Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2025 To 31 12 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by
LA Danse Fantastique
N/A
Registered charity number (if any) 1187051
Charity's principal address
30 Bowlers Croft
Basildon Essex Postcode SS14 3EE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Daniel Lawrence | ||||
| Christine Garland | ||||
| Moira Brock | ||||
| Dawn Avery | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Accountants | Maynard Heady LLP | Matrix House, 12-16 Lionel Road, Canvey Island, Essex, SS8 9DE |
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO - Foundation How the charity is constituted
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(eg. trust, association, company)
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Trustee selection methods
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(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
Safeguarding training for all staff, children and adults. You may choose to include additional information, where First Aid training relevant, about: policies and procedures Safeguarding policy in place. adopted for the induction and training of trustees; ISTD, LAMDA
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the charity’s organisational Risk assessment for all activities. structure and any wider network with which the charity Fire risk assessment. works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To advance the education of children and young adults in the arts of theatre and performance, to enhance life experience to able bodied and special needs students.
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To enhance skills in the arts, promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds.
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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
We are proud to announce we now have two senior Special Needs students supporting classes as teaching assistants in classes with our younger students.
Two students took their Grade 1 Modern exam and passed with distinction.
One Senior special needs student has achieved Grade 6 (bronze) solo drama exam with LAMDA.
Five Senior SEN boys have formed a group called Spectrum 5 and performed at Britains Got Talent.
We have gained a two year grant from the Lottery Community Fund for our Parkinson’s dance and singing classes on a Monday morning, and two of our SEN Students support these sessions.
We put on a show at Christmas at our studio, which we called Christmas Cracker, giving all of our students the chance to perform to the public.
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Section E Financial review
Some reserve capped for Parkinson’s grant
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
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
Signature(s)
Christine Garland Full name(s)[Dawn Avery ] Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Trustee etc) Date 12/05/2026
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| La Danse Fantastique | La Danse Fantastique | 1187051 | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
| For the period from |
01/01/2025 | To | 31/12/2025 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 21,168 4,995 12,223 1,159 9,331 1,735 1,019 4,978 3,600 53 - 60,261 - - - 60,261 36,818 2,965 - 900 - 395 484 1,708 2,993 708 7,200 2,214 141 580 108 - 1,576 58,790 - - - 58,790 1,471 - 7,134 8,605 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - 13,092 - - - 13,092 - - - 13,092 3,952 - - - - - - - 70 - - - - - - - - 4,022 - - - 4,022 9,070 - 3,602 12,672 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 21,168 4,995 12,223 1,159 9,331 1,735 1,019 18,070 3,600 53 - 73,353 - - - 73,353 40,770 2,965 - 900 - 395 484 1,708 3,063 708 7,200 2,214 141 580 108 - 1,576 62,812 - - - 62,812 10,541 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| Dance classes | 21,168 | - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| shows | 4,995 | - | |||
| Drama classes | 12,223 | - | |||
| Exams | 1,159 | - | |||
| Singingclasses | 9,331 | - | |||
| Uniform | 1,735 | - | |||
| fundraisingevents | 1,019 | - | |||
| Donations andgrants | 4,978 | - | |||
| Studio Hire | 3,600 | ||||
| Interest | 53 | - | |||
| Nursery Class Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
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60,261 |
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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 of sales | 36,818 | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
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| Cleaning | 2,965 | - | |||
| Bank fees | - | - | |||
| Accountancy | 900 | - | |||
| Entertaining | - | - | |||
| Insurance | 395 | - | |||
| IT Software & consumables | 484 | - | |||
| repairs & maintenance | 1,708 | - | |||
| Light,Power,Heat | 2,993 | - | |||
| PPS | 708 | - | |||
| Rent | 7,200 | - | |||
| Rates | 2,214 | - | |||
| Subscriptions | 141 | - | |||
| Telephone | 580 | - | |||
| Travel | 108 | ||||
| Advertising | - | ||||
| Service charge | 1,576 | - | |||
| Sub total | 58,790 | - | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Sub total | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 1,471 | - | - | |||
| - | - - |
- 10,736 |
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| 7,134 | - | ||||
| 8,605 | - | 21,277 |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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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 | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets |
Details (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Total cash funds Details Details Petty Cash Savings La Danse Fantastique Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 563 - 4,457 12,672 3,585 8,605 12,672 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name D AVERY C GARLAND |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| D AVERY | 12/05/2026 | ||
| C GARLAND | 12/05/2026 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of La Danse Fantastique
On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2025 ended Set out on pages 1
Charity no 1187051 (if any) (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2025 .
- Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed:
Date: 12/05/2026
Name: Robert Wybrow
Relevant professional FCA qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: Matrix House 12-16 Lionel Road Canvey Island
SS8 9DE
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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