## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
For the period 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATION DETAILS**
**Charity Name** Dance Pad **Registered Charity Number** 1160006 c/o 2 Prices Cottages Whitesmith **Principal Address** Lewes East Sussex BN8 6JD
## **Names of the Charity Trustees who manage the charity**
**Name of person Dates acted if not (or body) entitled Trustee Name Office (if any) for whole year to appoint trustee (if any)** Natalie Bancroft Sarah Cowan Ziad Shukri
## **Name of Senior Staf**
Debbie Pellett, Director (volunteer position)
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
**Description of the charity’s trusts**
**Type of governing** CIO – Foundation **document How the charity is** Charitable Incorporated Organisation **constituted** New trustees are appointed by existing trustees. **Trustee selection** In selecting individuals for appointment as charity **methods** trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration
## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT** For the period 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document:**
The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit amongst people who are socially excluded by providing them with the means to participate in healthy recreation and access support services to relieve their needs and assist them to integrate into society.
(For the purposes of this clause "socially excluded" means people who are excluded from society, or parts of society as a result of homelessness.)
## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects:**
Using dance as a catalyst for change we provide homeless people with the opportunity to progress beyond homelessness and fulfil their potential.
Working in partnership with other homeless charities and their service users, Dance Pad runs short-term (6-8 week) choreography projects each culminating in an informal performance to an invited audience. Open to anyone experiencing homelessness, the projects aim to inspire and empower participants, reduce isolation by building a community of dancers, and instil a sense of achievement and self-worth.
Throughout the projects, participants are introduced to basic contemporary dance and choreography techniques. Facilitated by an enthusiastic and supportive dance professional, the projects are participant led; working as a team they choose the subject matter, choose the music and create the moves.
Using a variety of choreographic tools, participants are encouraged to create short phrases individually and in groups, helping them to transform their thoughts, ideas and emotions into movement. Learning to use their bodies artistically and creatively, dance provides a vehicle for expression that is accessible to everyone.
A unique feature of Dance Pad is the professional development of the participants. As well as creating the pieces and performing them, the participants are also involved in costume and stage design, marketing and production. This provides them with the opportunity to learn new, tangible skills that are transferable into other working environments, thus aiding their employment opportunities.
In accordance with Section 17(5) of the Charities Act and the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008, the trustees have, in planning the activities for
**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT** For the period 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
the year, reviewed and given due consideration to the guidance on public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
**TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT** For the period 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity in the year**
Following an extended hiatus and move to the south east is in response to the growing demand for services in and around the Brighton and Hove area together with the Director’s in-depth knowledge of the area, the anticipated relaunch of Dance Pad has been put on further delay owing to the Covid-19 pandemic.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
## **Policy on Reserves**
The trustees do not currently have a reserves policy in place.
## **Further Financial Review Details**
The charity currently depends on the generous support of individuals and grantmaking trusts and foundations. All funds raised go towards delivering the charity’s charitable activities, for example studio hire costs and workshop facilitator fees.
## **DECLARATION**
The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Annual Report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees:
**Signature Full Name** Debbie Pellett **Position** Director and Founder **Date** 31/01/2023
## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
Charity Name: Dance Pad | Charity Number: 1160006
From the period 01/04/2021 to 31/03/2022
|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS**|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS**|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS**|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS**|**RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**(to nearest £)**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**(to nearest £)**
**Total**
**funds**
**(to nearest £)**
**Last Year**
**2020-21**
**(to nearest £)**||||
|Individual Donors|300.00
£|-
£|300.00
£|426.00
£|
|Gift Aid|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Trusts and Foundations|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Local Authority|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Corporate|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Fundraised Income|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|**Payments**
**Sub-total**
**Assets and Liabilities Sales**
**Total Receipts**|**300.00**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**300.00**
**£**|**426.00**
**£**|
||-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
||**300.00**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**300.00**
**£**|**426.00**
**£**|
||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**(to nearest £)**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**(to nearest £)**
**Total**
**funds**
**(to nearest £)**
**Last Year**
**2020-12**
**(to nearest £)**||||
|Costs of Charitable Activities|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Marketing|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Insurance|430.64
£|-
£|430.64
£|430.00
£|
|IT|-
£|-
£|-
£|120.96
£|
|Printing, postage and stationery|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Costs ofgeneratingfunds|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|Staff/Volunteers(DBS,training,etc.)|-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
|**_Net of receipts / (payments)_**
**_Sub-total_**
**Assets and Liabilities Purchases**
**_Total Payments_**
Cash funds last year end
**_Cash funds this year end_**
Transfers between funds|**430.64**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**430.64**
**£**|**550.96**
**£**|
||-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
||**430.64**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**430.64**
**£**|**550.96**
**£**|
||||||
||**130.64**
**-£**|**-**
**£**|**130.64**
**-£**|**124.96**
**-£**|
||-
£|-
£|-
£|-
£|
||12,628.35
£|-
£|12,628.35
£|12,753.31
£|
||**12,497.71**
**£**|**-**
**£**|**12,497.71**
**£**|**12,628.35**
**£**|
||||||
## **RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS**
Charity Name: Dance Pad | Charity Number: 1160006
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STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AT THE END OF THE PERIOD
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funds funds
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Cash Funds Details
Cash Funds in bank account £ 12,497.71 £ -
Total Cash Funds (balance agrees with Receipts and Payments Accounts) £ 12,497.71 £ -
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funds funds
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Signature Print Name Date Approved
Signed by one or two 31/01/2023
Trustees on behalf of
all the Trustees
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