ACS DANCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1159627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ANTHONY CLIFFORD STUDIOS, ACDS

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE ART OF DANCE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CLASSES AND COURSES, TEACHER TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. TO OFFER ALL STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN RECOGNISED QUALIFICATIONS AND TAKE PART IN PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND COMPETITIONS.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE ART OF DANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, WITH A NON-EXCLUSIVE FOCUS ON THE GREATER LONDON AND ESSEX AREA, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CLASSES AND COURSES, TEACHER TRAINING AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION.

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 unrestricted funds increased from £42,494 to £55,602, resulting in a net income of £13,108 for the year. The charity's reserves policy targets an amount equivalent to three months of operating expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £55,602 exceed this target. The filing confirms the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties disclosed.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ROBERT WILLIAM CROWTHERchair
• Nathalia Moura-Lunn
• RITA FENNELL

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

Operates in: Essex · Havering

Income and spending

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Charities like this

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• DANCEBOX THEATRE WORKS income £1.5m
• Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd income £1.5m
• GWENT BALLET THEATRE LIMITED income £1.1m
• Yorkshire Ballet Seminars income £381k
• DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT income £708k
• SWINDON DANCE income £1.0m

Side by side with its peers

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