Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company

Analysis

Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02565503). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company reported income of £535k and spending of £426k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £729k to £535k (-27%), an average of -7.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Shobana Jeyasingh Dance Company sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Frederick Ashton Foundation (£535k), The Lakeland Trust for Natural Sciences Limited (£536k) and Collections Trust (£535k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 97% and investments 3.3%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 9.5%. Reserves of £588k would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.