# LONDON VOCATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1148129
- **Other names:** YOUNG DANCERS CHARITABLE ACADEMY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** July 16, 2012
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1148129


## Contact

- **Address:** LONDON VOCATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL, 58, BULWER STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W12 8AP
- **Phone:** 02087460412
- **Email:** hello@londonvocationalballetschool.com
- **Website:** http://www.londonvocationalballetschool.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO ADVANCE, FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES, EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE THE ARTS (IN PARTICULAR BALLET AND RELATED PERFORMING ARTS) BOTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) OPERATING A SCHOOL WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE EDUCATION ACTS, OPEN TO ALL PUPILS SHOWING A TALENT AND COMMITMENT TO BALLET AND RELATED PERFORMING ARTS;2) ADVANCING AND CO-ORDINATING ACADEMIC AND VOCATIONAL EXCELLENCE BY PROVIDING SPECIALIST FACILITIES FOR BALLET TRAINING WITHIN THE SCHOOL PREMISES;3) PROMOTING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN DANCE FOR PEOPLE OF SCHOOL GOING AGE WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NORMALLY BE EXCLUDED BY VIRTUE OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL OR CULTURAL REASONS;4) PROVIDING SCHOLARSHIPS AND OTHER FORMS OF SUBSIDY FOR PUPILS NOT ABLE TO AFFORD TO PAY THE FULL RUNNING COSTS OF THE SCHOOL AND OF ITS DANCING FACILITIES;5) FOSTERING INTEREST IN AND PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT OF BALLET AND RELATED ARTS FOR THE BETTER APPRECIATION BY AND GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE (THE SCHOOL AIMS NEVER TO TURN AWAY A TALENTED CHILD); AND6) FORMING LINKS WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN BALLET, IN ORDER TO ENHANCE THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY BALLET FOR THE BENEFIT OF SOCIETY AS A WHOLE.

**Activities:** operating a school within the meaning of the Education Acts, open to all pupils showing a talent and commitment to performing arts;advancing and coordinating academic and vocational excellence by providing specialist facilities for ballet training within the school premises;providing scholarships for pupils not able to afford to pay the full running costs




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Other Finance, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £694588 | £625267 | £115518 | 14 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £666518 | £585763 | £46197 | 12 |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £567710 | £604775 | £-34558 | 10 |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £501728 | £533031 | £2507 | 9 |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £535483 | £516383 | £33810 | 7 |



## Trustees

- **Giada Vercelli** (Chair) — appointed Dec. 13, 2024
- Alastair Wilson — appointed Oct. 3, 2025
- Cira Robinson — appointed Oct. 3, 2025
- Esther Kentish — appointed Sept. 17, 2025
- Hannah Elizabeth Kelly — appointed Oct. 15, 2024
- Isabella Sharp — appointed Sept. 1, 2025
- Isabelle Brouwers — appointed July 25, 2023
- Margaret Martin-Ward — appointed July 25, 2023
- Shumaila Farooqui — appointed Nov. 3, 2025