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Section 1: Our Charity

Section 1: Our Charity
Welcome from our Chair	3
Review of the year from our Founder & CEO Who we are	4 6
What we do	8
How we do it Section 2: Report of the Trustees	11
Structure, Governance and Management	12
icandance at a glance	13
Our impact	13
Our year: icandance in action	16
Our Creative Partners	18
Looking ahead	19

Section 3: Independent Auditors Report

Section 3: Independent Auditors Report
Financial statements for the year ended 31 July 2022	20
Financial Overview	21
Independent Examiners report to the Trustees	22
Statement of fnancial activities	24
Balance sheet	25
Notes to the accounts	26
Thank you to our 2021 to 2022 Funders
and icandance team	34

SECTION 1 Welcome from our Chair

Welcome to the pages of our annual report as we reflect on another busy and successful year. I credit the icandance team and dancers for returning to a degree of normality in 2021/22. The return of face to face sessions with no Covid restrictions was hugely welcomed by the community. Remaining cautious and implementing rigid weekly testing has been important to keep everyone safe. In spite of the challenges of the past few years, icandance has come out even stronger with continued growth and record numbers of dancers and their families joining the icandance community. We remain excited for the coming months and years. Successful fundraising through grants and events has offered support for reaching our strategic plans now, and ambitious plans in the future. Our annual show at Alexandra Palace Theatre was the best ever with 80 dancers engaged. Successful partnerships were key to strengthening our community this year as well as offering opportunities to change perspectives for wider society. I am incredibly proud to be part of this community and thank our team for their ongoing commitment to our values as an organisation as we nurture each child’s wellbeing, creativity and learning. Our funders remain supportive companions on our journey of making dance accessible. A final special thanks to our families who have stayed with us through the challenges. Together we make the work possible.

With best wishes,

Caroline Bradley, Chair of the Board of Trustees

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Review of the Year from our Founder and CEO

We began the year face to face which brought great excitement. We stepped beyond our screens to once again connect in person. Our families, team and dancers were ready to be together and the celebration of returning was electric. Remaining cautious and continuing to follow clear protocols around managing covid, we returned to our way of working. This meant having direct physical contact with each other. It has been joyous to return to dance together without social distancing, hand in hand, celebrating the resilience of our community. Hear directly from our dancers how it felt to be back dancing with each other.

Winter Gathering 2021: How do our dancers - feel to be back at icandance? YouTube

The energy of a new begining, post-pandemic, carried us through the year as our work strengthened and our core work delivered at full capacity. Additionally, we were able to develop numerous partnerships and community engagement opportunities. The uncertainties of the past year were forgotten as a hunger to grow together filled the charity, giving energy to the team and our dancers.

Whilst the challenge of the pandemic no longer created a barrier to being together, the continued challenge of fundraising remains. Our funders have been incredibly generous, when they themselves were experiencing tougher times. They have carried us forward to enable us to grow together and by so doing, grow stronger. icandance’s strength is in the relationships we hold with every member of our community. These have stood the test of time as well as a pandemic, and we emerge stronger with renewed commitment to making dance possible for all.

The year was encapsulated by a return to our glorious theatre home, Alexandra Palace Theatre, for a much anticipated performance. Our theme this year was ‘Together’ which filled the theatre and offered an exhilarating display of creativity, joy and celebration through each dance and story shared. At the performance we shared a short film which summarises our values as an organisation. Visit it here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQAVbq2S7vM

Juliet Diener

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Our community is formed by: Dancers aged 4 to 25 years old n f on m te w

Who we are

icandance is a creative, therapeutic community that caters for the needs of children, young people and their families with lived experience of disabilities.

The benefits of dance are universal, but they are especially powerful for young people with disabilities. Dance offers opportunities to experience the wonder of creativity, the freedom of expression and the joy of social connection. It relieves stress and anxiety, encourages imagination, improves physical fitness and develops gross motor skills. Dance offers those with disabilities an opportunity to express their thoughts and feelings without words, Our and helps them to build friendships, grow in friendships, grow in Vision confidence, and gain (how we want the world to be) new skills. A society enriched by

Our and helps them to build friendships, grow in friendships, grow in Vision confidence, and gain (how we want the world to be) new skills. A society enriched by disabled children and At icandance, we young people who are believe dance can give valued and celebrated those with disabilities s for their abilities. a voice.

Our dancers come from across London:

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Waltham Forest 1% Redbridge1%
Outside London1%
Barking & Dagenham 1%
Barnet 19%
Islington
7%
Brent 10%
Haringey 34%
Camden 17%
Enfield 1% Ealing 1%
Westminster 3% Harrow 1%
Kensington & Chelsea 2% Hammersmith & Fulham 1%
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Our
Values
(our guiding principles)
Joy, Love, Belief,
Wellbeing, Creativity,
Learning, Equality.
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What we do

Our weekly programmes use dance to enrich lives, connect communities and celebrate differences. Each participating child requires specialised support to access sessions due to their level of learning, physical, social, and emotional needs.

All experiences offered aim to achieve our charitable goals which are:

1. Nurture creativity, learning & wellbeing

Disabled children and young people gain new skills, express themselves, feel valued, connected and seen.

We offered:

Weekly group sessions for disabled children and young people aged 4 to 25 years old. Sessions offer individual support from a team of specialists

Supported Volunteer opportunities for alumni members of icandance in supporting young dancers each week as well as staying connected to the icandance community through dance opportunities

Weekly community engagement offering group sessions in Mapledown and Oak Lodge Schools as well as KEF kids charity based in Barnet

Weekly individual Dance Movement Psychotherapy for disabled children and young people (CYP)

Guest workshop experiences with Corali, Stopgap, Alice Bellini from English National Ballet (ENB) and Hoi Ching Leung and visits from Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis from Strictly Come Dancing

Social events such as an online dance party and visits to the theatre.

2. Build support and community

Families and all community members feel part of a creative, therapeutic community which develops their understanding and skills to better support their/a child.

We offered:

Respite for families with every CYP session offered

Winter Awards offering families an opportunity to come together and celebrate the individualised achievements of each dancer and connecting as a community

Two Parent Therapy groups for varying ages meeting x 3 times per term supporting parents as they navigate the challenges and joys of raising a disabled child

Training and connecting opportunities for families to meet with team members and other parents in an informal setting

Ongoing monitoring programme which culminations in a meeting with a team member to discuss their child’s experience at icandance

Online community events for the whole family

Learning from specialists through webinars and informal sessions offering information sharing

Wellbeing workshop for team members using movement and creative expression delivered by dance movement psychotherapist, Sue Curtis. As well as wellbeing check-ins for team members with Dr Sara Bannerman-Haig.

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3. Change perspectives

The performances of disabled children and young people inform and inspire professionals and the wider community to reimagine dance and disability through researched approaches.

We offered:

iam Dance Company (our resident youth dance company) performed at the Kings College Dance Society Annual Show at the Greenwood Theatre, at the Strictly Heads Fundraiser at a Celebrity Fundraising event at the Park Plaza Hotel, Wandsworth Prep School and at our annual performance at Alexandra Palace Theatre.

Together iamdance 2022

icandance featured as a chosen charity for the international theatre event, Rise up with the Arts, hosted by dancing celebrities Pasha Kovalev and Anya Garnis. They visited with our dancers and highlighted our work in the live streaming event which featured celebrities from across the globe. See the clip here: https://www. youtube.com/watch?v=iYp4JJHNGGQ

Young Ambassadors met online twice a term to support young people in developing their voices as community leaders. We created a vlog which you can view here: Why Do I Dance? Young Ambassadors Vlog #2

Delivery of trainings and public speaking opportunities to a wide audience including at the SENDIASS (The Special Educational Needs and Disabilities Information Advice and Support Services) parent conference, the Educating Creatively Conference hosted by Storyhouse and various schools across London in assemblies and youth forums.

Annual Performance at Alexandra Palace Theatre where families and the wider community celebrated each dancer with guest artists such as Alice Bellini from ENB and rising pop star Belle Kumble

Clinical student placements and work placements in partnership with Goldsmiths and Roehampton University and the arts depot

Trainings on inclusive dance practice and achieving our Arts Mark Award with A New Direction arts provider. Find out more about our arts mark offer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUyCTCMxQcI

Online webinar offering opportunities to learn from our guest speaker, Dr Simon Jarret, renowned disability researcher.

How we do it

How we do it Group sizes vary between 10-14 disabled Sessions are dancers with a high skilfully and sensitively Our distinctive ratio of team planned to develop members and most each dancer’s wellbeing, approach incorporates elements from Dance dancers receiving creativity, and learning 1:1 support. with performance Movement Psychotherapy, opportunities being traditional dance teaching methods and a key outcome of the work. Special Educational Needs techniques. Our approach All facilitators are skilled Dance Movement Dancer Psychotherapists, ensuring we are able and their to consider how a dancer feels before family. we think about what they do. ANNUAL REPORT 2021-2022 e e at an

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icandance at a glance:
518
A summary of our reach
Hours of inclusive
70
through the year. dance sessions
Team members
13
Performances to
small and large
120
audiences
Hours of individual
Dance Movement
Psychotherapy
sessions
700plus
Attendees at
our annual
performance
64
229
Hours of
27
supervision and Dancers
mentoring Hours of
Parent Therapy
sessions
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Section 2 Report of the Trustees for the period of 1st August 2021 to 31st July 2022

The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the period ended 31st July 2022.

Structure, Governance and Management

icandance is a company limited by guarantee and governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association.

We are led by a Board of Trustees who ensure the charity meets its vision, mission and overall goals as delivered by the Executive Team. The Trustees meet five times per year including the AGM to maintain effective governance and attend additional events when required. The Chair and CEO meet outside of these meetings as well as the Treasurer and the Executive Team to ensure open communication between the Executive Team and the trustee board supporting the sustainability of the charity.

Board of Trustees:

Caroline Bradley (Chair) April Sethi (Chair, resigned 25.11.2021) Simon Goldsmith (Treasurer, resigned 5.12.2022) Rebecca McVeigh (Treasurer, appointed 10.06.2021; resigned 25.11.2021) Renata Mendonca De Mello (Appointed 03.02.2022) Nick Francis (Resigned 25.11.2021) Neil Cox Rupert Pearce Dahlia Dajan (Resigned 31.08.2022) Bavaani Nanthabalan (Appointed 3.02.2022)

Our impact

We measure our impact by each child’s individual development assessed through a robust bespoke monitoring system devised over many years by icandance. We are also informed by yearly feedback forms completed by parents and team members. We also find accessible ways to gain feedback from dancers. Each dancer has a ‘My journey’ which is our monitoring system which evidences a dancer’s development through the year within our three monitoring areas namely: wellbeing, creativity, and learning. e e n t v a r lf

Other newly appointed Trustees whilst not within this financial year, but relevant to this report, are Chantal Cantle (appointed 05.12. 2022) Sarah Hollis (appointed 05.12. 2022) and Allia Shamji (appointed 05.12. 2022).

icandance continues to make the recruitment of skilled, experienced Trustees a priority to further strengthen the board and drive our vision forward. We also continue to seek applicants from diverse ethnic backgrounds and who identify as disabled as well as parent/carers who represent the lived experience of the disabled community.

We define these areas as:

Management

How each dancer develops their self-confidence and self-belief, leading to an enhanced understanding of themself and relationships with others.

Our Executive Team manages icandance on a weekly basis and reports to trustees on operational outputs. The Executive Team ensures that icandance delivers its vision and purpose each week to every child and their family. They are Juliet Diener (Founder & Chief Executive Officer) Lewis Dryburgh (Chief Operating Officer) Peter Laycock (Head of Creative Programmes-resigned July 2022). The new Head of Creative Programmes, Natalia Skarpeta , was appointed in October 2022.

In all areas of focus 100% of our dancers showed improvement.

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What our dancers had to say:

100%

97.3%

94.3% 97.4% of dancers enjoy the come to dancing at icandance. icandance.

of dancers enjoy of dancers enjoy dancing with their seeing their dance partner/ friends at support worker. icandance.

What our families had to say: 100% 100%

icandance plays Being part of a valuable part in icandance makes my child my child’s overall happier. development. 93.8% 100% Attending icandance offers icandance has my child a weekly developed my creative outlet child’s selfto express confidence. themselves.

What our team say about working at icandance:

“Most rewarding moment for me is when I see the young dancers enjoy their time at icandance.”

“I feel the strong connection of the icandance community. All members are supportive and caring.”

“Seeing the joy our dancers have from performing and dancing with their “Seeing the friends, the connections progress week by they build with each week, witnessing other and how children the staff.” develop skills, interact and form relationships with others.”

Awards

Through the year we received the following recognition:

Awarded by Tulip Siddiq MP for keeping our community connected over the year and through the challenges of the pandemic.

Camden Community Champion (Dec 2021)

Our Founder and CEO was nominated for the AWA Dance Women in Dance Leadership Award for 2021 being recognised for her positive impact in our community and leadership within dance.

Women in Dance Leadership (Feb 2022)

This award celebrates approaches to visual and performing arts for young people. The iam dance company were finalists, later being bestowed the silver award in this section.

Unique Art Awards (May 2022)

National Diversity Award (June 2022)

We were nominated for a National Diversity Award.

In the media

One of our dancers spoke about her personal challenges as a disabled dancer and how icandance allowed her to experience dance. Read the article here:

- - - - https://www.mylondon.news/news/i cried wasnt allowed dance 22418605

icandance partnered with various schools across London to raise awareness of inclusion and dance as part of a fundraiser. Read more about it here: - Schools Strictly Come Dancing for the disabled Issuu

icandance featured in Community Living, a magazine about learning disabilities. Sharing our story of ‘Dancing through the pandemic.’ Dancing - through the pandemic Community Living - (cl initiatives.co.uk)

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Our year: icandance in action

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Here are some of our highlights through the year.

Online dance party themed ‘At the movies’ hosted by our Young Ambassadors. June

January A theatre visit to our friends The Warren, who produce charity performances to raise funds for icandance.

Launched our new website thanks to support from Steve Mersereau at redink. Visit it on www. icandance.org.uk

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April
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Welcome new trustees to our board.

November

September Return to dancing in person together!

Speaking to young people at Northbridge School in their assembly about the work of icandance. We were able to do this across the year at various schools.

October

Launch of the London Heads Dance Society who December will host a ‘Strictly Heads’ Fundraiser. Watch the Return of our video to see our dancers Winter Awards and chat with Headteachers performances for our about participating in this families, celebrating the exciting event. Emily and individual achievements Chloe meet the Strictly of each dancer. Dance Headteachers - YouTube

June Our Annual Performance, ‘Together’ at Alexandra Palace Theatre. A wonderful July celebration returning to We ended our year our large scale in person with our icandance performance to celebrate graduation as one of our dancers and coming our dancers transitions May together as a community to an Alumni member Denecia and Alice rehearsing for our with over 700 audience of the community and upcoming performance. Watch this members. supported Saturday short film to see volunteer. them creating together Denecia and Alice Prepare for the 2022 icandance Show “ ” - Together YouTube

February

Youth Forum discussing inclusion and dance with young people across London led by our Young Ambassadors. Watch here: Watch it here: https://

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Our creative partners through the year:

Mapledown School – delivering weekly icandance sessions, including training sessions for the team and families.

Arts Depot - icandance delivered a training as part of the Creative Careers workshop series for disabled young people as well as offering a work placement for a disabled young person.

English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) - delivering training on inclusive dance practice at their Conference.

Alexandra Palace - supported by their technical and events team to present our accessible, inclusive annual performance.

KEF kids Charity - offering weekly sessions supporting orthodox Jewish disabled children to access dance and performance within their community.

A New Direction - we became an arts mark partner continuing to share our expertise in inclusive dance practice icandance Artsmark Ofer 2021

Alice Bellini from ENB -shared her love for dance with our dancers hosting an in person workshop as well as creating a performance with one of our dancers for the annual performance. See the performance here: www.youtube.com/ watch?v=sm06vT2s63g

Looking ahead:

Our plans for the following year include:

Ensuring the dancer’s voice leads our work

Extend our offer to more schools, colleges, charities and arts organisations

Further opportunities for Team development

A return to more planned in person gatherings and events for families to connect
Formalising and extending our young Ambassadors Community Leaders programme

Pursue mutually beneficial partnerships with organisations and professionals

Developing our psychotherapeutic offer as specialists in working with disabled CYP.

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SECTION 3 Financial overview

Income generated increased to £225,593 (2021 £170,921) and expenditure also increased to £209,798 (2021 £158,561). The total resources expended during the year have been in furtherance of icandance’s charitable objectives.

Charity Name:

ICANDANCE

Memorandum and Articles of Association

Governing documents: Charity registration number: 1137695 Company registration number: 07168545 Registered Office address: Green Man Community Centre Strawberry Vale, Finchley N2 9BA

Cash balances increased to £138,045 (2021 £128,538).

At the end of this period there is an unrestricted surplus of £110,149 (2021 £80,756) (excluding designated reserves). The Trustees’ intention is to retain reserves covering between 4 to 6 months running costs and they are of the opinion that this is an appropriate level of surplus and reserves generation and use.

Directors and Trustees:

The Directors of the charitable company (the Charity) are also the Trustees for the purpose of charity law. The Trustees serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:

Reserves are also underpinned by liquid cash balances, which provide essential working capital funding for day-to-day operating costs, supporting the delivery of the organisation’s objectives in an efficient and cost-effective way.

Chair (nominated Chair 25 November 2021) Chair (resigned 25 November 2021) Treasurer (resigned 5 December 2022) Treasurer (appointed 10 June 2021; resigned 25 November 2021) (resigned 25 November 2021)

Mrs C Bradley Mrs A Sethi Mr S Goldsmith A.C.A. Ms R McVeigh

Free reserves is a useful proxy for liquidity and working capital management as well as a recognised indicator in the sector when reported in ‘weeks of expenditure’. The current level of free reserves represents 24 weeks (2021 24 weeks) of total resources expended.

Mr N Francis Mr N Cox Mr R Pearce Mrs D Dajani Ms R Mendonca De Mello Ms B Nanthabalan Mrs C Cantle Mrs S Hollis Ms A Shamji

(resigned 5 December 2022) (resigned 31 August 2022) Treasurer (appointed 3 February 2022) (appointed 3 February 2022) (appointed 5 December 2022) (appointed 5 December 2022) (appointed 5 December 2022)

The Trustees are therefore of the opinion that the level of reserves is acceptable and will provide a sufficient buffer for icandance. On this basis, the Trustees also consider that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future.

Company secretary:

Mr L M Dryburgh

Bankers: Barclays Bank PLC Barclays, Leicester LE87 2BB

In preparing this report, the Trustees have taken advantage of the small company exemptions provided by section 415A of the Companies Act 2006.

By order of the Trustees

Mrs C Bradley (Chair) 20th February 2023

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Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of icandance (‘the Charity’)

I report to the Charity Trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31 July 2022.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the Trustees of the Charity (and its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’).

This report is made solely to the Charity’s Trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. My work has been undertaken so that I might state to the Charity’s Trustees those matters I am required to state to them in an independent examiner’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the Charity and the Charity’s Trustees as a body, for my work or for this report.

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the 2011 Act’). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or

Laura Ambrose FCA Haslers Old Station Road Loughton Essex IG10 4PL 20th February 2023

the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities [applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)].

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Statement of Financial Activities (including Income & Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 July 2022

Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2022

The Charity was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of Companies Act 2006.

The Trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and preparation of financial statements.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to entities subject to the small companies’ regime.

All income and expenditure relate to continuing activities.

The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Trustees on 20th February 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Caroline Bradley (Chair)

Company Number: 7168545

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Notes to the Accounts

General Information

ICANDANCE is a charitable organisation, registered in England and Wales, with a registration number 1137695. The address of the registered office is Green Man Community Centre, Strawberry Vale, Finchley, N2 9BA. The principal objective of the charity is the provision of dance and creative arts services to young people with disabilities.

1. Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently in dealing with items considered material in relation to the financial statements.

a) Basis of preparation of accounts

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, in accordance with the Companies Act 2006 and applicable accounting standards and follow the recommendations of Accounting and Reporting by Charities - Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102 SORP 2019) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

icandance meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102.

b) Going Concern

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis which assumes that current and future sources of funding and support will be more than adequate for the charitable company’s needs.

Trustees are aware of the risks of increasing cost of living and inflation poses for the charities fundraising income. Trustees continue to be vigilant, holding regular meetings monitoring income and expenditure closely. During this time the charity may experience an increase of costs due to the unpredictability of the financial markets. Trustees and the Executive Team continue to work actively together to monitoring this for the charity.

c) Income

All income is accounted for when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:

Voluntary income is received by way of donations and is included in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when receivable.

Grants where entitlement is not conditional on the delivery of a specific performance by the charity, are recognised when the charity becomes unconditionally entitled to the income.

Legacies are included in full in the financial statements when there is sufficient evidence to provide the necessary certainty that the legacy will be received, and the value of the incoming resources can be measured with sufficient reliability.

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d) Expenditure and

irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis when a liability is incurred as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to the expenditure. Expenditure includes any VAT, which cannot be recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates.

e) Fund accounting

Unrestricted and Designated funds are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees to further any of the charitable objectives of the charity. Restricted funds comprise monies raised for, and their use restricted to, a specific purpose, or donations subject to conditions imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.

f) Fixed assets

Fixed Assets (excluding investments) are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of each asset over its expected useful life, which in all cases are estimated at 3 years.

g) Financial instruments

The Charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their amortised cost.

h) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

i) Creditors

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

j) Bank

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

2. Legal status

The Charity is a company limited by guarantee and has no share capital. The liability of each member in the event of winding-up is limited to £10.

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3. Comparative Analysis of income and expenditure

4. Analysis of expenditure

The average monthly head count 9 staff (2021: 11 staff) and the average number of full-time equivalent employees in the period was 3 staff (2021: 3 staff).

No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2021: nil).

6. Taxation

icandance is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax or corporation tax on income or gains derived from its charitable activities, as they fall within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

7. Tangible Fixed Assets

8. Debtors

5. Analysis of staff costs

9. Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year

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10. Trustee remuneration, Employee Benefits & related party transactions

a) None of the Trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with the charity or a related entity or were reimbursed expenses in either the current or prior year.
b) The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Founder and CEO, Chief Operating Officer and Head of Creative Programmes whose remuneration totalled £80,742 (2021 - £73,007).

11. Restricted incoming funds

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Restricted Funds: These comprise donations and grants received for the specific projects that the charitable company administers and are as follows:

Disability Dance group: Amounts received specifically to meet the costs of a disability dance group, which the Charity hosts.

12. Unrestricted funds

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(19,566) 2,145
5,968 12,730
13,598 110,149
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Designated Funds:

Included in the above are transfers between general and restricted funds. The transfer between funds relates to the use of general funds on restricted projects.

The Funds have been set aside by way of a transfer from general funds by the Trustees as follows:

The Disability Dance Group Fund has been designated to fund the Bursary Scheme, which aims to provide dance classes to up to 5 children per year.
The Strategic Development Fund has been designated as part of the charity’s long-term strategic plan to enable the charity to support both its ongoing activities and its growth programme in the future.

13. Analysis of net assets between funds – current year

Analysis of net assets between funds – prior year

14. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions in the current or prior year.

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Thank you to our 2021-22 Team Members and Trustees, many of whom volunteer their time and skills

Agnes Dewhirst Ailish Gallimor Alicia Ramezan Amy Palmer Andrea Crisobal Altolaguirre Anna Canziani Anna Mareschal Annemarie Bos Ariella Meyer Aurae Ka Ling Autumn Anderson-Thompson Balazs Vida Barbara Pereira Bavaani Nanthabalan Berfin Bay Caroline Bradley Caroline Seddon Carolina Vida Chun Han Chen Cydney Bailey Dahlia Dajani Dimitra Koulountzou Dr. Caroline Frizell Dr. Sara Bannerman-Haig Elizabeth Thacker Emilie Durville Emma Turner Federica Romano Fiona Wood Fran McInally Georgina Caird Goretti Barjacoba Hafsa Hadaafow Henna Raisinghani Hoi Ching Leung Jessica Lovell Julia Korning Juliet Diener Justin Mills

Kathryn Kirwin Klaudia Sykut Lana de Meillon Malard Leonie Stierli Lewis Dryburgh Lisa Ors Louise Bernard Maria Goncalves Maria Troupkou Marina Beresford Mary Hillier Max Wilson Mia Novara Morgane Lapeyre Neil Cox Noelia Gonzalez Martinez Nicholas Francis Ourania Sitra Pei Yun Chua Peter Laycock Professor David Thacker Raksha Srikanth Rebecca McVeigh Renata Mendonca De Mello Rupert Pearce Shahida Bibi Simon Goldsmith Styliana Charalampous Tejee Bains Viv Saunders Yasmin Gal Yasmin Sas

Thank you to Fiona Bailey for providing our photographs all through the year and Lisa Jennings for designing all our marketing material.

Thank you to our 2021-22 Funders: John Cook Kropifko Charitable Trust Kings College London Dance Society

London Strictly Heads Northbridge Charitable Trust

Community Fund

Thank you to participating schools and organisations in the Strictly Heads Fundraiser led by Faith Hagerty (Headteacher at More House School) and Simon Larter-Evans (Head teacher at St Paul’s Cathedral). These were:

Channing School for	Channing School for	Maltman’s Green	Thomas’s Kensington
Girls		School	School
DLD College	London	More House School	Wandsworth
Francis Holland School (Sloane Square) Halliford School Kensington Preparatory		North Bridge House School St Margaret’s School St Paul’s Cathedral	Preparatory School Phoenix School Prince’s Gardens Preparatory School
School		School	St Augustine’s
Lochinver House		Independent Schools	Priory
School		Council (ISC)

Thank you to the Sponsors of the event:

Cause Communication

ANNUAL REPORT 2021-2022

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ANNUAL REPORT

Section 1: Our Charity

Section 3: Independent Auditors Report

SECTION 1

Welcome from our Chair

Review of the Year from our Founder and CEO

Who we are

Our dancers come from across London:

What we do

1. Nurture creativity, learning & wellbeing

We offered:

2. Build support and community

We offered:

3. Change perspectives

We offered:

How we do it

Section 2

Report of the Trustees for the period of 1st August 2021 to 31st July 2022

Structure, Governance and Management

Board of Trustees:

Our impact

Management

What our dancers had to say:

What our team say about working at icandance:

Awards

In the media

November

Looking ahead:

SECTION 3

Financial overview

Directors and Trustees:

Independent examiner’s report to the Trustees of icandance (‘the Charity’)

Responsibilities and basis of report

Independent examiner’s statement

Statement of Financial Activities (including Income & Expenditure Account) for the year ended 31 July 2022

Balance Sheet as at 31 July 2022

Notes to the Accounts

General Information

1. Accounting policies

a) Basis of preparation of accounts

b) Going Concern

c) Income

Notes to the Accounts (continued)

d) Expenditure and

irrecoverable VAT

e) Fund accounting

f) Fixed assets

g) Financial instruments

h) Debtors

i) Creditors

j) Bank

2. Legal status

3. Comparative Analysis of income and expenditure

4. Analysis of expenditure

6. Taxation

7. Tangible Fixed Assets

8. Debtors

5. Analysis of staff costs

10. Trustee remuneration, Employee Benefits & related party transactions

11. Restricted incoming funds

12. Unrestricted funds

Designated Funds:

13. Analysis of net assets between funds – current year

14. Related party transactions

Thank you to our 2021-22 Team Members and Trustees, many of whom volunteer their time and skills