2025-04-05-annual-return - Dance Associate Ltd

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Statement of Directors’ Responsibilities in respect of the Strategic Report, the Directors’ Annual Report, and the Financial Statements

The trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Strategic Report, the Directors’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Company and charity law require the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year in accordance with UK Accounting Standards and applicable law (UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS 102 – The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland .

Under company law, the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the net movement in funds for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
assess the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as appropriate, matters related to going concern; and
use the going concern basis of accounting unless they either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate and proper accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company, enabling them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for such internal controls as they determine are necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and for taking reasonable steps to

safeguard the assets of the charitable company and to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

In the case of each of the persons who were directors of the company at the date of approval of this Directors’ Report, each confirms that, so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information of which the company’s independent examiner is unaware, and that each director has taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as a director to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the independent examiner is aware of that information.

Independent Examiner

A resolution proposing that Paul Voltzenlogel is re-appointed as Independent Examiners of the Company will be put to the Annual General Meeting.

Small Company Provisions

This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies’ exemption.

Independent Examiner’s Report to the charity trustees and Directors of Dance Associate Ltd

I report on the accounts of the Dance Associate Ltd for the year ended 5 April 2025, which are set out on pages 21 to 23.

Respective responsibilities of charity trustees and examiner

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 65 of the Charities Act
follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Commission under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act
state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner’s report

I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland under section 65(9)(b) of the Charities Act.

My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also included consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees concerning any such matters.

My role is to state whether any material matters have come to my attention giving me cause to believe:

That accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 63 of the Charities Act
That the accounts do not accord with those accounting records

That the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
That there is further information needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination and have no concerns in respect of the matters (1) to (4) listed above and, in connection with following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have found no matters that require drawing to your attention.

Paul Voltzenlogel

9 Queens Court

Haywards Heath

RH16 1RJ