ADAGIO COLLEGE OF PERFORMING ARTS

Registered charity 1191115 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of educational services to 4-18 years old in Performing Arts.This includes working with a number of bodies to provide examinations in the Performing Arts in all forms of dance, musical theatre, Lamda, DDE and BTEC.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY OFFERING CLASSES, WORKSHOPS AND LOCAL PERFORMANCES. GOALS1) TO ENGAGE STUDENTS IN THE COLLABORATIVE PROCESS2) TO STRENGTHEN STUDENTS CREATIVE SKILLS IN LIVE PERFORMANCE THROUGH THE STUDY OF CRAFT AND TECHNIQUE3) TO ENGAGE CRITICAL STUDIES AND HISTORIES OF DANCE AND PERFORMANCE 4) TO CREATE UNIQUE, CHALLENGING AND DIVERSE LIVE PERFORMANCE AND SHARE THEM WITH OUR COMMUNITY.OBJECTIVES: DANCETO ACHIEVE THESE GOALS, STUDENTS WILL:- DEMONSTRATE A NUANCED UNDERSTANDING OF COLLABORATION IN THE CREATIVE PROCESS THROUGH LEADERSHIP, PARTICIPATION AND REFLECTION.- DEVELOP A MULTIFACETED PHYSICALITY THROUGH TRAINING IN DANCE TECHNIQUES.- APPLY A VARIETY OF VALUE SYSTEMS, AESTHETICS, AND APPROACHES TO PERFORMING.- LEARN THE VOCABULARY AND PRACTICE METHODS OF RESPECTFUL CRITIQUE AND EVALUATION.- INTEGRATE AN UNDERSTANDING OF CULTURAL CONTEXT INTO CREATIVE AND SCHOLARLY RESEARCH.- DEMONSTRATE CLEAR AND CONVINCING ACADEMIC WRITING IN THE FIELD.- NURTURE INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY THROUGH DANCE.OUTCOMESTHROUGH COURSE WORK AND INVOLVEMENT IN PRODUCTION STUDENTS:- WILL LEARN THE VALUES AND METHODS OF ARTISTIC COLLABORATION- WILL BE PREPARED TO ENTER THE PROFESSIONAL WORLD OF THE PERFORMING ARTS, OR TO PURSUE GRADUATE STUDY IN DANCE OR OTHER FIELDS IN THE HUMANITIES;- WILL BE EQUIPPED FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF CAREERS SUCH AS BUSINESS, LAW OR TEACHING THAT REQUIRE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT, PUBLIC POISE, IMAGINATION, AND A BROAD BACKGROUND IN THE LIBERAL ARTS

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £188,889, up from £101,311 in the prior year, resulting in a net surplus of £87,578. The trustees report that while revenue grew significantly, expenditure grew faster, squeezing the surplus margin, but they remain satisfied that major risks have been adequately mitigated.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• SCL Creative — “Our fully funded BTEC in Dance or Performing Arts will be delivered and funded in partnership with SCL Creative” (source page)

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (82% 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: 85.6% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Paul Crick
• Roger Davinson

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

Operates in: Essex

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