THE NATASHAS PROJECT

Registered charity 1176994 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATASHAS

The Natashas Project is an international contemporary dance/physical theatre company founded in 2013. Its aim is to use dance to inform and equip the public about Human Trafficking and Modern Day Slavery and support survivors through creative means.

Objects

TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE, HIGH QUALITY PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS OF DANCE AND OTHER ARTS FORMS. FURTHER THE CIO MAY PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:•MONITORING ABUSES OF HUMAN RIGHTS;•OBTAINING REDRESS FOR THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;•RELIEVING NEED AMONG THE VICTIMS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE;•RESEARCH INTO HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;•PROVIDING TECHNICAL ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AND OTHERS ON HUMAN RIGHTS MATTERS;•CONTRIBUTING TO THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS LAW;•COMMENTING ON PROPOSED HUMAN RIGHTS LEGISLATION;•RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ISSUES;•PROMOTING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS;•PROMOTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AMONG INDIVIDUALS AND CORPORATIONS;•INTERNATIONAL ADVOCACY OF HUMAN RIGHTS;•ELIMINATING INFRINGEMENTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT OBJECT BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ENGAGE IN POLITICAL ACTIVITY PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE SATISFIED THAT THE PROPOSED ACTIVITIES WILL FURTHER THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY TO AN EXTENT JUSTIFIED BY THE RESOURCES COMMITTED AND THE ACTIVITY IS NOT THE DOMINANT MEANS BY WHICH THE CHARITY CARRIED OUT ITS OBJECTS.THE NATASHAS PROJECT WAS FOUNDED AS A PRACTICAL EXPRESSION OF THE LOVE OF JESUS CHRIST. WE GLADLY WORK WITH PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS AND NONE.

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: Dacorum, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £7,750 for the year ended 28 February 2025, compared to a deficit in the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,083, which is above the stated policy target of maintaining at least £2,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Natashas Project (matched by registered charity number).

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Sharon Mansourchair
• Rowena Smith
• SOPHIE DENICE SMYTH
• Sharon Sexton
• Timothy Scott Batliwala-Withers

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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