ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY

Registered charity 305999 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CECIL SHARP HOUSE, E F D S S, ENGLISH FOLK DANCE & SONG SOCIETY, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MEMORIAL LIBRARY

Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
1963

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

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.6m
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reserves (reported)
£400k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2024£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.5m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.1m

Common questions

Who funds ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
THE GOOD LUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£77k"COVID 19 : EFDSS"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/03/2011£615k"The Full English"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/09/2007£155k"Vaughn Williams Memorial Library- Take 6"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/07/2006£4k"This Group Will Provide A Programme Of Children'S And Adult'S Events Based Upon Traditional Music In London."
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2004£26k"Celebrate, Preserve and Enhance Bampton Charter Fair, its identity, culture and traditions"