SEETA PATEL DANCE LIMITED

Registered charity 1190197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A charity dedicated to the production of high-quality performance works that tour the UK, representing advocating for, and raising the profile of the South Asian Indian dance form of Bharatanatyam.

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Latest income

£350k

Latest spending

£307k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £43,150 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £330,932. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Reserves currently exceed the stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£120,000).

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure, which is £120,000 (held: £331k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s expenditure, which is £120,000.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 12310843

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Seeta Patel Dance (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.

TURNER, Nigel Clifford — director, appointed 28/07/2026on trustee list
PENZO, Vanessa Rita — director, appointed 28/04/2026on trustee list
KESTEVEN, Anneliese — director, appointed 28/04/2025on trustee list
ABBAM, Petra — director, appointed 28/04/2025on trustee list
DONAWA, Sonya — director, appointed 03/03/2025on trustee list
SOLANO, Natasha — director, appointed 03/03/2025on trustee list
KUMAR, Anupma, Dr — director, appointed 16/09/2024on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

Anneliese Kesteven
Dr Anupma Kumar
NIGEL TURNER · trustee of 3 other charities
Natasha Solano · trustee of 1 other charity
Petra Abbam
Sonya Donawa
Vanessa Penzo

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	£350k	£307k
31/03/2024	£397k	£344k
31/03/2023	£382k	£235k
30/11/2021	£78k	£17k
30/11/2020	£56k	£30k

Common questions

Is SEETA PATEL DANCE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an unrestricted surplus of £43,150 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £330,932. The trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Reserves currently exceed the stated policy target of six months' expenditure (£120,000). Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.