DANCE UMBRELLA LIMITED

Registered charity 277221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the charity is the promotion of contemporary dance and the celebration of 21st century choreography. It exists for the benefit of the general public, to take dance out across the capital and to bring audiences in. It does this primarily through the annual Dance Umbrella festival by commissioning, producing and presenting dance works.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (THE OBJECTS) ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO:4.1.1 PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY:(A) THE PRODUCTION OF DANCE PERFORMANCES, WORKSHOPS, PARTICIPATORY EVENTS ANDOTHER EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES;(B) THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE ARTS OF DANCE,CHOREOGRAPHY, DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC AND SINGING; AND (C) PROVIDING FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTICIPATION IN CREATIVE LEARNING; AND4.1.2 PROVIDE FACILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ART AND PERFORMANCE-RELATED RECREATION IN THEINTERESTS OF SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND PHYSICAL WELFARE OF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH THEOBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION AND QUALITY OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 the charitable company qualifies as small and is exempt from audit under the Charities Act 2011. The trustees confirm that current and future sources of funding are adequate for the company's needs over the next twelve months. No material misstatements, litigation, or related party transactions were disclosed.

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.

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
• Financial reserves 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

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (67% 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: 7.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jacob Shields Ulrichchair
• Alexandra Kathrin Mecklenburg
• EVA De Blocq Van Kuffeler
• Jacqueline Rose
• MANOHARI SARAVANAMUTTU
• Naomi Simpson
• Nikhil Bolton-Patel
• Pete Barker
• Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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