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ONE DANCE UK

Registered charity 801552 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DANCE U.K., DANCE UK - THE NATIONAL FORUM FOR DANCE

ONE DANCE UK IS THE NATIONAL VOICE FOR DANCE, ADVOCATING FOR THE INCREASED PROFILE OF DANCE IN ALL ITS DIVERSE AND DYNAMIC FORMS. BY WORKING WITH AND ON BEHALF OF THE DANCE SECTOR, ONE DANCE UK AIMS TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE, LONGER DANCE CAREERS AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS IN WHICH DANCE IS CREATED, PERFORMED AND EXPERIENCED.

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Latest income
£853k
Latest spending
£953k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £100,784 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £400,406 to £299,623. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves are below the appropriate level set by the Trustees, although they confirm core funding is secured until March 2027 and expect the charity to break even in the following year. The financial statements were prepared under the small companies regime with an independent examiner's report rather than a full audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £70,000 - £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“Earning between £70,000 - £80,000” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of higher paid employees was: Earning between £70,000 - £80,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £300k; policy: appropriate level set by the Trustees)
“The Charity’s unrestricted reserves are below the appropriate level set by the Trustees but will remain positive through to the next funding round from ACE with sufficient reserves to cover any unexpected expenditure.” — page 25
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, in which Anthony Bowne is a Director, were paid £288 during the year (2024 - £240). The transaction was on an arm’s length basis and the trustee received no benefit as a result of the transaction.
“Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, in which Anthony Bowne is a Director, were paid £288 during the year (2024 - £240). The transaction was on an arm’s length basis and the trustee received no benefit as a result of the transaction.” — page 37
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£853k
Total spending
£953k
Cost of raising funds
£15k
Reserves (reported)
£300k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£853k£953k
31/03/2024£860k£941k
31/03/2023£962k£963k
31/03/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.1m£1.0m

Common questions

Is ONE DANCE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £100,784 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £400,406 to £299,623. The trustees note that unrestricted reserves are below the appropriate level set by the Trustees, although they confirm core funding is secured until March 2027 and expect the charity to break even in the following year. The financial statements were prepared under the small companies regime with an independent examiner's report rather than a full audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ONE DANCE UK earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £70,000 - £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England04/11/2020£288kDance Activator Programme
Sport England06/08/2018£300kDance Activator Programme
Sport England29/09/2017£29kDance Activator Programme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/11/2005£43k"The ADAD Heritage Project"

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
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU2£1.1m
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION2£18k
JERWOOD FOUNDATION1—
THE PRUDENCE TRUST1£375k
THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE BENEVOLENT FUND1£367k
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION1£165k
DAVID LAING FOUNDATION1£111k
THE KIRBY LAING FOUNDATION1£100k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EAST LONDON DANCE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ONE DANCE UK£853k£70,000 - £80,0001below—no doubt
EAST LONDON DANCE FY2025£566k—0below—no doubt
DANCE CONSORTIUM LIMITED FY2025£1.1m——unclear—noted
NATIONAL DANCE COMPANY WALES FY2025£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
WELSH DANCE THEATRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£598k—0unclear—no doubt
PROTEIN DANCE FY2025£228k—0unclear—no doubt

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