LANGUAGE OF DANCE TRUST

Registered charity 281268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANGUAGE OF DANCE TRUST LTD

Its principal object is to advance and promote the education of the general public in the art and science of dance, particularly by the study, analysis and recording of human movement and to formulate and establish schemes therefore.

Objects

TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DANCE PARTICULARLY BY THE STUDY, ANALYSIS AND RECORDING OF HUMAN MOVEMENT AND TO FORMULATE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES.

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 charity reported a surplus of £165,873 for the year ended 30 September 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds increased to £283,112, providing reserves well above the stated policy target of six months' running costs. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue activities despite the ongoing process of settling the late founders' estate.

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 5 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
• Investment
• 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
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 01517745

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.

• WALCOTT, Grace Mayleen — director, appointed 21/09/2022on trustee list
• DULIEU, Jane Lisabeth — director, appointed 08/07/2022on trustee list
• HOWARTH, Lynda Louise — director, appointed 22/09/2010on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• GRACE MAYLEEN WALCOTT
• JANE LISABETH DULIEU
• LYNDA HOWARTH

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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