ST GEORGE'S DANCE CLUB

Registered charity 1181823 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The club provides opportunities to learn and develop their dancing skills. The club meets regularly three times a week; Tuesday evenings, Wednesday afternoons and Saturday evenings. Everyone is welcome. The club provides opportunities for other community and social groups to use its premises.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:-3.1 TO PROVIDE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF, AND VISITORS TO, HARROGATE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL DANCING FOR THE OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING BOTH THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS AND VISITORS.3.2 TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ART OF DANCE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO TRADITIONAL SEQUENCE AND BALLROOM DANCES AS PART OF OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TO MAINTAIN THE TRADITIONS OF DANCING BY ORGANISING AND PROMOTING SOCIAL DANCE EVENTS ON A REGULAR BASIS.

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: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£35k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £9,526 for the year, largely driven by £19,200 in legal fees related to losing its venue. Despite this, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £40,428, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £7,500. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: twelve months operating costs (excluding dance events expenses) at £7,500 (reserves figure: £40k)

“The Trustees have set the reserve policy at twelve months operating costs (excluding dance events expenses) at £7,500.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 3
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Gail Ruth Howard
John Fear
PAUL STANILAND
Paul Stuart Howard
Robert Graham Patrick Dixon

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£35k	£44k
31/12/2024	£32k	£31k
31/12/2023	£25k	£29k
31/12/2022	£11k	£14k
31/12/2021	£3k	£9k

Common questions

Is ST GEORGE'S DANCE CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £9,526 for the year, largely driven by £19,200 in legal fees related to losing its venue. Despite this, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £40,428, which significantly exceed its stated policy target of £7,500. The trustees confirm that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
SOCIETY OF THE HOLY CHILD JESUS CIO	1	£40k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUST	1	£26k
DUDLEY AND GEOFFREY COX CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£26k
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£25k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY	1	£22k
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY	1	£20k
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUND	1	£15k
LANGDALE TRUST	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DORCHESTER BALLET AND DANCE CLUB.

DORCHESTER BALLET AND DANCE CLUB income £71k
ST ANDREW'S CLUB income £618k
MONDAY WEDNESDAY CLUB income £29k
ST MARY'S COLLEGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY income £203k
ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £54k
CIRENCESTER DANCE CLUB income £94k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST GEORGE'S DANCE CLUB	£35k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DORCHESTER BALLET AND DANCE CLUB FY2025	£71k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ST ANDREW'S CLUB FY2025	£618k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MONDAY WEDNESDAY CLUB FY2026	£29k	—	—	above	—	noted
ST MARY'S COLLEGE SPORTS DEVELOPMENT COMPANY FY2025	£203k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST JOHN'S COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£54k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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