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DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1168958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DCD

THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO DANCERS, THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT OF PROFESSIONAL DANCERS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY OF ADVICE, COACHING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING AND RE-TRAINING

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Latest income
£708k
Latest spending
£667k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £707,553 from £618,221 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £667,418 from £718,482, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £271,652, which the trustees report are below the optimal policy target of six months' expenditure (£333,709) but above the minimum target of three months (£166,855).

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,001 - £80,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“One employee had employee benefits between £70,000 and £80,000 during the year (2024 - Nil).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee had employee benefits between £70,000 and £80,000 during the year (2024 - Nil).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Partner companies (45% of income)
“Income from Partner companies amounted to £318,916.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 3 to 6 months of total expenditure (held: £272k)
“The DCD policy on free reserves is to hold no less than 3 months total expenditure (£166,855 on 2024-25 levels of expenditure) but optimally 6 months (£333,709 on 2024-25 levels of expenditure).” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from Trustees and related parties
“Aggregate unrestricted donations from Trustees and related parties were £13,350 for the year ending 31 March 2025.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dancers' Career Development (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

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

Total income
£708k
Total spending
£667k
Cost of raising funds
£106k
Reserves (reported)
£272k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 15.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£708k£667k
31/03/2024£618k£718k
31/03/2023£672k£704k
31/03/2022£438k£600k
31/03/2021£617k£611k

Common questions

Is DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £707,553 from £618,221 in the prior year, while total expenditure decreased to £667,418 from £718,482, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £271,652, which the trustees report are below the optimal policy target of six months' expenditure (£333,709) but above the minimum target of three months (£166,855). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,001 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT as a grant recipient include THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUND, THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION, EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST, ACTING FOR OTHERS, THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2022£50kContribution to Dancers' Career Development
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2023£50ksupport of its Evolve Workshops and its career and personal coaching sessions
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£50kEvolve Workshops and its career and personal coaching sessions
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£50kEvolve Workshops and career and personal coaching sessions
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATIONFY2025£47k
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£45kEducation grants to 1 institution
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£45kGrant to institution
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£45kGrant made to institution
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£40kEducation grants to 1 institution
ACTING FOR OTHERSFY2025£30k
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£20kEducation grants to 1 institution
THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUSTFY2024£10kTo assist in re-training dancers in other careers in the performing arts.
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2024£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2022£3k
THEATRE DEVELOPMENT TRUSTFY2023£0assist in re-training dancers in other careers in the performing arts
MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUNDFY2023£0

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE HAWTHORNE CHARITABLE TRUST1£13k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST1£7k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND1£5k
THE HARDING TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DANCEWEST LONDON LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DANCERS' CAREER DEVELOPMENT£708k£70,001 - £80,0001unclear—no doubt
DANCEWEST LONDON LIMITED FY2025£315k—0unclear—no doubt
CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
ACS DANCE CENTRE FY2025£256k—0unclear—no doubt
B.T.D.A. LIMITED FY2025£889k——below—no doubt
DANCEBOX THEATRE WORKS FY2025£1.5m£75,0002above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.