THE RICHARD ALSTON FOUNDATION
FINANCIAL STATEMENrs
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025

THE RICHARD ALSTON FOUNDATION
coNrENrs
Managcment inforn)ation
Report of the Tru5tcts
Statem¢nt of financial activttie5
Balance sheet

TRUST INFORMATION
Trustees
Grdham Devlill CBE (Chair)
D#vid Burnie
Vidya Patel
Isabel Tamen
Principal offiee
107 Elibank Road
Eltbarn
London
SE9 IQJ
Charity registered number
1195923
Bankers
The Co-owative Bank
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THE RICHARD AISTON FOUNDATION
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The Trustees present their annual rep)rt and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Governing d￿￿￿ellt
The governing document for the Foun(iation is the constitution Adopted in September 2021.
Objects
The advancement of the arts for the public benefiL in particular the Cho￿1g￿phic work and heritage of Sir
Ri¢hard Alsto￿ in such ways as the trnstee5 think fit including through reconstrnctions 2nd revivals of works.
The advancement of education of the public in contemporary dance. in particular but not exclusively thr(Trugh
the training of artists and teacher4 the production of educational materials and ￿ promote research for the
public bcn¢fit in all a5￿ts of that subject and to publish the useful results.
Statement 0fTrUste￿ reswnsibilities
Charity law requires the Truste¢5 to prepare financial statements foi each financial year, which give a true and
fair view of the state of atyairs of the charity and of the incomc and expenditure of the charity for that period.
In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees requityd to:
select suitsble accounting rK)licies and then appty them consistently,
make judgemettts and estimates that are rwonable and prudenL
prepare the financial statements on the going eoncern FAsis unless it is inappropriate to presum¢ that th¢
Trust will continue iEk the foresethlc future.
The Trustees are responsible for keeptng proper accounting rccords which disclose with r¢asonable accuracy
at any time the financial p)sition of the Tntst and to enablc thcwn to ensu￿ that the financial statements
comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for 5afegu8rding the assets of the Trust and
hence for taking reasonable steps for th¢ prevcntion and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Review of the year and future developments
DurÉng 202415 the Foundation conimissioned the development of a new wekslte to enable inforniation about
the Foundation to ix widely available. Following the transfer of thc available recording archive of tapes and
videos of the work of The Richard Alston Dance Company to the New York Librdry of the Perfom)ing Arts
in 2024, in order for it to be preserved in digital form, we have continued to liaise with thc Library to supw)rt
the catsloguing of th¢ ¢ollectioll so the works will bc available to visitors to the library.
The trustees have continued to work on a longer-term strategy for the Foundattoo and a launch event for th¢
Foundation.
During 2025126 the Foundation will continue to establish a plan of activities for the Foundation and identify
potential supporters and funders for initial activities.
Financial review and reserves pAicy
During the ycar ended to 31 March 2025. the FowKlation claimed Gift Aid i)n two donations received in
202314.
The Trustees will ¢onttnue to explore fillther fvnding sources to suP￿rt aetiviti&s.

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES {continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The Trustecs. policy is to build and maintain a level of Tes¢rve4 which will provide a stable base for its
otrtinuing activities.
No Trustees ￿e1Ved any MnUne￿I0n during the year.
Risk M*nagemeDt
The Trustees will continue to review the financial wisition of the Foundation and will take steps to ensure that
commitsnents a￿ not made which cannot be met.
Publie BeD¢fit
Th¢ Trusiees will Consider and revicw the core aciKvities of the Foundation to erisure that access is given to a
wide range of participants and audi¢nce meM1￿[S to a high quality of COntem￿rary dance.
On behalf of the Tntste¢s
i/JL
Graham Devlin
David Burnie
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcfiviTtES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Unrestricted
General Fund
2025
Unrestrieted
General Fund
2024
Incoming resources
Note I
308
1200
308
1200
Resourees exptllded
lJ60
Nil
Total regources expended
1,360
Nil
Net illcoJniugl(oytgoing) r¢sources
,052
1,200
Balance blf 202314
1200
Balance carried forward as at 31 March 2025
148
1.200

BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31 MARCH 2025
Notes
2025
2024
Current #￿ts
Cash at bank 8nd in hand
Debtors
1,508
1.200
Current liabilities
Creditors
et ¢urrent ￿￿ets
lJ60
148
1,200
Toknl net a&4ets
148
1,200
Represented by..
Unrestricted fund:
General Funds
148
1,200
Total net 988¢ts
148
1.200
General Funds
On behalf of the Trust¢cs
Graham Devlin
David Burnie
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THE IUCHARD ￿sTON FOUNDATION
Notes
l. Incoming Resources
Donations received tncluding Gift Aid
308
1,200