|Charity registration number:1187021|Charity registration number:1187021||
|---|---|---|
|Objectives and Activities|||
||SORPreference||
|Summaryofthe purposesof|Para 1.17|For the public benefit, the advancementof|
|the charityassetoutin its||education In arts through the provisionof|
|governing document||creative dance classestostudents with<br>educational, social, physicalormental|
|||challenges and/or dlsablllties/dlsadvantaaes|
|Summaryofthe main<br>activitiesinrelationtothose|Para1.17and<br>1.19|•Teaching**weekly**dance classesto<br>KS1andKS2studentsatCastle|
|purposesforthepublic||School|
|benefit, in particular, the<br>activities. projectsor<br>services identifiedinthe<br>accounts.||•<br>Developmentoftested teaching<br>plans and materialsfor<br>•usebyCoDR teachers<br>•<br>Developing a bodyof<br>resources forming the|
|||charity's intellectual property|
|||•future revenue generation|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trusteeshave|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regardforthe<br>guidance Issuedbythe Charity Commission|
|had regardtotheguidance<br>issuedbythe Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit||onpublic benefit, as evidencedinthe<br>processofforming the charity. The trustees<br>are confident that the purpose and activities<br>ofthe charity are consistent with delivering<br>public benefit.|
|||Not onlydoourstudents build greater self|
|||confidence, understanding and creativity In|
|||dance,byparticipating inourprogrammes,|
|||they have also demonstrated breakthroughs|
|||intheir Interpersonal skills, their**ability**to|
|||verbalise, an Increase In their mental|
|||processing abilities, and even an**ability**to|
|||become self mobile.|
|||The impactofourwork with the children|
|||extends Into supportoftheir famllleswho|
|||notice the beneficial Impactofourwork on|
|||their home lives and alsotothe wider|
|||community with whom we are actively|
|||engagedtoIntroduce themtoour|
|||programmes and their benefits.|





||SORPreference||
|---|---|---|
||Pere1.38||
|Policy on grant making|||
||Pare1.38||
|Policyonsocial investment|||
|including program related|||
|investment|||
|||The CoDR teachers give much more timeto|
|Contributionmadeby|Pare1.38|the project than they are paidforduringthe<br>deliveryoftaught classes.Assuch they|
|volunteers||should be recognisedfortheir voluntary|
|||work. Imogen Knight actively managesthis|
|||toensure that teachers are well supported|
|||and recognisedfortheir contribution.|
|||TheCEOrole continuestobean unpaid|
|||position.|
|||Teacher Alison Cox continuestodonateher|
|||teaching timeinfull,toa valueof£2500-|
|||£3000oa.|



|Achievements and Performance|Achievements and Performance||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||SORPreference||||
|||Castle School classes have been Increased|||
|||from 2to3 classes**perweek**towiden|||
|||access and benefit, as per the note Inour|||
|Summaryofthe main<br>achievementsofthecharity,<br>identifyingthedifferencethe<br>charity's workjhas madeto|Pare1.20|last annual report.Theadditional class and<br>arrangementofthe timetable was organised<br>atthe requestofCastle school, with the<br>input and enthusiasmofthe CoDR teachers.<br>This has allowedustoengage with more|||
|thecircumstancesofits||students, whilst still fully covering the|||
|beneficiaries ~ndanywider||materialforeach group.|CQ11'nh|<,1|
|benefitstosocietyasa|||||
|whole.||Consistent student participationIsstillkey|||
|||tothe successofthe programme. This|||
|||allows, allowing the teacherstoevaluate|||
|||more clearly the benefitstothestudents,|||
|||andtocontinuously adapt the materialto|||
|||respondtothe**needs**and developmentof|||
|||each group. The showingofworkattheend|||
|||ofthe year was a very positive celebrationof|||
|||the students' achievements In their class,|||
|||and overall.|||
|||Realising the Importanceofthe students|||
|||experiencing working In**anew**|||
|||location, Castle School are supporting|||
|||additional classes ledbytheir own|||
|||teacher In offslte In dance studios. These|||





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|---|---|---|
|||clauHhave been very successful, the|
|||students love beingIn1'proper dance|
|||studio' and their teacher reports Increased|
|||engagementInthis**space.**The Castle|
|||School teacherItvery appreciativeofthe|
|||support and mentortng**sherecefvet**from|
|||CoOR Teacher Alison Cox In delfvertng|
|||theseclasses.|
|||A student evaluation and reporting structure|
|||was designed and Implemented by the staff.|
|||This has resultedInafullreportforeach|
|||child engaging with each setofclass|
|||themetand**activities**throughout the year.|
|||The team**reviewed**the data collected and|
|||respondedtothe InsightsItoffered.We|
|||continuetorefinehowthe data Is collected|
|||and organised,toImprove the gathertngof|
|||Insights whichgobeyond the anecdotal.|
|||Teachers continuetocapture 'stories' each|
|||week from classestoshareforfundralslng|
|||and reports.|
|||Wecontinuetoworkon broadening|
|||awarenessoftheworktocommunities we|
|||Interact with as partoffundraislng and|
|||public**awareness.The**CEOhas**given**talks|
|||and presentationsatlocal schools and|
|||church organisation. The charity has been|
|||introducedtoa local primary school**witha **|
|||viewtoengaging with themforstudents|
|||who have struaaled soclallv since Covld.|
|Additional information (optional)|||
|Youmaychoosetoinclude further statements||where relevant about:|
|||Wecontinuetomeetourfundralsing targets|
|||ofcovering teacher salaries and putting|
|Achievementsagainst<br>objectivesset|Para1.41|aside 3 monthsofoperating costs. The<br>Trustees are considering employing an<br>external profession fundraisertoraise more|
|||significant fundstoprovide financial|
|||security and fund growthtoallow more|
|||studentstoexperience the life changing|
|||experiencesofthe programme.|
|Performanceoffund raising||Activities Initiated last year continue.|
|activities against objectives|Para1.41||
|set|||
|Investment performance|Para1.41|NoInvestments were made.|
|against objectives|||
|Other|||





|Financial Review||||
|---|---|---|---|
|Reviewof the charity's|Para1.21|**The**|**charityretainsa cashbalanceof£6592**|
|financialpositionat theend||**cash**In**hand(asunreservedfunds).**||
|oftheperiod||||
|Statementexplainingthe|Para1.22|**The**|**charityalmstoretaina **minimum sum|
|policy forholdingreserves||**equivalenttoa schoolterm's(4months)**||
|statingwhytheyareheld||**operatingcostsatalltimes.ThissumIs**<br>**currently:£2500**||
|Amountofreservesheld|Para1.22|**£6592**||
|Reasonsforholdingzero|**Para**1.22|**None**||
|reserves||||
|Detailsoffundmaterially in|Para1.24|**None**||
|deficit||||
|Explanationof any|Para1.23|**None**||
|uncertainties about the||||
|charitycontinuingasagoing||||
|concern||||
|**Additional information {optional)**||||
|Youmaychooseto include furtherstatements||whererelevantabout·||
||||1.**Voluntarydonations**|
||||**2.GiftsInkind**- **Thelocal'Coloursof**|
|Thecharity's principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para1.47||**Dance'Danceschoolactively**<br>**supportsthecharitythrough**<br>**donationsofstudiospaceand**<br>**moneyaspartofitscommunity**|
||||**commitment**|
|Investment policyand||**An**|**investmentpolicywasnotadoptedIn**|
|objectives including any|Para1.46|**thisperiod.**||
|social investment policy||||
|adopted||||
|||**Thecharityacknowledgesthefollowlng**||
|||**potentialrisks:**||
|A description of the principal<br>risksfacing the charity|Para1.46||**1.DelayInraisingsufficientfundsto**<br>**paydanceteachers**|
||||**2.Inabilitytomaintaina sufficient**|
||||**numberofqualifiedteachersto**|
||||**deliverItsprogrammes**|
|||**n/a**||
|Other||||





|Howisthecharity|**F-CIO**|**F-CIO**|
|---|---|---|
|constituted?|||
|\f'Qn,,1pc•1(C'd|||
|:,;<br><'<br>'<br>\.Kl|||
|Trusteeselectionmethods|Para1.25|**ThisIsthe4thyearofoperation.Thefirst**|
|includingdetails ofany||**trusteeshavebeenselectedtorepresenta **|
|constitutionalprovisionse.g.<br>electiontopost ornameof<br>anypersonorbodyentitled<br>toappointoneormore||**rangeofskillsandexperienceusefultothe**<br>formation and lnltlal**activities**ofthe charity.<br>ColoursofDance may nominate one trustee,<br>who may serveforupto2**years.**|
|trustees|||
|||A new Trustee, Mrs Daniela Bushara, was|
|||approvedforelectionfora 3-year termatthe|
|||26 October2023meeting. Mrs Bushara's|
|||skllls broughttothe board and her|
|||professional experience as an early years|
|||teacher and her personal enthusiasmfor|
|||dance and Its benefits.|
|||Trustee Eva Acs resigned with effect from|
|||14**March**2024.|
|||Trustee Imogen Knight was<br>fora|
|||**further3-yeartermatthemeetingof 14**|
|||**March2024.**|
|||**ItisnotedthatthetermoftrusteeGerard**|
|||**CharlesexolresinDecember2024.**|
|**AdditionalInformation(optional)**|||
|Youmavchoosetoincludefurtherstatements||whererelevantabout·|
|Policiesandprocedures<br>adoptedfor theinduction|Para1.51||
|andtrainingof trustees|||
|Thecharity'sorganisational<br>structureandanywider|Para1.51||
|networkwithwhichthe|||
|charityworks|||
|Relationshipwithanyrelated|Para1.51||
|parties|||
|Other|||



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|Namesofthecharitytrusteeswhomanagethecharity|Namesofthecharitytrusteeswhomanagethecharity|Namesofthecharitytrusteeswhomanagethecharity|Namesofthecharitytrusteeswhomanagethecharity||
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||**Trusteename**|**Office**(If**any)**|**Datesacted**If**notforwhole**<br>**YHr**|**Nameofperson(orbody)entitled**<br>**toannolnttrustee**flfanvl|
|1|<br>Steven Bishop||||
|2|<br>Adrian Parton||||
|3|<br>Gerard Charles||||
|4|<br>Daniela Bushara||||
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||**Directorname**||||
||**ImogenKniQht**||||
||Nameoftrustees holding title to property belonging to the charity||||
||**Trusteename**|**DatesactedIfnotforwholevear**|||





|Funds heldascustodian trustees on behalfofothers|Funds heldascustodian trustees on behalfofothers|
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|Descriptionoftheassets|Nia|
|heldinthiscapacity||
|Nameandobjectsofthe|N/a|
|charityonwhosebehalfthe||
|assetsareheldandhowthis||
|fallswithinthecustodian||
|charity'sobjects||
|Detailsof arrangements for|N/a|
|safe custodyand||
|segregationofsuchassets||
|fromthecharity'sown||
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|**Additional information (optional)**||
|**Namesandaddresses of advisers(OptionalInformation)**||
|**Typeof**<br>**Name**|**Address**|
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