Ro al Tunbrld e Wolls Dance Festival 2024 Tn￿te¢s, Re ort ear ended 1 Ma for the 2024 The Royal Tunbridge Wells Dance Festtval is affiliated to the British Federalion of Music and Dance Festivals and is a registered charity under Charity Commission reference 1088367. The object of the Festival is to assist in advancing the education of children and young people in the art of dance in all its branches. This meets Charity Commission guidelines on public benefrt. To achieve this object a Festival is held each year which enables a number of young people to enter dances and be judged by an expert adjudicator. The residual profit from entry fees. ticket and programme sales and advertising, after meeting all expenses. is used to grant bursaries leaving a working capital surplus to be carried fonvard as seed finance for the subsequent yearfs Festival. This year the Festival ran for nine days from Saturday 10 February to Sunday 18 February. and offered a range of competition dasses for age groups from under fives to Iwenty-one in classical ballet, contemporary ballet, global dance, narrative character. jazzlmodem, lyrical jazzlmodem, tsp, musical theatre and classical greek. The Senior Bursary Award was a highlight of the week and we were delighted to be able to offer one award of £1.200 to a dancer applying for. or already undertaking full ts'me professional training. We also held a successful Junior Ballet Bursary class and awarded £250 to the winner. In addilion, we were pleased again to award £250 for a Tap Bursary. in memory of Connie Tumer, with thanks to Ihe trustees of Tonbridge Festival. Our adjudicator this year was Jayne Wing, and we are particularly grateful for her stamina and efficiency in adjudicating for nine days, which contributed to the success of the Festival. An excess of unrestricted receipts over expenses in the region of £9.900 was achieved before Bursaries. After paying outstanding liabilities, a surplus of around £8.2W arises. The Festival is organised by the committee of Trustees . Sally-Anne Leigh ( chaimian ). Sian Colangelo ( vic&chaiman ), Jane Gravenor { secretary ). Louisa Monks { treasurer ). Kim Phipps, Bertie Witt. Alison Cripps. Tamara Moubayed. Jackie Randall Emma Thomas, Camiel Llewelyn and Eve Brazier. As always the future and success of the festival depends on the support it receives and the enjoyment of the occasion. Our thanks go to our loyal audiences and hard working helpers who enable us to ensure that the high standards achieved in dance by children in the region can Continue to be enjoyed. We would also like to thank those who have assisted us financially by advertising in our programme or donating to the Fests'val. We aim to keep cash at bank be￿een £8,000 and £10,000 in unrestricted funds. In addition restricted funds are held to fund the tsp bursary. Finally we would like to thank all our competitors and supporters and wish them success in the coming year We look forward to seeing you again at our 2025 Festival. SA Leigh Date 2D24- Sally- Anne Leigh on behalf of the Trustees. Page 1 ROYAL TUNBRIDGE WELLS DANCE FESTIVAL Accounts for the year ended 1 May 2024 Charity Number 1088367 Ro al Tunbrfd e Wells Dance Festival Index to the Accounts ear ended 1 Ma 2024 Pa Trustees, Report Statement of Financial ActNities Balance Sheet Independent Examinerfs Report R al Tunbri e Wells Dance Fesllval 2024 Trustgos. Re earended 1 Ma for the 2024 The Royal Tunbridge Wells Dan￿ Festival is affiliated to the British Federation of Music and Dance Festivals and is a registered Gharity under Charity Commission referen￿ 1088367. The object of the Festtval is to assist in advan¢ing the education of children and young people in the art of dance in all rts branches. This meets Charity Commission guidelines on public benefit. To achieve this object a Festival is held each year which enables a number of young people to enter dan￿$ and be judged by an expert adjudicator. The residual profrt from enty fees. ticket and programme sales and advertising, after meeting all expenses, is used to grant bursaries leaving a working capital surplus to be carried foA¥ard as seed finan￿ for the subsequent yearfs Festival. This year the Festival ran for nine days from Salurday 10 February to Sunday 18 February, and offered a range of competition classes for age groups from under fives to Iwenty-one in classical ballet, nlemporary ballet, global dance. na￿ative character, jazzlmcmjem. lyrical jazLlmodem, tap. musi¢al theatre and classical greek. The Senior Bursary Award was a highlight of the week an(i we were delighted to be able to offer one award of £1,200 to a dancer apptying for, or already undertaking full time professional training. We also held a successful Junior Ballet Bursary dass and awarded £250 to the winner. In addition, we were pleased again to award £250 for a Tap Bursary, in memory of Connie Tumer, with thanks to the trustees of Tonbridge Festival. Our adjudicator this year was Jayne Wing. and we are particularly grateful for her stamina and efficiency in adjudicating for nine days, which conlributed to the success of the Festival. An excess of unrestricted receipts over expenses in the region of £9,91XI was achieved before Bursaries. After paying outstanding liabilities. a surplus of around £8.200 arises. The Festival is organised by the committee of Trustees . SalI￿Anne Leigh { chairnian }, Sian Colangelo ( vice-chaimian }, Jane Gravenor { seGretary }, Louisa Monks ( treasurer ), Kim Phipps. Bertie Witt. Alison Cripps, Tamara Moubayed, Ja¢kie Randall Emma Thomas. Carmel Llewelyn and Eve Brazier. As always the future and success of the festival depends on the support it receives arKI the @njoyment of the occasion. Our thanks go to our loyal audiences and hard working helpers who enable us to ensure that the high standards achieved in dance by children in the region can continue to be enjoyed. We would also like to thank those who have assisted us fina￿1allY by adverlising in our programme or donating to the Festival. We aim to keep cash at bank between £8,000 and £10,000 in unrestricted funds. In addition restricted funds are held to fund the tap bursary. Finally we would like to thank all our competitors and 8UPPOrters and wish them success in the coming year. We look forward to seeing you again at our 2025 Festival. SA Leigh Dale Sally- Anne Leigh on behalf of the Trustees. Page 1 al Tunbrfd e Wells Dance Festlval Statamant of Financial Activities or the ear ded1Ma 24 Unrestrthd Reslrict 2023 INC MEF Enl Fees 26,775.tKI 0.00 26,775.00 23,120 Box Offic Tld