THE ARGENTINE TANGO SOCIETY

Registered charity 1151438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity initiates and supports competitions of musicians, 'master classes' and seminars. The charity encourages further research into the health benefits of Tango Dancing. The charity provides classes, competitions, seminars, instruments and dancing locations. Financial assistance will be delivered by way of the provision of grants at the discretion of the Trustees.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WAY OF FINANCIAL OR MATERIAL ASSISTANCE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FOR THE MUSIC AND DANCE OF THE ARGENTINE TANGO, INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS, WHETHER IN THE UK, USA, ARGENTINA OR ELSEWHERE, AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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 · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £283,283 for the year ended 31 December 2025, supported by incoming resources of £699,092. The trustees consider the year-end closing balance of £993,134 to be adequate for the size of the charity's activities, and the independent examiner confirmed no matters requiring attention were found during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr JOSEPH ELMALEHchair
• BARRY RAYMOND SAMUELS
• Paul Lange

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

Operates in: Argentina · United States

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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