HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD

Registered charity 1130255 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LIMITED, HOFESH SHECHTER PROJECTS LTD

Hofesh Shechter Company aims to advance the arts and culture for the benefit of the general public by promoting in the UK and internationally modern dance and other art forms including films and music with reference to performances and the work of Hofesh Shechter:and to advance the education of young people, dance practitioners and public through the provision of workshops,classes and performances

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Latest income
£2.7m
Latest spending
£2.7m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a record turnover of £2,670,434 and a small carry forward surplus of £11,539 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £516,794 are below the stated policy target of £670,000, though the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned £60,000 or more during the year (2024 - one).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned £60,000 or more during the year (2024 - one).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £670,000 (held: £517k)
“has determined that the charity should aim to hold an ongoing minimum free reserve of £670,000” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Breckman & Company Ltd. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

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

Total income
£2.7m
Total spending
£2.7m
Cost of raising funds
£130k
Reserves (reported)
£670k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (72% 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: 4.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Belgium · Canada · China · Denmark · France · Germany · Hong Kong · Israel · Italy · Luxembourg · Netherlands · South Korea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.7m£2.7m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2023£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2022£1.7m£1.7m
31/03/2021£1.7m£1.3m

Common questions

Is HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a record turnover of £2,670,434 and a small carry forward surplus of £11,539 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £516,794 are below the stated policy target of £670,000, though the trustees confirm adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Breckman & Company Ltd.

What does the highest-paid employee of HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD as a grant recipient include THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION, THE M J SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£10k
THE M J SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1k

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD£2.7mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
AKRAM KHAN DANCE COMPANY FY2025£2.7m—0above—no doubt
GWENT BALLET THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt
CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
Highly Sprung Performance FY2025£473k—0unclear—no doubt
HODDESDON (COMMUNITY) SOCIETY OF PERFORMING ARTS LTD. FY2025£319kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt

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