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LINE DANCE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1164708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to relieve financial hardship among persons who make their living working in the line dancing industry and their dependants by providing financial and other forms of support including assisting in the treatment and care of such persons who are suffering from illness of any description or who are in need of rehabilitation as a result of such illness.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£101k
Latest spending
£104k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £4,503 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £79,839 from £84,342 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity has minimal operating costs and does not require significant free reserves, indicating a lean operational structure despite the current year loss.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 18.2% of fundraised income — top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%)
“Fundraising costs 8,525”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimal operating costs and does not require any significant free reserves (held: £80k)
“The charity has minimal operating costs and does not require any significant free reserves.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · British Indian Ocean Territory · British Virgin Islands · Canada · China · Czech Republic · Denmark · Finland · France · Germany

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£101k£104k
31/03/2024£78k£54k
31/03/2023£103k£58k
31/03/2022£46k£61k
31/03/2021£142k£312k

Common questions

Is LINE DANCE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £4,503 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £79,839 from £84,342 in the prior year. The trustees note that the charity has minimal operating costs and does not require significant free reserves, indicating a lean operational structure despite the current year loss. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.