DANCESYNDROME ANNLIAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Charity reglslratlon llumber 1152664 Company reglslralion number 08402154 (England and Wales) DANCESYNDROME LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Ms J S Blackwell Ms S E Blackwell M5 C Bowman Ms L Jenkinson Mr P Pamphleti Ms C Young Ms L Howltt Mr M Blackwell (Appolnl&d 28 September 2023) (Appolnled 14 March 2024) Mr J Walerall Charlty number 1152664 Company numbèr 08402154 Reg18tered offlce clo Palhways Assoclalos Sulle 2- Waterside Sl James Court Wesl Accrlnglon L8ncasNre B85 1NA Independent examlner Champlon TLL Llmlted 7-9 Slallon Road He8keth Bank Preston Lancashlre PR4 6SN DANCESYNDROME CONTENTS Pago TruslÈès report Ind8pendenl examlnef s report 10 Stalement of finandal acllvltles 11 Balance sheet 12 Notes lo the financlal stalemenls 13-18 DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT {INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Iruslees present Ihelr annual repLYi and Ilnancial statements for thè year ended 31 March 2024. The financlal slalemenls have been prèpared In accordance wilh the accounting pdicl6s sel oul In nole 110 the financial statements and comply wilh the charity's [governlng docum6nll. the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Repofting by Charilies.- Slalemenl of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charllies preparing Ihelr accounts In accordance wilh the Financial Reporling Standard applicable in Ihe UK and Rèpubllc of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effecllvè l January 2019). Objectlvès DanceSyndrome'6 objeclive ls'lo advance education in Ihe art of dancè ftsr the public benefit and In partlcular, bul not excluslvely, fLY Ihe learning dlsabled.. The primary acllvllles underlaken to meel Ihls obJecliv6 are delivering public dancè workshops in the community selling.. leaching dancers to be able lo co-deliver danGe workshops,. developlng and perlorming dancè plèces: and speaking al conferences about Dancesyndrome's work. All these activllles diraclly Involva people wlth learning disabllilles. A major theme for Ihe charlty Is to Improve people's heallh and wellbeing and ralse lh8 profile of people wlth a learnlng disabillty In soclety- As part of the Company's advocacy work. indivlduals and groups from the Dance Company are Invlled lo give presenlalions to varlous audiences about the WOTk Ihal they do and the benefits thal11 brlngs lo the communlty. Thls can range from both dar￿5ftg and pres6ntlng to an inlernallon81 ¢onferen¢e, presenllng to 8tuden18, or talklng lo a local Inleresl group Govèrnancè Trustee8 and advlser61o the Board, Includlng some who have leamlng dlsabllilles, are focussed on dellvèrlng benefil lo the learnlng-dlsabled sector of the publlc. The Board of Truslees mainlain an awareness of the rlsks Involved In runnlng Ihe charity and speclflcally of deallng with Ihls vulnèrable seclor of Ihe communlly. Pollcles and procedures havè been Implemented Ih81 mlligate Ihese Ilsks and the Company's peiformance Is revSewed regularly (al least annually) agalnst Ih8m. Where necessary, further mltlgallng a¢llons are Inlfoduced to minimise the probablllty andlor impacl of additional risks Idènlllied. An Imporlanl role of the Trustees Is to ensure 8ufficlenl fund8 8Te avallable lo promote and carry out the objedives ofDanceSyndrome as lald out above. 2023-24: Oancesyndrome - Celebratlng 10 years 2023 was a slgnlfficanl year for Dan¢eSyndrom@ as we marked our lenlh year as a Charlty. DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT> FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Our impact 2023-24 Dciiioesyndrome Daiiiei Led. DisaL)ilily Ii)siJiiecl Over 5,500 people engaged through our cornmunlty outreach. events. tralnlng and performances ,.;: Over 3,000 partlclpants wlth, learnlng dlsabllltles engage In- person wlth our dance actlvlty 20 adults wlth learnlng dlsabllltles regularly volunteer as Dance Leaders, co-dellverlng workshops 20 adults wlth learnlng dlsablLltles regularly perform wlth our'DS ColLertlve' 10 young people wlth learnlng dlsabllltles regularly perform wlth our DS Youth Collectlve DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Our strategy Dancesyndrome Vision 2030 ' P•rfEfrfpt "'" ￿T[￿yO￿l,. We dollver our work In thrée dlfferènt 8trand8. Communlty Dance., Arti6llc Development: TraSnlng & Con8ultancy: Weekly'Everybody Dance, Classes (In person & on Zoom) week￿'TechnIque, Classes (ln person & on Zoom) Commlssloned Cla58e5 & Workshops Oulreach & Leadershlp In Action Evenls 'Dance by Exampl Leadership Tralning 'Everybody Dance, Soclal Repllcalion Modev Dancesyndrome Kitemark (In Development) Dance Leader Professlonal Development Programme (Progression Palhways. Tallored Dance Development, Maslerclasses & Llfe Skllls) DS Cdlecllve Perf0m￿nCe Company DS Youlh Collecllve (Company of Youlh Dancers) Oance Sector P8rlnershlps (In Development) Dance Accredilations (In Development) 'Breaklng Down Barrlèr$° Workshop (for dancers In Iralnlngleducalion, communlly dance artlsl8, dance teachers Sn Iradillonal dance settlngs) "Incluslon in Acllon. Workshop (for Buslnesses, Unlversitles, Co119ges & Schods) Dancesyndrome Consultancy (In Development) DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 We have seen slgnlflcant growth In all aspects of ourwork over lh8 last 10 year8 and below18 a look back at 80me of Ihe highlights and our current Y￿rk. . Growth of thè or anisation In 2013, we had just 14 volunle&r dancers {wlth and wlthoul disabilities) and our oper8tlons were run on a freelance basis. We now hav6 an operalional leam of 6 employees led by our Managlng Direclor. Julle Nicholson. Our Artislic Dlrector. Sophle Tickle oversees Ihe Dance Team of 7 Freelance Dance Arllsls and 20 Volunleer Dance Leaders. Our DS Colleclive performance company has 20 regular performers, and we have a newly established DS Youth Collecllve performanGe company of 10 young people aged be￿een 14 and 25 years old. Conpmiinil Dance 2014 Saw Ihe Inlroducllon of key elemenls of our currenl provl$lon workshops and 'Dance by Example, Lead8rshlp Trainlng. Incluslve communlty dance Those early Inclusive communlty dance workshops formed Ihe basis for Ihe°Everybody Danc8° melhodology which Is ¢urrenlly used lo co-dellver our communlty dance workshops 8nd Ihe online workshops as part of the organlsallon's response to COVID-19 lockdowns. In 2023-24 we delivered 224 w6ekly Everybody Dance communlty dan￿ sessions, 90onllne Everybody Dance session5 and 174 dance lechnlque sesslons (Street, Ballet, Thealre Jazz and Contemporary dance styles). Our'Dance by Example, L8adershlp Tralnlng was deslgned and developed In-house lo encourage co-producllon between disabled and non-dlsabled le8d8rs. Almed al people wlth le8rnlng disabllitles, or people wanting to work In a supporling role, the tralnlng enables parllclp8nls to galn Ihè skllls and confldence needed lo co-dellver dance workshops and lake the role of Dan¢￿ Leader. Thls flrsl cour8e was a r6al success. DanGe By Examp18 had to lake a break durlng ihe pandemlc and re-started agaln In October 2021 wllh a Level 2 course (¢ompleted In July 2022) followed by a Level 1 course d8llver8d In AprS12022 (completed In May 2022}. Dance By Example Is now a¢credlled al Level 1 and Level 2 through the L&adershlp Skllls Foundallon. and we havè tralned over 120 Dance Leader8 to d818, whl¢h we are very proud ofl In 2017. a Street Dance group was eslabllshed, and thls was qulckly followed by Ballet, Contemporary and Jazz lechnlquè sesslons. These workshops weie adapted to online dellvery during the pandemlc and In 2023-24 they formed a key parl of our weekly Day ol Dance and a core part of our weekly Ilmelabl8. We have slaTted developlng an Incluslve, accrediled 'Bronzè' level syllabus for Ballel, and over Ilme we are plannlng to create further syllabl ensuring that any fomal assessmenl is fully incluslv8. We are also developlng Incluslve resources Easy Read and Plaln Engllsh variations and as part of thls process we have been worklng wllh a Dance Makalon Experl lo dellver Makalon speclflc lo dance workshops. DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Artislic Dgvelo 1178nl and Perfonnance Back sn 2013, performance work was a key focus. The first year got off to an impressive slaftwhen we look part in Mlranda's Mad March for Comlc Rellef. The oppoitunlty to perform on wime-lime TV was unprecedented for the performance leam and they were thrilled lo be included in such a special event. Performance work conlinues lo be a prloilty, and. In 2023. our DS Collective performance team Iravelled lo the Edinburgh Fringe Festlval for the 3, tlme. They performed "SENse" a co-produced piece dealing with the Idea Ihat people with lÈarnlng dlsabllilies don't always feel seen and heard in soclety uslng Ihelr own feelings and Ideas lo creale the narrative of the plece. A North-We51 lour of the plece is planned for 2024 and thls started with a further performance at EXPRESS'24 th& CommuThty Dance Showcase In March 2024. Thls provided a valuable opportunity for each Community workshop group lo perform loo. many for the firsl tlme on stage. Tralnln and Consultanc Cenlral lo our work Is the bellef that Ihere's no such Ihlng as "one size fils all" It's completely Snsplred by Ihe indlvidual dancers wllh their disabllili8s. Ih81r abllllies. passions and Inlerasls all Incorporated Into the dellvery, 11 became clear that this Is a concept Ihal wasn't Ir8dlllonalSy taught in dance Iralnlng, so In 2018 we developed "Inclusive Approaches Dance Ariisl Tralnlng. for Dance Artists who would Ilke lo become more Incluslve In Ihelr dellvery and develop theii co-produ¢llon ski1Ss. In 2023. we modified the course conlenl to create a rèfreshed and utxialed tralnlng courso 'Breaklng Down B8rrlers" 11 also became clear that an adapted verslon of the course was also needed for delivery lo peoplo in non-dan¢e professlons, so 'lncluslon In A¢llon° was developed. Th18 Is delive[ed to p&op18 In schools. unlversllles aTKI busln8sses who want lo learn aboul Ihé challenges thal people wllh learnlng dlsabililles may face and how they can become more Incluslve Ihrough Iheii own lob roles. In 2023-24 we have dellvered Ihls wllh Heallh arKI Soclal Care students al Ihe Salford Unlverslty and wllh 70 parliclpants at the NH S Association of Charlered Phys[olheraF￿$lS for People wllh Learnlng DIs8bllllEes Annual Learnlng Conference. Earl 88rs 0 8dullhood thwa Durlng the pandemic we developed I￿0 weekly onlln8 sesslons for infanls and prlmary school aged chlldien. These $eBslon8 In8plred our current straleglc plllar lo create a full palhway of activilles from early years lo adulls. A project called Maklng Connecllons was delSvered In 2022-23 In parlnership wllh Communlly R811 Lanc8shlre, aimed al uslng dance lo teach transferrable life skllls to young people In Blackburn and svrroundlng areas so thal they could more confidonlly use Ihe rail ne￿Ork. Thls prolecl was very successful, and thls Informed the developmenl of a Chlldren and Young People Collecllve, as parl of our Alls Councll England NPO project plan. Thelr firsl performances logelher look place al Ihe U.Dan¢e regional f8stival and at our own EXPRESS '24 Community Dance Showcase, both In March 2024. We launched a further project In September 2023. funded by Sport England, lo enable us lo further develop our Childr8n and Young People programme by dellvering oulreach aclivitles In schools. R licable model of besl racllce In 2017, we galned funding from the 'National Loltery, Reaching Communlties fund, to work wlth partners In other areas of the UK, lesling a soclal reklicalion model. Thls three-year PFojecl was coming to the evaluation stage when Ihe pandemic started forcing this strand of work to be paused.11 resumed In late 2021 when Ihe organlsalion first explored a soclal Ifanchise model which a few months later became the Dancesyndrome Kitemark. Al the end of our tenth year, we have signed our first conlracl with a pailner who wanls lo become a Dancesyndrome Kitemark Approved Piovldèr; Btszz Hub in St Helens. DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Partnershi s & Collaboration Parlnershlp worklng has underpinned our successes and key projecls and In the early days laid important foundations for the fulure. Back in 2013, a lot of work was golng on behlnd the scenes to find positive partnershlps that would enable us lo grow. In 2023, partneishipworklng Is fundamental to how we Work and lo our success. We WOTk with community parlners such as The Brldge Centre, Thrive GIC, SENSE. Caiilas, North Lancashire Down's Syndrome Group and many olhers to deliver Everybody Dance workshops in communlly selllngs. We work wlth event organisers, buslness ne￿OrkS, schools. universities and healthcare prov1ders to dellver communlty oulreach 8ctivllies and Iralnlng. In 2023, Ihese parlnershlps have also included NHS England, Lancashlr8 and South Cumbrla Foundallon Tfusl (LSCFT), NHS Assoclallon of Chartered Physlolheraplsls, the Unlverslly of Sellord, UnSverslly of Central Lancashlrè. Slr Tom Flnney School. Progress Houslng, Lanca8hlre Careers Hub, European Soclely of PaedSalrlc OlorhSnolaryngology (ESPO), Include Summlt, Lanc8shSre Encounter8, EMAP Publlshlng, and many more. We also partner with major nallonal organisalions includlng Mencap, Down's Syndrome Assoclallon and Learnlng DlsabllSty England lo challenge socl8lal percepllons of learnlng dlsablllty. through dance dellvery bul also through communlcallons such a8 soclal media campalgnlng loo. Dancesyndrome Dancer Led. Disability Inspired 14iJglsli'.iod (:Iiailiy N5J=1152664 Inclusion Incluslon Is al the hearl of everythlng we do. Whllsl Ihe charily has always b8en Insplred and led by people wllh dlsabllllles. we always believe theTe 1$ more opporlunlly for giealer InGlusion and always slrlve lo do bèttèr ouiselves and encourage olhers lo do beller loo. In 2017, the 'Select Team. was formed to provlde 8 valuable opportunlty for Dance Leadèrs, Ih8lr famllles and suppori lo shale wllh the stafl and Iruslees what Ihey wanted lo see happen al Dancesyndrome. The Selecl Team has now become 'Dance Leader Meetlngs" and are an Importanl opportunity for every Indivldual to hav8 Ihelr vo5ce heard on a regular basls. and in a slruclured way. We have created a Menlor Manager role lo furlher support Ihls group. Thls role involves worklng with Dance Leaders lo crea18 Cvs, showreels and to consider performan¢e work, choreography and teaching skills. In 2023-24 our team of Dancè Leaders have been devèloplng Indlvldual plans for personal and professlonal development. A'Jobs. Volunteering and Opp￿tunI11eS. docum8nl Is currenlty belng dèveloped lo share wllh the group. A monlhly "Events and Opporttlnltles Newsletlerf Is being sènl out glvlno a range of shows, Iralning and call ouls for the dancers lo gel Involved oulslde of Dancesyndrome. Thls Is a great way for the dancers lo galn more experlen¢8. develop as arlisls and neiworkl Communlcalions Our soclal medla channe15 were first setup In 2014 vAlh YouTube, Twltter and Facebook. Daily soclal medla postlng became part of our approach In 2016 and in 2020 a worklng group was formed to lako a more trateglc and analylic approach lo soclal media campalgning. In 2023, a new role ofcommunicalions Managerwascr8ated as parl ofourongoing commitmenl to exce51enl, $lraleglc communlcalions. We have also been WOTking hard tr) create a much larger proportion of our direcl communlcallons In Easy Read foTmat, or al leaslwilh an accompanylng Easy Read verslon. Thls Is Import8nl 88 part of our commllmenl lo Incluslon. A key objective 18 to challenge percepllons about whal p8ople wllh learnlng disabillll8s can contrlbute lo soclety. and soclal media engagemenl with key national campaigns rAays a slgnlficant role In sharlrlg Ihesa messages. In 2023-24 thls included Learnlng Disablllty Awareness Week with a theme of 'Busllng myths about Learnlng Disabillty,. for Incluslon Week we shared messages about the imporiance of inclusion in all aspects of 8ociely. For Down's Syndrome Awarenèss Weok. we engaged wlth the Nallonal theme of "End the Slereolypes.. DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Reco nilion Being nominated and winning awards has been key lo our mission lo challenge perceptions ofdlsablllty and is very empow8rlng for our Dance Lead￿S to be recognised in Ihis way and included in the high-profile ovents. Hlslorlcally, Dancesyndrome's firsl ever award came in September 2015 when Founder Jen Blackwell was recognlsed as Inspirational Woman of the Year al Ihe Enterpiise Wislon Awards. Key awards for the charity since then have included the Queen's Award for Voluntary S6rvlces 2019, dance Industry recognition wllh a People's Cholce Award wlnner al the One Dance UK Awards 2021, Learning Disability séctor rècognillon wllh The Sporting Chance Award (20161 and People's Choice Award {2019) at Ihe Nallonal Learnlng Dlsab111116S and Aullsm Awards and several local buslness aw8rds. These have Included Ihe Nol-For-Profit Award al Ihe Red Rose Awards 2017 and Charlty of Ihe Year award at thè E3 Norlh-wesl Business Awards 2018. Founder Jen Blackwell has also received significant indivldual recognlllon, mosl recently wlth a Brltlsh Empire Medal for SeTvlces lo Dlsabléd People In Ihe first Klng's Blrlhday Honours In June 2023, and with a Polnls of Llghl Award from the Prime Mlnlster In 2018. Addlllonally, Jen has been 118led in three sep8rale years on the annual Shaw Trust Dlsablllty Power List (2018-2020}, Incluslon on the Lu¢ozade Movèr's Llsl publlshed in The Indep8ndent (2019). and wlnnlng the Charlly j Champlon Award at the Besl Busln8sswom8n Awards {2022), amongst several otheTs. Jen herself lèsiifi85 lo tha v81u8 of award recognlllon when she says 'Wlnnlng awards shows that people wllh le8rnlng dlsabilllies can do amazlng Ihlngs wllh Ih8Ir Ilves if glven a chance. I do have Down's syndrome bul that doesn't define me. I belleve Ihal everybody ¢an dance and do Ihlngs they love no matter how other people define us.. Envlr m&nt81 Ras nslbili As pait of our Arts Council England Nalional Porffolio Organisallon prolecl, we have embarked on a 8trateglc Environmèntal Responslblllty Journey. We have formed a worklng group of 5 team members who mel on a quarterly basls throughoul 2023-24 to dlscuss Imporlanl188rnlng and how we can successfully embed sust8lnable pracllces Into our everyday work. Our key188rnlng Is that Envlronmenlal Responsiblllty only works Ihrough 'llved" pollcles that are put I nlo pracllce operationally on a day-lo-day basls, so we have slarted lo conslder Envbronmental Responslblllty when we are maklng day to day declslons. alnathlil Suslalnable dlverslfied fundlngls fundam8nlal to the success of all charflles. Fundlng becamè key In 2015. Whllsl short term funding had previously been 3￿Ured for creating admlnislrative ioles and lo subsldlse woikshops, Dancesyndrome needed more substanllal fundlng to meet the growlng demand we were seelng. Nalwesl Skills and Opportunilles Fund provided funding lo subsldlse the Dance by Ex8mple course, and we were successful In securing a Small project granl from Arts Councll England to support a perfoimance called 'Orbil°. This was perfomied at the Edlnburgh Frln9e Fesllval. In 2016, Splrt 012012, we were awarded our Ilrst mulll-year grant over 3 years. This enab18d us lo co-deliver 5weekly communlly dance workshops, an annual Dance by Example trainlng course and regular communlly oulreach work, which would continue lo challenge perceptions of people with disabilities and empower them lo become more Involved in their local communities. DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 In 2020. when the pandemic hlt the world. the team had lo quickly adapt lo co-delivering online dance sessions and workshops via YouTube Initially followed by Zoom. We wanled to Ilmlt the Impacl of isolalion on pailiclpants and contlnue lo make Ihem a parl of our 'danclng family.. Fortunately, funding bodles were incredibly supportive during Ihe pandemic, and we were able lo generate enough financlal support to survive Ihese very challenglng lime8. The team were able lo offer an exlenslvÉ prograpnme of dance reachlng over 600 people from around the world, Including Europe, Ihe USA and Soulh Affical As a result, several onllne da￿e sessions conllnue lo be delivered four years after the Inltlal lockdowns. These Everybody Dance sessions (online 8nd in the communlly), our Dance by Example Irainlng and community outreach aclivllles are now subsldlsed by a current 3-year grant from the Nallonal Lotlery Communlly Fund. Our grant fundlng was taken to the n8xI level I n 2023- 24 as we were thosen as an Arts Councll England Nallonal Portfollo Organlsallon (NPO) for 2023-26 slarting In Aprll 2023. Over the last few years, we have seen a steady growth In our earned Income 88 demand for Ihe servlces wa offer Increases. This has become 8n Imp¢)rtanl part of our overall fundlng and su61alnablllly slrat8gy. We have come a long way over thè last 10 years constantly slrlving to Improve the Ilves of people wllh a learnlng dlsablllty. We have sel ourselves a pro9ressSve and demandlng slrategy and we look forward to th8 nexl 10 years as we contlnue to gr￿1 and develop. Flnanclal revlew Thls year's accounts show that Ihe financial poslllon of Dancesyndrome is sallsfactory lor the perlod revlewed. Durlng 2024 total Income amounted lo £368,13712023: £312,948). Oflhe Income, a lolal of£296,57912023: £244,870} was recelved by way of voluntary Income and grants. In¢omè from charllable activilles tolalled £87,989 (2023: £68,078), thls Income rolates lo workshop Income. There was al80 furlher granls tolallSng £87,50612023: £63.517) whlch were recelved In 2024 bul relate to projects after lh8 year end and have Iherefor8 belng d8ferred. These grants ar& nol Included wllhln the Income of the year of £366,137, Exp8ndllure tolalled £370,890 compared to £250,014 In 2023. The maln items of expendllure for Ihe charlty are staff costs of £182.401 (2023: £148.004) and freelance fees and expenses of £105,26312023,' £74,790). Nel expendltur8, therefore, was £4.753 (2023: nel income £62,934) and resulls In a In a n61 decrease In funds for the year of £4,753 (2023.. Increase In funds £62.934). Our goal Is lo ensure we have a dlverse Sncome stream through gr¢)wing our earned Income and donalions alongslde slrateglcally securlng slgnifi¢anl long term ￿an1 lundlng to ensure our suslalnablllty, If you have an opportunity lo meel Jen, Peler, Becky and Ihe leam you'll want to support Ihem, maybe wlth funds (18rge or small) or rnaybe by 8preadlng Ihe word to oihers who may wlsh to donale, move In phllanlhroplc clrcles or havè the ablllty lo open doors. Reserves policy It Is the pollcy of the charity that unreslricted lunds which have not been deslgnaled for a spedfic use should be maintained al a lev61 equlvalent lo between three and six monlh's expendilure. The trustees conslder thal reserves al Ihls level will ensure that, In the event of a significant drop in funding. they will be able lo continue th8 charily's current aclivllles while consideration Is given lo ways In which addltional funds may be ralsed. Thls level of reserveB has been malnlalned Ihroughoul the year, DANCESYNDROME TRUSTEES REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 SIN¢fvrg1 govomancft and managomenl Tho chatily Is a cufflphny limiled by 9uaianloo gugtanlofj I￿￿￿￿alL¥j In England and Wole¥ on 14111 retKU8ry 201 J, Doncosyndromo w•5 6slwblislitd uNlef A Meth￿And￿M ol As60Li81ion. whith e818ili5hiJJ Iha pb1￿15 aii(J p(Morn of Iha Clwliy. whtch Is oovèmed by IL8 AJllclos of AJsiKlation. OanceSyrthom8 was 1•918lerod es a charity Wilh Ihe c￿￿)fy Commisslon for Eli￿0nd Wgles Febw&ry 2013. Tho Irusleos, wl)o afe 81s0 Ihe dlrectors foT Ilie PUlPDS& vl comwny IHW, and who 8or¥ed durff)g Ilie year and up lo lh8 dalo of 6ignalure of the finonclal sl@lemenl3 weF8.' MB J S BIKkwg11 IAS S E 818¢kwell Ms C 8owman M¥ L JenklnsoD Mr P Pompl11611 Mr C M Robyon M8 N Hiliton ME C Young hls L How511 Mr M Blackwoll Mr J Walerall {Roglgn8d 31 Augusl 2023 {RO519n￿j 31 JDnu8ry 2024> {RaghJned 28 Seplomber 2023) (AP￿IntaI 14 Morch 2024) R6cnJllm8nl 8nd Op￿￿nIman1 ol Irtssle08 Tiustees afe normally •18cl8d el the Company AGM lor b porlud of Ihree ye•r8. 141 Ilie fw$l AGM, h￿d OTh 6th Juna 2014. all ITU51ft•s wwa i￿￿1[6d lo reslun aiid were r6-elecltKS. Trusleg8 m8y bg 8ppofnted by ogreémeN ol the 8MlslJng bug1009 81 olhw tirnes t￿1 mu81 ie81gn al Iho noxl AGM whan Ihty may be rereIe￿ed loi 8 Ihrea y68r lem. Vac8ncleg 81p athiorilsed b8sgd on Idoniined needs lor Bkills 8nd or dom(Jor8phlr. mlx and gpp41cgnl8 aro 5ubloGI lo OBS cheth$. rdoronceB aTrJ InleNlew ty olhof Iruglees f6CI)mmendalion foff el8cUon, D8nce4•Jyndfi)rno Blwh8 lo hovo B 8lgnlfi¢8nl pro￿lI0ft ol tsuslee8 who ropreseni Iha Company'8 Pflmè boiiofidttry, Ihe leamlng dlsatded communlty. New Iwslees 8fV Pfovided wilh ￿ Inlorm8llon p8¢k Indudlno Ihe 58lèsl bu$lno&g ond 8ccounl8, relovanl Ex)Ildos and Pr(K￿l￿re$, coi*ey of lh8 Menior8ndum of Assoc1811on 8rKI dlfecied lo b￿(￿& f8mhlar wllh ther ot th& c￿[1118￿ Ccwnnil8sk)n publlcAllons 'lli8 essenll81 trusle8: wh91 yw neod lo kntrw(CC3)' or 'Bebng 8 truAle8 ICC3-EA8YRÉAD)". Tho day lo day ni8n8gemonl ol Iho Company 1è81s wllh tho M8nBglTrg Dlraclor, who IB nol 8 InJ81è8 bill hdd8 8 8olarlttd pwlllon aiid fepwts lo Ihe Ch8lrman ol Iho 8owd ol Tru8leos. Thè tru$le98 reporl w8$ appfoved by Ihe 8oafd ol Tfuxleas. Mr M BIBckwell Tru¥l•o 10 De¢ember 2024 DANCESYNDROME INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DANCESYNDROME I report to Ihe Irustees on my examlnation of Ihe financial statements of Dancesyndrome (the charity) for the year ended 31 March 2024. Responslbllltles and basls of report As the trustees of Ihe charity (and also its directo￿ for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance wilh the requirements of Ihe Companies Act 2006 (the 2006 Acti. Havlng salisfled myself that the financial sta18ments of the charity are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006Act and ar8 81igible for independenl examination, I report in respect of my examination of the charily's financial statement8 carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act). In carrying oul my examlnatlon I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commisslon under seclion 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. Independent examlner's stat8m8nt Slnce th8 charity's gross income eXCe￿ed £250,000 your examlner must be 8 member of a body Ilsted In section 145 oflhe 2011 Act. I confirm that l am qualified to und8rtake th6 examination because l am a member of the Association of Chartered Certlfied Accounlanls. which is one of the listed bodles. I have ¢ompleted my examlnation. I confirm that no matlers hav8 come to my atlenlion in connection with th8 examlnatlon giving me cause to believe that In any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as requlred by secllon 386 ofthe 2006 Act., or th8 financlal sla18menls do not accord with those records. or the financial slalements do not comply wilh the accounting requirements of secllon 398 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair vlew whlch Is not 8 matter consldered as part of an independent examlnallon., or the financial statemep.ts have not been prepared in accordance wlth the methods and prlnciples of the Slalement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charilias appllcable to charities preparing thelr accounls In accordance with the Financlal Reportlng Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 1021. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters In connectlon with the examlnatlon to whlch altention should b8 drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper underslandlng of the financlal statements lo ba reached. Champlon TLL Llmlted 7-9 station Road Hesketh Bank Pieslon Lancashlre PR4 6SN Dated,. 10 December 2024 10- DANCESYNDROME STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Unrestrlcted fund8 2024 Restrlcted funds 2024 Total Unre8trlcted funds 2023 2024 Not88 Incom8 from: Donallons and legacles Charilable acllvilies Inveslmenls 163,016 67.989 1,569 133,563 296,579 67,989 1,569 244.870 67,868 210 Total Income 232,574 133,563 366.137 312,948 Expendlture on: Charllable activllles Other expendlture 235,258 2.089 133,563 368,821 2,069 248,646 1,368 Total expendlture 237.327 133,563 370,890 250,014 Net Incomellexpendlture) and movomont In lund8 {4,753) (4.753) 82,934 Reconclllatlon of fund8: Fund balances at 1 Aprll 2023 122,767 122.767 59,833 Fund balance8 at 31 March 2024 118.014 118,014 122,767 The s18t6ment ol financlal actlvltles Includes all galns and losses recognlsed In the year. All Income and expendllure d8r5ve from conllnulng acllvllles. 11 DANCESYNDROME BALANCE SHEET ASAT31 MARCH 2024 2024 2023 Nol•i cur.rgnl as&ot Deblors Cash al bBnk ottd In hail 11 6,296 200,631 12.323 191,890 Credltorn: amounli l*fllhg du• wlthln ono yqai 2Q6.929 304.213 12 ia7.915) (81.4461 N•1 ¢uffenl ai#g10 118,014 122.767 Not aJggtN oxcludln9 p•n¥lon11oblllty 118.014 122,767 Thé lund• ol thè ohjrlly Unreslrl¢lod lund$ 16 118.014 122,787 118,014 122.767 Tl)8 company18 gniiilfjd lo thè oxernptlon Irom lh8 audll requlf•nienl c￿1[01￿￿1 In Secliofi 477 of the Ci)mpanle8 Acl 2006, f(v thè yoar ¢iidod 31 Marrh 2024. Tho (thr6clor8 aeknowledgo Ihoif rosp0T￿lb]I1t1 oblaln an auilil ol Ils Ilnancld slalemenle lor the yètsr In wojllon In ov¢<￿danc* wllh ¥ocllon 476. Theso fln8riclo1 $18lemenls have h88n Wepar￿ In accThdBnoe wllh Ihe pmvlslons pppllcahlB lo cMirthnle8 subject lo Uia sm811 comp8nle5 18gime, Tlw lln8nclo1 Blelemonls w419 apwovad by Ihe Inhl895 on 10 DocenibTrr 2024 Mr M Bla¢kwell Tru•t cL￿P1￿Y roglstratlon numbw 08402154 (EffjlatKI Bnd W•le5) 12- DANCESYNDROME NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Accountlng pollcles Charlty Informatlon Dancesyndrome Is a privale company Ilmlled ty guarantee incorpor81ed In England and Wales. The registered office Is clo Palhways Associales. Suite 2 Wdtersld6, Sl James Court West. Accringlon, Lancashlre, BB5 1NA. 1.1 Accountlng conventlon The financlal slalements have been prep¥ed In accordance with the charily's Igovernlng dctumentl, Ihe Companles Acl 2006, FRS 102 "The Flnandal Reporting Slandard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland" fFRS 102.1 and the Charilies SORP 'AccounlSng and Reportlng by Charities,. Slalement of Recommandad Pracllce appllcable to ¢haritles preparlng thelr accounls In accordance with th8 FlnancSal Reporllng Slandard applicable In Ihe UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102)" (effecllve 1 January 2019). The harliy Is a Publlc Benefil Entity as definéd by FRS 102. The charlly has laken advanlage of the wovlslons In Ihe SORP (or charitiés not lo prepare a Slatemenl of Cash Flows. The flnanclal stalem&nls are prepared In sleiling. which Is thè funcllonal currency of Ihe charlly. Moneiary amounts In these financlal stalemenls are rounded lo the nearest £. The fin8nc181 statements have been prepared under the hlstorlcal cost conventlon. The prlnclpal accounllng pollcles 8dopied are set oul below. 1.2 Golng concern Al the Ilme ol approvlng the flnandal slalements, the Iru81ees have a reasonable expedallon that the charlly h88 adèquale resources to conllnue In operallonal exlstence for the foreseeable future. Thus th& Iru8l8es contlnue to adopt Ihe golng concern basls of accounling In preparlng ihe finan¢lal statements. 1.3 Charllable funds Unreslrlcled funds are avallable for use al the discretion of the trustees In furtherance of Ihelr charllab18 obleclives. Reslrlcted funds are sublect lo spe¢lfl¢ Corrfllllons by donors or grantors as to Iw)w they may b8 US8d. The purposes and uses of the reslrl¢led funds ale set out In the notes lo the Ilnanclal slalements. Endowmenl funds are subJe¢l lo speclflc condltions by donors Ihal the capltal musl be malnlained by Iha Charlty. 1,4 Income Income is rècognlsed when the charSty Is legally enlitled to It afler any performance condllions have ba8n mèt, Ihe amounts Can be m8asufed rellably. and it is probab16 Ihat income will be received. Cash donalions 8r6 recognised on receipl. Olher donations are recognlsed once the charity has been nolifièd of the donation, unless performance condilions require deferral of the amount. Income lax Yecoverable In relatlon to donallons received undar Gift Ald 01 deeds of covenant is recognised al the lime of the donalion. 13- DANCESYNDROME NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Accountlng pollcles (Contlnued) 1,5 Expendlture Expondllure Is recognlsed once Ihere Is a leg81 or ¢onslrudNe obligalion lo transfer economic benefll to a thlrd party. il Is PTobable Ihal a transfer of economlc benefils will be required In selllement, and the amount of the obligatlon can bè measured rellably. Expenditure Is classlfied by aclivlly. The cosls of each acllvlty are made up of the tolal of dSrect costs and Shared cosls. Includlng support costs Involved in underlaking each acllvily, Dlrect costs atlrlbutable lo a slngl8 aclivlly are allocated directly lo Ihal acllvity. Shared costs whlch contrlbut8 lo more than one acllvlly and support costs which are not altribulab181o a slngle acllvity are apportioned be￿een thos& 8Ctlvllies on a basls conslslenl with the use of resources. Central staff costs are allocated on the basls of tlme spenl, and depreclatlon chaiges are allocaled on the portion of the asset's use. 1.6 Ca8h and cash equlvalent8 Cash and cash equlvalenls Include cash In hand, d8poslls held al call with banks, oth8r shorl-lerm liquid Investmenls wllh orlglnal malurllles of three months or less, and bank overdrafls. Bank overdrafts are shown wllhin borrowlngs In current Ilabllllles. 1,7 Employee beneflt8 The ¢osl of any unused hollday enllllement is recognlsed In lh8 perlod In whlch the employe8's servlces are Teceived. Termlnallon benellls are recognlsed immèdlalely 88 an expense when the charlty Is demon8lrabSy ¢ommllted lo leimlnale Ihe employment of an employee or to provide lermlnalion benofits. 1.8 Retlrement beneflt8 Payments lo defined contribuuon rdlrement benefit schemes are charged as an expense as Ihey fall due. Crltlcal accountlng e8tlmate8 and Judgement8 In the appllc811on of Ihe charlty's accounllng pdlcles, the trustees are requlred lo make ludgements. esllm81es and assumpllons aboLrt the carrying amounl of assets and liabililies Ihat are nol readlly apparent from olher sources. The esllmales and assoclated assumptions are based on hlslorlcal experlence and other factors that are consldered to be relevanl. Actual r8sutts may dlff8r from Ihese eslirnate8. The estlm8tès and underlying assumptions are revlewed on an ongolng basls. Revlslons to accounting estlmales are recognised in the perlod In whlch Ihe eslimale is revised where the revision affecls only Ihal period, or In the perlod of Ihe revislon and future perlods where the revision affects both currenl and future periods. Income from donatlon8 and legacle8 Unrestrlcted Restrlcted funds fund8 2024 2024 Totsl Unréstrleted Re8trlcted funds fund8 2023 2023 Total 2024 2023 Donallons and gilts Granls réceSvable 57.731 105.285 57,731 238,848 79.492 165,378 79,492 185,378 133,563 163.016 133.563 296.579 244,870 244,870 14 DANCESYNDROME NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Income from charltable actlvltl8s Unrestrlcted funds 2024 Unre8trlcted funds 2023 Dance workshops Dance performances and relaled Incorne 67,989 67.868 Income from Investments Unrestrlcted Unr88trlcted fund8 funds 2024 2023 Interest recelvable 1,569 210 Expondlture on ¢harltable actlvl¢le8 Charltable a¢llvltle8 2024 Charltable actlvltl88 2023 Dlrect cost8 Staff costs Phone, Inlernel and IT cosls Rent and venue hlre Fre818nce fees and expenses Insurance Slalionery gnd office 5uppII88 Sundry expenses Tralning expenses Travel costs Adverllslng and promollon ConsullanGy and subscrlpllons Professlonal fees Productlon costs 182,401 17,098 11,018 105,263 338 148,004 5,155 7,255 74.790 381 3,962 9,099 8,828 1,184 10,981 9,180 11,034 2,335 9,163 368,821 248,646 Analysls by fund Unrestricted funds Restrlcled funds 235,258 133.563 248,646 368,821 248,648 15- DANCESYNDROME NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Trusteos None of the trustees (or any persons connected wlih them) recelved any remuneratlon or benefits from the charlly durlng the year. Employe08 The average monthly number of employees durlng the year was: 2024 Number 2023 Number Employment C08t8 2024 2023 Wages and 8alarle$ Othe¥ penslon costs 168,020 14,381 132,647 15,357 182,401 148,004 There were no employèes whos6 8nnual remunerallon was nN)re than £60,000. other expendlture Unrestrlctèd Unrestrlcted fund9 funds 2024 2023 Accounlancy fees 2,069 1,368 10 Taxatlon The charily18 exernpt from laxalion on Ils activilies because all Its Income Is applled for charitable purposes. 11 Debtors 2Q24 2023 Amounts lalllng due wlthln one yoar.. Trade debtors Prepaymènts and accrued Income 1.250 4,048 11,373 950 5.298 12,323 16- DANCESYNDROME NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 12 Credltor8: amount8 falllng due wlthln one year 2024 2023 Other laxalion and soclal secwlty Trade crediloTS Other credllors Accruals and deferred Incorne 3,881 15,460 3.452 11,928 1,685 84,381 68.574 87,915 81,446 13 Retlrement benellt 3chem88 2024 2023 Deflned contrlbutlon 8cheme8 Charge lo profil or loss Sn respect of defined conlribullon Schemes 14,381 15,357 The charlty operates a denned conlrlbulion penslon scheme for all quallfylng employees. The assets of Ihe Scheme are held separately from those of the charily In an Independenlty adminlstered fund. 14 Restrlct¢d funds The reslrlcted funds of Ihè charlty comprlse the unexpended balances of don811on$ and granls held on Irust 8ublecl lo speclfic conditions by donors as lo how they may be used. At 1 Aprll 2023 Incomlng re60urces Resource8 Al 31 March expgnded 2024 Chorley Borough Councll (Large Communlty Fundlng) Freèmasons of East Lancashlre Lancashlie County Councll {Partnershlp Grant) Preston City Council Sport England Grant The Edward Goslllng Foundation The Henry Smllh Charlty Nallonal Lottery Communlly Fund {RC N￿1h Wesl Reglon} The Rank Foundation Pebbles Grant Sport England's Together Fund Barnes Cotton Dislricts Charity Preston City Council (Councillor Khan} Masonic Charitable Foundation 3,000 2,861 10,000 5,000 4,708 3,200 42.383 (3,000) {2,661) (10.000> 15,000) 14,708> (3,200) (42,383> 54,200 2,C()O 2,250 1,Crf)O 500 2,661 (s4,21￿) (2.000) (2,250) (1,000) 1500) {2,661) 133,563 (133,563) 17- DANCESYNDROME NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 15 Unrestrlcted funds The unrèslrlcled funds of the charlty comprlse the unexpended balances of donations and granls whlch are not 8ubJect to Speclfic condillons by donors and grantors 85 to how Ihey may be used. These include deslgnated funds whlch have been set aslde out of unrestrlcted funds by the trustees for specific purposes. At 1 Aprll 2023 Incomlng resourc98 Resources expended Tran81er8 At 31 March 2024 Dlgltal Infraslruclure General fund6 28.000 (28.000> 28.000 90,014 122,767 232,574 (237.327) 122,767 232,574 (237,32n 118.014 Prevlou8 year: At 1 Aprll 2022 Incomlng r080urce8 Re80urces expended Tran8fer8 At 31 March 2023 General funds 59,833 312,948 (250,014) 122.767 11 Is Ihe pollcy of the charity and at the reque8t of Ihe Trusteès thal unrèslrlcled funds whlch have not been dèslgiialèd for a specific use should be malnlalned at a level equivalent lo bet￿een thrée- and slx-monlh's @XP8ndllure' whlch amounts to around £90,000. The remalnlng unrestrlcted fundlng (approxlmalety £28,000) has been deslgnaled lo Improve our dlgllal Infraslruclure (Including access for people wllh learnlng dlsabllltles). a D8n¢eSyndrome Relieat, and 8qulpm8nt for dancers. Included wllhln the unre$lrl¢ted funds incomlng resources of £232.57418 a £100.000 granl from Aris Councll England. 18 Related party tran8actlon8 There were no dls¢lo8able related pty Iransa¢tlons during the year (2023 - none). 18-