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REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1181600

Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

for

Dance United Yorkshire CIO

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Page
Report of the Trustees 1 to 4
Independent Examiner's Report 5
Statement of Financial Activities 6
Balance Sheet 7
Notes to the Financial Statements 8 to 11
Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 12

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Dance United Yorkshire (DUY) has had a transformative year in 2024-25 continuing its mission to harness the power of contemporary dance to change lives and foster community engagement across Yorkshire. This report highlights the organisation's key achievements, challenges, financial performance, and strategic direction.

DUY remains committed to delivering high-quality dance training and performances, focusing on marginalised communities. In 2024-25, the organisation increased its participatory engagement, developed new audiences, and secured new sources of revenue.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

Objectives and aims

Dance United Yorkshire (DUY) is committed to delivering exceptional, socially engaged dance programmes supporting personal transformation, fostering inclusion, and widening access to high-quality creative experiences.

As a CIO based in Bradford, DUY works with individuals and communities who experience structural disadvantage—including sanctuary seekers, young people at risk of exclusion, women with lived experience of abuse, and men in recovery from addiction or engagement with the criminal justice system.

Our core charitable objectives are to:

DUY’s programmes are grounded in a unique, trauma-informed methodology that integrates professional choreographic practices with deep community engagement. We aim to create opportunities for participants not only to access but to co-create high-quality work. In doing so, we contribute to both personal empowerment and cultural enrichment in areas often underserved by the mainstream arts sector.

Our work sits at the intersection of professional practice, community transformation, and sector leadership. In addition to direct delivery, DUY contributes to national workforce development, shares its methodology with peer organisations, and actively advocates for inclusive dance as a critical tool for social change.

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE

Programme Delivery

In 2024–25, DUY delivered a comprehensive suite of programmes, reaching hundreds of individuals across Bradford, Leeds, and Castleford. Highlights included:

· Memories of the Future: A landmark intergenerational production co-created with Akram Khan Company and commissioned by Bradford 2025. During 2024/25, DUY focused on the planning and development stages of this project, including creative workshops, casting and early rehearsals. This preparatory work brought together participants aged 9-79 from marginalised backgrounds, laying the foundations for a major new work to be performed at The Alhambra Theatre in July 2025. The project demonstrated DUY's capacity to deliver ambitious partnerships, foster inclusive participation at scale, and position our work within nationally significant cultural programmes

· DUY Performance Company: A year-round ensemble for vulnerable young people in Bradford, offering intensive technical training, performance opportunities, and a vital pathway to further education and careers in dance. This year, the company performed at regional platforms, including FRESH and received mentorship from emerging choreographers such as John-William Watson.

· Resi/Dance (Holme Wood): Our longest-running community programme provided 90 sessions for over 60 children and young people in one of Bradford’s most deprived estates. We delivered school partnerships, Discover and Bronze Arts Award, and a summer project culminating in a community sharing.

· Bradford Women’s Company: This group offers a safe, nurturing space for women who have experienced trauma, isolation, and abuse. With continued support from partners, including Staying Put and Together Women, the company created three new works and performed at multiple regional events.

· Men Do Dance: DUY’s programme for adult men with lived experience of addiction, homelessness, and incarceration continued in Castleford and expanded into Leeds through a partnership with Growing Rooms. In total, 20 men engaged in weekly and intensive sessions, performing at community events and growing evidence of long-term wellbeing benefits.

· Refugee and Sanctuary Seeker Outreach: Building on outreach begun in 2023–24, we established weekly sessions in partnership with Refugee Action and began to embed dance as a tool for resilience and connection among newly arrived women and families.

· Parkinson’s Programme: Following initial training with People Dancing, DUY launched a monthly group in Baildon, co-led by a DUY practitioner and a local support organisation. The model is now being trialled with plans to increase frequency in 2025–26.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

DUY maintained a stable financial position in 2024-25, navigating a complex funding landscape with care and strategic foresight. While we continued to operate under a standstill NPO funding agreement, we secured vital income from a mix of project-based grants and trust funding.

Income and Expenditure

Key income sources included:

· £69,000 from the UK Youth Fund (via Pears Foundation) to support core costs and salary uplift.

· Bradford 2025 commission for Memories of the Future.

· Project-specific support from the Baring Foundation, People Dancing, and Wigan Council.

While larger bids to the National Lottery and Islamic Relief were unsuccessful, the organisation used feedback from those processes to refine its future fundraising strategy. Pending applications to trusts, including the Bartlett Foundation, are under consideration.

Expenditure remained within forecasted margins. We delivered all programme commitments while continuing to meet staffing, safeguarding, evaluation, and marketing obligations.

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

PLANS FOR FUTURE PERIODS

DUY’s future direction is shaped by our three-year Business Plan (2025–28) and the accompanying Strategic Conversation document, which frames the organisation’s evolution in line with Arts Council England’s Let’s Create strategy.

Programme Development

In 2025–26, DUY will:

· Launch the Pathways Programme, supporting two new freelance artists each year with mentoring, paid placements, and structured CPD.

· Expand the Parkinson’s Programme to fortnightly delivery in Baildon and pilot a second group in inner Bradford.

· Extend Men Do Dance into new localities, while deepening our evaluation in collaboration with Dr Louise McDowall.

· Deliver new performance commissions in Wigan (October 2025) and begin development for Aberdeen (2026).

· Explore a transatlantic partnership and documentary project in New York City, with support from Nev Schulman and Max Joseph.

Sector Development and Advocacy

DUY will continue to:

· Collaborate with People Dancing and higher education institutions to co-design an accredited Inclusive Dance Practitioner Training Programme.

· Contribute to sector knowledge through peer-reviewed publications, conference presentations, and digital dissemination of our pedagogy.

· Develop a dedicated media and advocacy subcommittee to further national visibility and funding resilience.

· Invest in staff and board development with a continued rolling programme of EDI training, governance review, and environmental sustainability practices (including working with Julie’s Bicycle).

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing document

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity.

Organisational structure

Board of Trustees:

DUY's Board comprises eight trustees with extensive experience in arts, governance, and community engagement. The Board continues to work closely with the executive team, meeting at least four times yearly to review and evolve policies and strategies.

Executive and Operational Teams:

The executive team, led by Helen Linsell (Artistic Director) and Duncan Bedson (Executive Director), has shown exceptional dedication and resilience. They are supported by a skilled operational staff, including two full-time Dance Programme Managers and a Project Manager.

Risk management

Our reserves stood at £45,000 at year-end, above the target minimum reserve level of £40,000. Trustees reviewed the reserves policy in February 2025 and confirmed that current levels provide appropriate cover for cashflow fluctuations and unforeseen costs.

A significant organisational development during the year was the decision to restructure staff roles in response to long-term income projections. Following a legally compliant consultation process, two salaried programme roles will end in July 2025, to be replaced by freelance delivery posts. This restructuring ensures DUY’s financial sustainability while preserving delivery quality and flexibility.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

Registered Charity number

1181600

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Principal address

1st & 2nd Floor Bank House 41 Bank House Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 1RD

Trustees

N Crane R B Davies S Derrick A Teed Chair of Trustees Ms G Pearson Ms J H White (resigned 10.2.25) J Arnott (resigned 6.8.24) S Ali D M Holgate (appointed 28.2.25) M Saeed (appointed 10.2.25)

Independent Examiner

KJA Kilner Johnson Ltd Network House Stubs Beck Lane Cleckheaton BD19 4TT

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 11 September 2025 and signed on its behalf by:

A Teed Chair of Trustees - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Dance United Yorkshire CIO

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Dance United Yorkshire CIO (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act').

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under Section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since your charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a listed body. I can confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, which is one of the listed bodies.

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

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 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.

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.

S Hutton

The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales

KJA Kilner Johnson Ltd Network House Stubs Beck Lane Cleckheaton BD19 4TT 26/11/2025 Date: .............................................

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
Notes
£
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
199,072
135,491
Charitable activities
Dance workshops
6,321
-
Bradford Camhs
-
4,800
Total
205,393
140,291
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
42,642
14,850
Charitable activities
Dance workshops
-
-
Bradford Project
12,803
-
Evening Provision
4,002
-
The Resi Dance Project
-
-
Womens Company
-
-
Leeds Project
-
-
St George's Hall Project
-
-
The Boys Project
-
-
Styal Project 2023
-
-
Memories of the future project
-
88,359
Bradford Camhs
-
4,800
The Parkinsons Project
-
4,676
The Mens Project
-
21,257
Other
124,114
-
Total
183,561
133,942
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)
21,832
6,349
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
75,205
17,565
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
97,037
23,914
2025
Total
funds
£
334,563
6,321
4,800
345,684
57,492
-
12,803
4,002
-
-
-
-
-
-
88,359
4,800
4,676
21,257
124,114
317,503
28,181
92,770
120,951
2024
Total
funds
£
218,546
14,218
-
232,764
97,013
14,580
-
-
52,666
7,235
10,081
14,038
14,371
197
-
-
-
-
32,826
243,007
(10,243)
103,013
92,770

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Balance Sheet 31 March 2025

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
Notes
£
£
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets
4
6,269
-
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
5
3,970
-
Cash at bank and in hand
127,946
23,914
131,916
23,914
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year
6
(41,148)
-
NET CURRENT ASSETS
90,768
23,914
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
97,037
23,914
NET ASSETS
97,037
23,914
FUNDS
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Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
TOTAL FUNDS
2025
Total
funds
£
6,269
3,970
151,860
155,830
(41,148)
114,682
120,951
120,951
97,037
23,914
120,951
2024
Total
funds
£
4,707
786
112,044
112,830
(24,767)
88,063
92,770
92,770
75,205
17,565
92,770

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 11 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

A Teed Chair of Trustees - Trustee

The notes form part of these financial statements

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Tangible fixed assets

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Taxation

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits

The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charity's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

Trustees' expenses

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024.

3. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

Unrestricted
Restricted
funds
funds
£
£
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies
149,990
68,556
Charitable activities
Dance workshops
14,218
-
Total
164,208
68,556
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
74,980
22,033
Total
funds
£
218,546
14,218
232,764
97,013

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

3. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES - continued

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Total
funds funds funds
£ £ £
Charitable activities
Dance workshops 14,580 - 14,580
The Resi Dance Project - 52,666 52,666
Womens Company 4,403 2,832 7,235
Leeds Project - 10,081 10,081
St George's Hall Project - 14,038 14,038
The Boys Project - 14,371 14,371
Styal Project 2023 197 - 197
Other 32,823 3 32,826
Total 126,983 116,024 243,007
NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) 37,225 (47,468) (10,243)
Transfers between funds (2,535) 2,535 -
Net movement in funds 34,690 (44,933) (10,243)
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 40,516 62,497 103,013
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 75,206 17,564 92,770
4. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
COST Fixtures
and
fittings
£
At 1 April 2024 10,054
Additions 2,433
Disposals (1,398)
At 31 March 2025 11,089
DEPRECIATION
At 1 April 2024 5,347
Charge for year 1,699
Eliminated on disposal (2,226)
At 31 March 2025 4,820
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025 6,269
At 31 March 2024 4,707

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

5. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

Trade debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
6.
CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
Trade creditors
Other creditors
7.
MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Free Reserves
Restricted funds
Bradford Youth Fund
Maria Marina Fundraising
Bradford 2025
The Baring Foundation
TOTAL FUNDS
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Unrestricted funds
General fund
Restricted funds
Maria Marina Fundraising
Bradford 2025
Bradford Camhs
People Dancing
The Baring Foundation
TOTAL FUNDS
2025
2024
£
£
2,040
-
876
-
1,054
786
3,970
786
2025
2024
£
£
100
-
41,048
24,767
41,148
24,767
Net
movement
At
At 1.4.24
in funds
31.3.25
£
£
£
30,205
21,832
52,037
45,000
-
45,000
75,205
21,832
97,037
6,307
-
6,307
11,258
(7,350)
3,908
-
10,155
10,155
-
3,544
3,544
17,565
6,349
23,914
92,770
28,181
120,951
Incoming
Resources
Movement
resources
expended
in funds
£
£
£
205,393
(183,561)
21,832
7,500
(14,850)
(7,350)
98,514
(88,359)
10,155
4,800
(4,800)
-
4,676
(4,676)
-
24,801
(21,257)
3,544
140,291
(133,942)
6,349
345,684
(317,503)
28,181

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025

7. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

Comparatives for movement in funds

Net Transfers
movement between At
At 1.4.23 in funds funds 31.3.24
£ £ £ £
Unrestricted funds
General fund 40,516 37,224 (47,535) 30,205
Free Reserves - - 45,000 45,000
Restricted funds 40,516 37,224 (2,535) 75,205
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation 35,704 (35,704) - -
Maria Marina 8,627 (8,627) - -
Evan Cornish Foundation 7,545 (10,080) 2,535 -
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation 10,621 (10,621) - -
Bradford Youth Fund - 6,307 - 6,307
Maria Marina Fundraising - 11,258 - 11,258
62,497 (47,467) 2,535 17,565
TOTAL FUNDS 103,013 (10,243) - 92,770
Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:
Unrestricted funds Incoming
resources
£
Resources
expended
£
Movement
in funds
£
General fund 164,208 (126,984) 37,224
Restricted funds
The Paul Hamlyn Foundation 31,000 (66,704) (35,704)
Maria Marina 12,500 (21,127) (8,627)
Evan Cornish Foundation 1 (10,081) (10,080)
The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation 490 (11,111) (10,621)
Bradford Youth Fund 9,566 (3,259) 6,307
Maria Marina Fundraising 14,999 (3,741) 11,258
68,556 (116,023) (47,467)
TOTAL FUNDS 232,764 (243,007) (10,243)

8. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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Dance United Yorkshire CIO

Detailed Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donations and legacies
Donations
Grants
Charitable activities
Earned income
Total incoming resources
EXPENDITURE
Raising donations and legacies
Advertising
Charitable activities
Project costs
Other
Fixtures and fittings
Support costs
Management
Wages
Social security
Pensions
Rent and rates
Insurance
Telephone
Postage and stationery
Sundries
Professional fees
Travel and subsistence
Subscriptions
Staff Training
Raising funds
Governance costs
Loss on sale of tangible fixed assets
Total resources expended
Net income/(expenditure)
2025
£
21,667
312,896
334,563
11,121
345,684
-
103,463
1,700
147,750
9,112
3,496
13,847
3,187
2,636
3,351
51
6,045
5,154
2,333
-
14,850
211,812
528
317,503
28,181
2024
£
-
218,546
218,546
14,218
232,764
768
41,248
1,866
142,660
8,410
3,344
8,478
3,124
2,859
2,891
197
6,060
6,592
1,722
372
9,521
196,230
2,895
243,007
(10,243)

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