THE LONDON BALLET CIRCLE

Registered charity 1123258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Arranging talks by artistes and prominent figures; providing opportunities to watch class and rehearsals at schools/companies and to visit dance events; creating an environment for knowledge exchange; sharing information in newsletters and online; liaising with dance organisations and key individuals; awarding bursaries to student dancers; and making other charitable donations in support of dance.

Objects

“The charity’s Objects are to promote and support dance and the kindred arts for the public benefit. It seeks to:• enhance public knowledge and deepen individual and collective appreciation of the art of ballet and associated dance forms;• stimulate public interest in dance by fostering a spirit of fellowship between audiences and dance companies and artists;• encourage excellence, in particular by awarding bursaries for ballet/dance students so as to advance the education of young people who would not otherwise have the opportunity for such specialised training; and• offer such other charitable assistance in relation to dance, according to the law of England and Wales and as the Trustees may from time to time determine, especially, but not limited, to dance organisations per se.”

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE NATIONAL

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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Registered contact address: East Hertfordshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £1,846 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total receipts of £32,658 and payments of £30,812. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £19,274 are substantially in excess of the stated policy target of around £12,000, which is intended to cover one year's expenditure and annual commitments to student awards.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• SUSAN CAROL DALGETTY EZRAchair
• ALASTAIR OGILVIE THOMSON
• CANDACE MARIE KUSS
• Chen-Chi Tso
• Dr Trevor James Rothwell
• Jill Samuels
• Keith John White
• Krissie Poyser
• Susan Lynas · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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