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YORKE DANCE PROJECT

Registered charity 1128891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as YDP

The aim of the charity is to promote, maintain, improve and advance education by the encouragement of the arts including, without limitation, the arts of drama, mime, dance, singing and music.

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Latest income
£221k
Latest spending
£210k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £10,977, increasing its cash balance to £19,834. However, the charity's unrestricted reserves remain in a deficit of £18,049, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £39,680. The trustees acknowledge the challenging funding environment but remain confident in the company's ability to project forward.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3 months unrestricted, charitable activities expenditure (held: £-18k)
“The Trustees believe that 3 months unrestricted, charitable activities expenditure, currently £39,680 (2024: £80,307) would be an appropriate level of reserves at the year end.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 16. Related parties
“During the year ended 31 March 2025, donations totalling £32,678 (2024: £10,000) were received from Y Yorke-Edgell and entities related to Y Yorke-Edgell by virtue of family shareholdings. At the year-end, loans outstanding to these entities amounted to £40,000 (2024: £31,678) and were included within creditors due within one year. Y Yorke-Edgell is the current Artistic Director of the charity and a former patron.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£221k£210k
31/03/2024£224k£287k
31/03/2023£105k£111k
31/03/2022£291k£240k
31/03/2021£192k£187k

Common questions

Is YORKE DANCE PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £10,977, increasing its cash balance to £19,834. However, the charity's unrestricted reserves remain in a deficit of £18,049, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £39,680. The trustees acknowledge the challenging funding environment but remain confident in the company's ability to project forward. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds YORKE DANCE PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name YORKE DANCE PROJECT as a grant recipient include BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£10kIn support of education
BLACK HEART FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITEDFY2023£0In support of education