DANCE NETWORK ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1202883 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DNA, THE DANCE NETWORK ASSOCIATION COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Dance Network Association (DNA) is a dance charity that enables people to live more connected, joyful and aspirational lives through dance.DNA provides opportunities for people to improve their confidence and physical well-being, nurtures creativity and independent thinking and enhances friendships through social interaction.DNA provides activity to Essex and its neighbouring counties.

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Latest income
£166k
Latest spending
£165k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that an independent examination was completed with no matters requiring attention. The examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records. No material non-compliance with regulatory requirements was identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dance Network Association (DNA) (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Essex · Hertfordshire · Kent · Suffolk · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£166k£165k
31/08/2024£309k£250k

Common questions

Is DANCE NETWORK ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that an independent examination was completed with no matters requiring attention. The examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and financial statements accorded with those records. No material non-compliance with regulatory requirements was identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DANCE NETWORK ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DANCE NETWORK ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£186kCommunity Grants
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£13k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England30/03/2026£12kDancing with Dementia
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£20kDancing for Joy 2025/2026
The National Lottery Community Fund01/03/2024£20kDancing for Joy North Essex