CIRENCESTER DANCE CLUB

Registered charity 1118952 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Enriching lives of people in the local area by providing inclusive, high-quality dance opportunities for all ages & abilities; promote physical health, mental wellbeing, creativity and social connection through accessible classes, performances and community outreach; and to foster a sustainable, diverse and welcoming dance community that celebrates local talent & remove barriers to participation.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR DANCE TUITION

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND WILTSHIRE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cotswold, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£94k

Latest spending

£64k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a small profit for the year, driven by successful end-of-year shows and growing student numbers. Unrestricted reserves (cash funds) increased from £20,188 to £47,324, indicating improved liquidity. The trustees report that the profit will be used to enhance administrative capabilities and train new teachers to support further growth.

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

What the accounts disclose

Governance: Overdue accounts submission

“I did become aware that some past year’s accounts are overdue for submission to the Charity Commission. I was informed that the trustees are in communication with the Charity Commission to resolve this issue.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 5
Government income: £2,500 — grants £2,500 (1); 3% of the £94,114 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 4

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 2

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Tracy Louise Giles Saunderschair
Maria Michel Horton
Philippa Eddolls
Sarah Ware-Lane

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£94k	£64k
31/08/2024	£70k	£64k
31/08/2023	£60k	£58k
31/08/2022	£62k	£47k
31/08/2021	£37k	£29k

Common questions

Is CIRENCESTER DANCE CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a small profit for the year, driven by successful end-of-year shows and growing student numbers. Unrestricted reserves (cash funds) increased from £20,188 to £47,324, indicating improved liquidity. The trustees report that the profit will be used to enhance administrative capabilities and train new teachers to support further growth. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/02/2025	£20k	I-Dance

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST	2	£19k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND	2	£10k
THE PENNIES FOUNDATION	1	£16k
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON	1	£15k
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION	1	£8k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	1	£7k
THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£4k
THE SIR BARRY JACKSON COUNTY FUND	1	£3k

Charities like this

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

ACS DANCE CENTRE income £256k
AUTIN DANCE THEATRE CIO income £433k
ICANDANCE income £255k
CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE income £243k
SWINDON DANCE income £1.0m
COMBINATION DANCE COMPANY income £55k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CIRENCESTER DANCE CLUB	£94k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
ACS DANCE CENTRE FY2025	£256k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AUTIN DANCE THEATRE CIO FY2025	£433k	—	above	—	no doubt
ICANDANCE FY2025	£255k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE FY2025	£243k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWINDON DANCE FY2025	£1.0m	—	below	—	material uncertainty

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