Impelo

Registered charity 1161515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POWYS DANCE

Working across age ranges, social backgrounds and abilities we hope to inspire more people to enjoy participating in dance. We are a community and education-based dance company who believes that dance is an exciting and accessible art form that inspires creativity and joy, stimulates learning and has deep routed health benefits that extend beyond fitness into holistic wellbeing.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ARTS AND CULTURE IN THE ART FORM OF DANCE, PRIMARILY THROUGH PERFORMANCES, EVENTS, WORKSHOPS AND INSTRUCTED SESSIONS

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 · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £48,699 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £260,817 and total expenditure of £212,118. Per the trustees' report, this financial position was supported by the sale of the Dance Centre building and grant income, despite a reduction in programme delivery during a transitional period. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £225,369, comprising designated and general funds.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “Impelo is seeking a dramaturg to work with them on their National Lottery Heritage funded project based on the Epynt Mountain Clearance of 1…” (source page)
• Powys County Council — “Two community-focused organisations, Mid & North Powys Mind and Impelo, are excited to announce a landmark collaboration, a collaboration th…” (source page)
• Welsh Government — “Two community-focused organisations, Mid & North Powys Mind and Impelo, are excited to announce a landmark collaboration, a collaboration th…” (source page)
• Arts Council of Wales — “Two community-focused organisations, Mid & North Powys Mind and Impelo, are excited to announce a landmark collaboration, a collaboration th…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Petty
• Jenni Barbieri
• Nia Llewelyn James
• Rosemary Ellen Watt

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

Operates in: Powys

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Side by side with its peers

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