SPRINGS DANCE COMPANY

Registered charity 1136487 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The creation and performance of dance and theatre productions and the delivery of education work, which use dance to explore issues of life and faith.

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, PUBLIC UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF DANCE AND THEATRE ARTS BY PROVIDING AND PRESENTING TO THE PUBLIC HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCES WHICH ARE OF EDUCATIONAL, CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY2 TO WORK WITHIN SCHOOLS, THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND OTHER PARTS OF THE COMMUNITY IN PARTICULAR BY ADVANCING THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH PRINCIPALLY THROUGH DANCE, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH; AND3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BY TEACHING, TRAINING AND ENCOURAGING YOUNG ARTISTS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN DANCE

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on the general fund of £13,364 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £59,412. The trustees report that the level of free reserves was £30,923, which is within their stated policy target of between £24,000 and £32,000. The charity confirms it is well placed to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to five months of operating costs (reserves figure: £31k)
“an appropriate level of free reserves is a minimum of £24K and a maximum of £32K within which the Company seeks to operate.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from trustees
“Donations amounting to £2,491 (2024: £4,990) were received from trustees during the year.” — page 24
“Richard Hughes, who is married to Ruth Hughes, provided filming and editing services to the company, through his company Edge2Edge Films, totalling £500 (2024: £1,135).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Filming services from trustee-connected business
“Donations amounting to £2,491 (2024: £4,990) were received from trustees during the year.” — page 24
“Richard Hughes, who is married to Ruth Hughes, provided filming and editing services to the company, through his company Edge2Edge Films, totalling £500 (2024: £1,135).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Salary to trustee-connected employee
“Donations amounting to £2,491 (2024: £4,990) were received from trustees during the year.” — page 24
“Richard Hughes, who is married to Ruth Hughes, provided filming and editing services to the company, through his company Edge2Edge Films, totalling £500 (2024: £1,135).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 2

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

  • Volunteers: 2

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

Funders the charity credits

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£153k£139k
31/08/2024£116k£113k
31/08/2023£81k£96k
31/08/2022£107k£114k
31/08/2021£69k£73k

Common questions

Is SPRINGS DANCE COMPANY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus on the general fund of £13,364 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds carried forward of £59,412. The trustees report that the level of free reserves was £30,923, which is within their stated policy target of between £24,000 and £32,000. The charity confirms it is well placed to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPRINGS DANCE COMPANY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPRINGS DANCE COMPANY as a grant recipient include THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2023£8k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2024£400Part time staff to support work with vulnerable children & young people

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 PROTEIN DANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SPRINGS DANCE COMPANY£153k—0within—no doubt
PROTEIN DANCE FY2026£312k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHPAW DANCE PRODUCTIONS FY2025£283k—0unclear—no doubt
ACS DANCE CENTRE FY2025£256k—0unclear—no doubt
Highly Sprung Performance FY2025£473k—0unclear—no doubt
IMPERMANENCE DANCE THEATRE FY2026£304k—0above—no doubt

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