COMBINATION DANCE COMPANY

Registered charity 1123954 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance participation in and education for the public benefit by the promotion of the arts, in particular but not exclusively the art of dance.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF DANCE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE RICHMOND UPON THAMES

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Merton, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£55k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell by £5,183 to £17,967 following investment in staff, while restricted reserves increased to £9,156. The charity reported a small surplus of £1,468 for the year, bringing total funds to £27,123. The trustees consider 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

Highest-paid employee band: £9,452
“The average number of employees employed during the year was 1 (2024: 1). The total remuneration paid was £9,452” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: unclear (reserves figure: £18k)
“As the organisational structure develops the reserves target will be reviewed.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £20,058 — contracts £9,210 (2), grants £10,848 (3); 36% of the £55,392 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £28,476 — contracts £5,775 (2), grants £22,701 (3); 30% of the £95,110 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Government income: £23,775 — contracts £4,754 (2), grants £19,021 (5); 39% of the £60,668 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£55k£54k
31/03/2024£95k£90k
31/03/2023£61k£75k
31/03/2022£80k£65k
31/03/2021£37k£20k

Common questions

Is COMBINATION DANCE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell by £5,183 to £17,967 following investment in staff, while restricted reserves increased to £9,156. The charity reported a small surplus of £1,468 for the year, bringing total funds to £27,123. The trustees consider there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of COMBINATION DANCE COMPANY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £9,452 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England13/01/2021£8kTGC CF Reboot, Release, Reconnect
Sport England10/06/2020£500COVID-19 CEF
Sport England10/10/2017£6kBwell Dance Program

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMBINATION DANCE COMPANY£55k£9,4520unclear—no doubt
ENPOINTE DANCE COMPANY FY2026£62k——unclear—no doubt
SWINDON DANCE FY2025£1.0m—0below—material uncertainty
DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT FY2025£708k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
ALL ENGLAND DANCE FY2025£136k—0below—no doubt
B.T.D.A. LIMITED FY2025£889k——below—no doubt

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