INDEPENDENT DANCE

Registered charity 1180239 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Independent Dance (ID) is one of the UK's leading artist development organisations in contemporary dance. ID offers a year-round programme that supports and challenges artists to evolve their own work for the benefit of the public; it drives artform development in the UK and advances dance as a part of cultural life in the UK.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, OF THE ART OF DANCETO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE ART OF DANCE

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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Latest income

£143k

Latest spending

£165k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,312 for the year, driven by unrestricted fund deficits, though it maintains total reserves of £137,369. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources, noting that general reserves stand at £133,301. The organization relies heavily on Arts Council England funding, which has remained at a standstill level since 2006.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: six months of running costs, or £50,500 (held: £133k)

“The policy also aims to ensure that designated funds are built to match six months of running costs, or £50,500.” — page 11

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Payments to trustees: Kimberley Harvey received £280 for teaching services.

“Related Party Transactions Kimberley Harvey was paid £80 for teaching Monday Night Improvisation and £200 for Disrupting Leadership.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Kimberley Harvey received payments for teaching services.

“Related Party Transactions Kimberley Harvey was paid £80 for teaching Monday Night Improvisation and £200 for Disrupting Leadership.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 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
Campaigns and political activity 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Yi Po Iris Chanchair
Christopher Hutchings · trustee of 1 other charity
Julia Evans
Kimberley Harvey
Michael Kitchin

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£143k	£165k
31/03/2024	£142k	£174k
31/03/2023	£193k	£191k
31/03/2022	£206k	£182k
31/03/2021	£147k	£130k

Common questions

Is INDEPENDENT DANCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £22,312 for the year, driven by unrestricted fund deficits, though it maintains total reserves of £137,369. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources, noting that general reserves stand at £133,301. The organization relies heavily on Arts Council England funding, which has remained at a standstill level since 2006. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of INDEPENDENT DANCE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PRUDENCE TRUST	1	£375k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£320k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£50k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£24k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
BELVEDERE TRUST	1	£10k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£7k
THE FENTON ARTS TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ONE DANCE UK.

ONE DANCE UK income £853k
EAST LONDON DANCE income £566k
ALL ENGLAND DANCE income £136k
DANCE CONSORTIUM LIMITED income £1.1m
CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE income £243k
INDEPENDENT ARTS income £439k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
INDEPENDENT DANCE	£143k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ONE DANCE UK FY2025	£853k	£70,000 - £80,000	1	below	—	no doubt
EAST LONDON DANCE FY2025	£566k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
ALL ENGLAND DANCE FY2025	£136k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
DANCE CONSORTIUM LIMITED FY2025	£1.1m	—	—	unclear	—	noted
CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE FY2025	£243k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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