NORTHERN DANCE

Registered charity 1166388 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · Wikidata: Q16958876 · Wikipedia

To advance the arts (the visual and performance art in all its forms including dance, decorative and visual arts, literature, film, theatre, music, sculpture and photography) and the education of the public in the arts particularly but not exclusively by public performances, workshops, exhibitions and other similar activities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE ARTS (THE VISUAL AND PERFORMANCE ART IN ALL ITS FORMS INCLUDING DANCE, DECORATIVE AND VISUAL ARTS, LITERATURE, FILM, THEATRE, MUSIC, SCULPTURE AND PHOTOGRAPHY) AND THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PUBLIC PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, EXHIBITIONS AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES

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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Registered contact address: Northumberland, North East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£87k
Latest spending
£83k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,346 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £3,982. This figure is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity is currently in its ninth year of operation and relies significantly on donations, with unrestricted funds comprising the vast majority of its income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4k; policy: between three and six month’s expenditure)
“The charity made a net surplus of £3,346 (2024: deficit £300) and at the year end had total funds carried forward of £3,982 (2024: £636).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donations from Paper Dove Company Ltd, a company controlled by Trustee D Leonard.
“During the year the charity received donations totalling £54,200 (2024: £37,071) from Paper Dove Company Ltd, a company controlled by Trustee D Leonard.” — page 15
“During the year the charity received a corporate sponsorship of £500 (2024: £NIL) from RMT Accountants & Business Advisors Ltd, the company which acts as the Independent Examiner.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Corporate sponsorship from RMT Accountants & Business Advisors Ltd, the company which acts as the Independent Examiner.
“During the year the charity received donations totalling £54,200 (2024: £37,071) from Paper Dove Company Ltd, a company controlled by Trustee D Leonard.” — page 15
“During the year the charity received a corporate sponsorship of £500 (2024: £NIL) from RMT Accountants & Business Advisors Ltd, the company which acts as the Independent Examiner.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£87k£83k
31/07/2024£39k£39k
31/07/2023£57k£58k
31/07/2022£34k£43k
31/07/2021£47k£47k

Common questions

Is NORTHERN DANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £3,346 for the year ended 31 July 2025, resulting in unrestricted funds of £3,982. This figure is below the trustees' stated reserves policy target of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The charity is currently in its ninth year of operation and relies significantly on donations, with unrestricted funds comprising the vast majority of its income. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.