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IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF DANCING

Registered charity 250397 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as I S T D

The major activities are the offering of dance examinations and qualifications for learners of all ages and abilities throughout the world, the administration of examination sessions, monitoring of all examination processes to ensure standards are consistent and to maintain and develop the standards of teaching through the appropriate courses and other training opportunities.

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Latest income
£5.5m
Latest spending
£6.2m
Registered
1969
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased expenditure and an unrealised investment loss, alongside a significant revaluation loss on its head office building. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate reserves to continue in operational existence and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. Free reserves stood at £2.732 million, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £1.800 million.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £1.800 million (held: £2.7m)
“Following a review, trustees reaffirmed their reserves policy, setting a minimum level of £1.800 million in unrestricted reserves to ensure financial resilience equivalent to six months of planned overhead expenditure for 2025/26.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Remuneration paid to trustees in their capacity as examiners or assessors
“Remuneration has been paid to three of the trustees, in accordance with the Articles of Association, for professional dance and other services provided to the charity. Details of trustee remuneration and expenses are disclosed in note 8 to the accounts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£5.5m
Total spending
£6.2m
Reserves (reported)
£2.7m
Employees
66

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£5.5m£6.2m
31/03/2024£5.5m£6.0m
31/03/2023£4.9m£6.3m
31/03/2022£4.8m£5.3m
31/03/2021£3.3m£7.0m

Common questions

Is IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF DANCING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased expenditure and an unrealised investment loss, alongside a significant revaluation loss on its head office building. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity has adequate reserves to continue in operational existence and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis. Free reserves stood at £2.732 million, which is above the stated minimum policy target of £1.800 million. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
JERWOOD FOUNDATION1—
CHRIST EMBASSY1£27k
THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO1£3k

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
IMPERIAL SOCIETY OF TEACHERS OF DANCING£5.5m——above—no doubt
IMPERMANENCE DANCE THEATRE FY2026£304k—0above—no doubt
ACS DANCE CENTRE FY2025£256k—0unclear—no doubt
INTERNATIONAL CANCER IMAGING SOCIETY FY2025£186k—0unclear—no doubt
IMPERIAL CHARITY PROMOTIONS FY2025£247k—0above—no doubt
THEATRE DANCE COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL FY2025£134k—0unclear—no doubt

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