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The Du Boisson Dance Foundation

Friends Of West London Dance

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1088916
Status
Registered
Registered
Oct. 16, 2001
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
West London

Address

Address
58 Bulwer Street
London
W12 8AP

Activities

To advance the education of the pupils of the West London School of Dance and London Vocational Ballet School: to advance the education of the public in the performing arts in particular the art of dance;to promote the arts for the benefit of the public

Objects: 1.1. The Objects For Which The Company Is Established Are: 1.1.1. To Advance The Education Of The Pupils Of The Company; 1.1.2. To Advance The Education Of The Pupils Of The West London School Of Dance Limited (Company No. 05390410) (Wlsd); 1.1.3. To Operate A School Within The Meaning Of The Education Acts, Open To All Pupils Showing A Talent And Commitment To Ballet And Related Performing Arts; 1.1.4. To Advance And Co-Ordinate Academic And Vocational Excellence By Providing Specialist Facilities For Ballet Training Within The School Premises; 1.1.5. To Provide Scholarships, Bursaries And Other Forms Of Subsidy For Pupils Of The Company Or Wlsd Not Able To Afford To Pay The Full Running Costs Of Its Schools And Of Its Dancing Facilities; 1.1.6. To Promote Within The Community As A Whole Opportunities To Participate In Dance For People Of School Going Age Who Might Otherwise Be Excluded By Virtue Of Economic, Social Or Cultural Reasons; 1.1.7. To Promote And Advance The Education Of The Public In The Performing Arts, Especially, But Not Exclusively, In The Art Of Ballet And Other Dance Forms, For The Benefit Of The Public; And 1.1.8. To Form Links With Other Organisations Actively Involved In Ballet And Performing Arts, In Order To Enhance The Contribution Made By Dance For The Benefit Of Society As A Whole. 1.2. In Furtherance Of The Objects Set Out Above But Not Otherwise The Company May Exercise The Following Powers: 1.2.1. To Make Grants And Loans Whether Out Of Income Or Capital And Upon Such Terms And Conditions (If Any) As To Interest, Repayment, Security Or Otherwise And To Guarantee Money Or To Use The Assets Of The Company As Security For The Performance Of Contracts Entered Into By Any Person, Association, Company, Local Authority, Administrative Or Governmental Agency Or Public Body As May Be Thought Fit For Or Towards Charitable Purposes In Any Way Connected With Or Calculated To Further The Objects Of The Company; 1.2.2. To Organise Or Make Grants Towards The Cost Of Others Organising Meetings, Lectures, Conferences, Broadcasts Or Courses Of Instruction; 1.2.3. To Provide Or Procure The Provision Of Counselling And Guidance In Furtherance Of The Objects Of The Company Or Any Of Them; 1.2.4. To Produce, Publish And Distribute (Whether Gratuitously Or Not) Or To Make Grants Towards The Cost Of Others Producing, Publishing Or Distributing Material In Any Form Including Books, Pamphlets, Reports, Journals, Films, Tapes, Video Tapes, Digital Media Or Programmes That May Be Deemed Desirable For The Promotion Of The Objects Of The Company Or For The Purpose Of Informing Contributors And Others Of The Needs Or Progress Of The Company.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout London

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Accounts
Aug. 31, 2025 £324,564 £359,716 PDF
Aug. 31, 2024 £329,324 £347,028 PDF
Aug. 31, 2023 £426,197 £320,812 PDF
Aug. 31, 2022 £461,357 £51,543 PDF
Aug. 31, 2021 £132,445 £195,959 PDF

Trustees

Name Appointed
Anna Du Boisson Oct. 16, 2013
Bharat Azad Feb. 3, 2021
Gillian Abramovich May 20, 2024
Kimberly Jaraj Dadoun Oct. 1, 2024
Lucie Francesca Speciale Jan. 10, 2025
Lucy Goodman June 27, 2024
Patricia Zhou April 26, 2024
Rhianne Benger March 22, 2024
Yasuhiro Yamaguchi March 28, 2019