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2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 January 2021 31 December 2021 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The London Ballet Foundation Other names charity is known by TLBF Registered charity number (if any) 1170362 Charity's principal address 17 Holly Road Ipswich Postcode IP1 3QN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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7		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Sophie Wright
Howard Weller
Names of the
trustees for the
charity, if any, (for
example, any
custodian
trustees)
Name Dates acted if not
for wholeyear
Jill Johnston
Elizabeth Mills
Susie Marment
Tasha Bertram
Julia Lieberman

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

CIO

How the charity is constituted

Charitable incorporated organisation

Trustee selection methods

By Appointment

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

TLBF has identified that Sophie Wright is the Director of The London Ballet Company. Trustees have a procedure to approve any payments for charitable activities that are undertaken by The London Ballet Company. This procedure demands majority approval by the Trustees excluding Sophie Wright, Jill Johnston and Howard Weller.

Trustees will monitor the relationship with any dance companies and organisations on an ongoing basis to ensure the Objects are clearly met and that resources are appropriately used in accordance with the governing document and charitable law.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)		 The objects of the CIO are:
1. To advance the education of the public in the art of dance, music, and
the visual arts, in particular, but without limitation by
(i) the formation of a dance theatre production company for public
performances that focuses on individual expression in performing art and
emotional well-being of young performance artists, and by such other
ways as the trustees shall determine from time to time,
(ii) advancing the education and training of young performance artists,
including but not exclusively dancers, choreographers, musicians,
composers, designers, and visual artists, predominantly through the
performance of dance (including ballet and contemporary dance, but
without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing), dance classes and
workshops, and associate education programmes, and by such other
ways as the trustees shall determine from time to time,
2. To advance any other exclusively charitable objects and purposes in
any part of the world.
Like the year before, 2021 continued to see the effects of COVID-19,
which disrupted live performances and any training. Nonetheless, Sophie
Wright found opportunities to put on live performances and safe
rehearsals/training.
Safety protocols were followed throughout the training. The Charity TLBF
was able to support a live show as follows:
November 2020 Olympics, and April 2021 A Little Princess
Performances
The London Ballet Foundation has the intention to promote ballet to
public audiences. Sophie Wright, a trustee, sourced a performance
opportunity at the Wayne McGregor Studios in the Olympic Park,
Stratford, London for performances.
The first performance was held in November 2020 as part of the week
long half-term intensive for The London Ballet Company Associates.
Professional dancers were rehearsing all week and performed with the
young dancers on the final day. The performance included exceptional
dancing, choreography and musical score. The cost of the professional
performers was £800. Sophie did not charge a fee for her involvement in
the performance. TLBC marketed and ran the associates training week
and charges an annual fee for the lessons.
Sophie also produced the A Little Princess performance in April 2021 for
the Easter Intensive TLBC Associates training week. This performance
was a new choreography for TLBC, and created by Sophie and her
company dancers. The performance also included the young dancers on
the training week and included special dance pieces for the larger
number of dancers. The cost for the professional dancers was £2,200 in
total, and Sophie did not charge a fee for the production or for her
performance.
The audiences for both performances were between 50-100 each time.
The first was solely online due to high COVID restrictions. The second
performance was both online and had audience members able to watch
in the viewing gallery at the studios.
Sophie received approval from the Trustees for funds from The London

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Ballet Foundation to reimburse TLBC for the pay to dancers for the performance, without this payment, the performance would not have been possible.

The young dancers in the Associate programme thoroughly enjoyed learning the choreography and were able to express themselves through dance in this lively and exciting performance. The young dancers were also exposed to the professional dancer’s training, rehearsals, and were invited to a questions and answer session to ask about life as a professional dancer. We believe this is important to teach young dancers and aspiring artists.

For the first performance, the audience was online, with no ticket sales, and a limited number of parents were invited to watch from outside the studio through the viewing gallery (there were restrictions on the maximum number of people allowed in the studio). The online streaming was a technical success with 50 or so viewers.

As reported in the 2020 report, TLBF paid £200 per professional artist for the performance, which is a modest payment, and we thank the dancers for their hard work and positive attitude. TLBC paid the dancers shortly after the performance, and TLBF paid TLBC during 2021.

TLBF provided funds to pay for the professional artist’s payments only for this performance, because TLBC covered the costs of the studio hire and other performance costs. There was no show revenue for this, although the revenue from the training course was received by TLBC. Approval is sought from unconnected Trustees for the payment.

August 2021 Cinderella, and October/November 2021 Poppy and A Little Princess Performances

Sophie Wright, a trustee, sourced performance opportunities at the many venues for performances; 1) two performances at The Riverside in Woodbridge, 2) The Apex, Bury St. Edmunds, and 3) Trinity Theatre, Royal Tunbridge Wells as well as a 4) to perform a new show with the Associates at Canada Water Theatre, London. The Schedule was as follows: NOV 14: Poppy & A Little Princess Sun 18:00 UTC · Hosted by The London Ballet Company Quayside, Woodbridge NOV 14: Poppy & A Little Princess Sun 14:30 UTC · Hosted by The London Ballet Company Quayside, Woodbridge NOV 10: Poppy & A Little Princess · Trinity Theatre Wed 20:00 UTC · Hosted by The London Ballet Company Trinity Theatre, Royal Tunbridge Wells OCT 31: Poppy & A Little Princess Sun 15:00 UTC · Hosted by The London Ballet Company Charter Square, Bury St Edmunds AUG 28: Summer Intensive 2021: Cinderella Canada Water Studios, London

The performances had large numbers in the audience, especially at The Apex Theatre.

TLBC marketed the performances in conjunction with the theatre venues. This provided success at The Apex, while The Riverside was slightly less effective, and Trinity Theatre did not yield a large audience. The TLBC Associates performance was a successful large audience with many friends and family supporting the young dancers from their training

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week.

Notes for Poppy & A Little Princess:

There were insufficient funds at the bank account for TLBF to cover any expenditure for these performances, however, should TLBF raise funds through grants, then we will request funding to cover the costs of these performances too.

Notes for Cinderella: The cost of the professional performers was £2,200, and a total show cost of £4,039. Sophie did not charge a fee for her involvement in the performance. In total, ticket sales represented £750, resulting in a net loss of £3,289 for the performance.

TLBF decided to approve the grant to TLBC for the performance to reimburse TLBC for the pay to dancers (for the performance and cover the rehearsal and theatre costs totalling £3,289 net of ticket sales). There was £2,166 in the TLBF account to pay for this request, and so the balance will be covered by TLBC for this performance. This payment was made in 2022.

TLBF did not make any grants to young artists in 2021 and will continue to review opportunities to do so.

The Trustees did not meet in person during 2021. Instead, the Trustees corresponded via telephone and emails to approve the projects with TLBC and discuss fund raising activities. The procedure to manage any conflicts between TLBF and TLBC was followed.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Section D Achievements and performance

During the period, the Charity met the aims of its objectives. TLBF has Summary of the main promoted dance to the public through a very special live performance achievements of the charity and provided several opportunities for people to engage with dance during the year artists.

The group that TLBF supported consisted of 11 Artists as well as the young dancers attending the young dancer’s intensive course who performed with TLBC. The TLBC artists are dancers with a very high calibre of skill and training. The artists were able to contribute creatively to performance adjustments to enable them to explore their selfexpression and art. It is estimated that all of the performance reached a total audience figure over 500 people during 2021 and 30 families of young dancers.

Section E Financial review

Trustees monitor the financial progress of the CIO on a regular basis. Brief statement of the Trustees ensure that expenditure and liabilities are appropriate and are in charity’s policy on reserves the interest of the long-running operation of the organisation. The reserves policy for the CIO is to have a treasurer regularly monitor the financial situation and ensure the bank account is not negative during the period. Fundraising is required to generate new money for future grants. Details of any funds materially None identified in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

TLBF generates funds from charitable activities and is continuing to seek voluntary receipts such as grants and donations.

In 2021, TLBF approved the net payment of £3,000 to The London Ballet Company for the production of “Olympic Dream” and “A Little Princess”, and £2,166 for “Cinderella” to be paid in 2022. These payment are to pay professional dancers for the performance and rehearsals.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Howard Weller Signature(s) Sophie Wright Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 3rd October 2022

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The London Ballet Foundation The London Ballet Foundation The London Ballet Foundation 1170362 1170362 1170362 CC16a
For the period
from		 01-Jan-21 To 31-Dec-21
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
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- 3,000		 Last year
to the nearest £
Voluntaryreceipts - -
Charitable activities - -
Investment dividends / interest - -
Other receipts - -
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Loan repayments received - -
Loans received from external funder - -
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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~~Sub total~~ - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
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Cost ofgeneratingvoluntaryreceipts - -
Cost of charitable activities - Services - -
Cost of charitable activities - Grants to
individuals		 - -
Cost of charitable activities - Grants to
organisations		 3,000 -
Cost of charitable activities - Advocacy /
Advice / Information		 - -
Governance costs - -
Governance costs - -
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**Sub total ** 3,000 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last period end
Cash funds this period end
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5,166 - - 5,166 -
2,166 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

03/10/2022

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Suppliers accounts not yet paid
Details
TLBF Bank Account
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Recoverable grants and charitable loans
due to the charity
Details
Details
Details
Land and buildings primarily occupied by
~~the charity~~		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
2,166
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funds
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Sophie Wright
Howard Weller		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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When due
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Date of
approval
Sophie Wright 03/10/2022
Howard Weller 03/10/2022

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

03/10/2022

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