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

Objects

3.1 TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC BYPROMOTING IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY MODERN DANCE AND OTHER ART FORMSINCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION FILMS AND MUSIC WITH PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVEREFERENCE TO TOURING PERFORMANCES AND TO THE WORK OF HOFESH SHECHTER; AND3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE, DANCE PRACTITIONERS AND THE GENERALPUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ARTISTIC WORK OF THE CHARITY ANDPARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, CLASSESAND PERFORMANCES.

Area of benefit: THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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 (reserves figure: £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.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
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

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: £390,360 — grants £390,360 (1); 15% of the £2,670,434 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Government income: £390,360 — grants £390,360 (1); 21% of the £1,828,660 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Government income: £390,360 — contracts £390,360 (1); 20% of the £1,979,816 total gross income on the same return
Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06737326

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Hofesh Shechter — Artistic Director (source)
Andrew Hochhauser — Chair (source)
Colette Hansford — Executive Producer (source)

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).

British Council — “A new collaboration as part of the UK/France Spotlight programme on Culture 2024, supported by the British Council.” (source page)

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.

HOCHHAUSER, Andrew Romain — director, appointed 18/03/2026on trustee list
BURGER, Paul — director, appointed 17/07/2023on trustee list
FOGEL, Steven Anthony — director, appointed 21/11/2018on trustee list
SIMMONDS, Martine — director, appointed 12/07/2018on trustee list
STOCKS, Colette — secretary, appointed 30/10/2008

Official officers record.

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrew Romain Hochhauser · trustee of 3 other charities
Martine Simmonds
PAUL BURGER
Steven Anthony Fogel
THERESA BEATTIE · trustee of 1 other charity

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 end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Year	Amount
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£10k
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k
THE M J SAMUEL CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£325k
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION	1	£194k
THE MARCELA TRUST	1	£100k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£85k
THE LINBURY TRUST	1	£50k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£25k
The Ashley Family Foundation	1	£22k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHESHIRE DANCE WORKSHOP LIMITED.

CHESHIRE DANCE WORKSHOP LIMITED income £637k
KH THEATRE LIMITED income £808k
COLCHESTER MERCURY THEATRE LIMITED income £5.8m
SOUTHPAW DANCE PRODUCTIONS income £283k
NORTHERN DANCE income £87k
SHALLAL income £147k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY LTD	£2.7m	more than £60,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
CHESHIRE DANCE WORKSHOP LIMITED FY2025	£637k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
KH THEATRE LIMITED FY2024	£808k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
COLCHESTER MERCURY THEATRE LIMITED FY2025	£5.8m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUTHPAW DANCE PRODUCTIONS FY2025	£283k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NORTHERN DANCE FY2025	£87k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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