INNOVATION DANCE STUDIOS LTD

Registered charity 1153263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing children and community dance lessons and events in Greater London. During the year, the charity has geographically expanded, bringing opportunities to more communities, including Finchley & Colindale. Examples are available on http://www.innovationdancestudios.co.uk/about-us/recent-performances/

Objects

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED (THE "OBJECTS") ARE RESTRICTED TO: ADVANCING EDUCATION IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND IN PARTICULAR,IN DANCE; PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR DANCE AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;IN EACH CASE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: THE LONDON BOROUGH OF EALING AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £112,455 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds to £345,638. The trustees confirm that the financial position remains consistent with their policy of retaining sufficient funds to meet obligations, supported by regular cashflows from class payments. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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 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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (97% 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: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DANIEL KEATING · trustee of 1 other charity
• EMMA HARDY BSC HONS
• JESSICA MILLER
• ZOE NEWELL

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

Operates in: Barnet · Bromley · City Of Westminster · Ealing · Islington

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).