# ENGLISH FOLK DANCE AND SONG SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 305999
- **Other names:** CECIL SHARP HOUSE, E F D S S, ENGLISH FOLK DANCE & SONG SOCIETY, VAUGHAN WILLIAMS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 16, 1963
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=305999


## Contact

- **Address:** The English Folk Dance & Song, Society, Cecil Sharp House, 2 Regents Park Road, LONDON
- **Postcode:** NW1 7AY
- **Phone:** 02074852206
- **Email:** secretary@efdss.org
- **Website:** www.efdss.org



## Activities

**Objects:** 2.1.1 TO PRESERVE ENGLISH FOLK DANCES AND SONGS AND OTHER FOLK MUSIC (INCLUDING SINGING GAMES), FOLK TALES AND FOLK DRAMA, TO MAKE THEM KNOWN AND TO ENCOURAGE THE PRACTICE OF THEM IN THEIR ORIGINAL FORMS;2.1.2 TO PROMOTE THE KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF ENGLISH FOLK DANCES, SONGS AND  MUSIC, TALES AND DRAMA BY MEANS OF DANCES, SCHOOLS CLASSES , EXAMINATIONS, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, FESTIVALS AND OTHER LIKE METHODS;2.2.3 TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE RESEARCH INTO AND STUDY OF THE ORIGINS DEVELOPMENT AND TRADITIONAL PRACTICE OF ENGLISH FOLK DANCES, SONGS AND MUSIC TALES AND DRAMA AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THOSE OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

**Activities:** A centre of excellence for the study, practice and dissemination of traditional English Folk song, dance and music at the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library and Cecil Sharp House. Providing national and local outreach services to enable and increase access, celebrate diversity and promote equality

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1535587 | £1635563 | £2620266 | 22 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1548519 | £1605925 | £2720242 | 21 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1481658 | £1529251 | £2777821 | 22 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1321071 | £1602146 | £2835631 | 22 |
| March 31, 2021 | £883546 | £1145108 | £3111261 | 22 |



## Trustees

- Andrew Hill — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- Angharad Eve Cooper — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- Elsa Cardona — appointed Nov. 9, 2024
- Fiona Margaret Butcher — appointed Nov. 11, 2023
- James Edward Fishwick — appointed Nov. 9, 2019
- Jeremy Paul Iles — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- Lisa Saper — appointed Nov. 9, 2024
- Marcie-Jane Hopkins — appointed Nov. 8, 2025
- Robyn Wallace Chicot — appointed Nov. 14, 2020