EAST DANCE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PAVILION DANCE SOUTH WEST LIMITED£1.1mUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
SOUTH EAST DANCE LIMITED FY2025£902k—0within—no doubt
SIOBHAN DAVIES DANCE COMPANY FY2025£908k—0unclear—no doubt
SEETA PATEL DANCE LIMITED FY2025£350k—0unclear—no doubt
SWINDON DANCE FY2025£1.0m—0below—material uncertainty
ACS DANCE CENTRE FY2025£256k—0unclear—no doubt

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