Dance Blast
Analysis
Dance Blast is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Abergavenny. It was registered in March 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04596198). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Dance Blast reported income of £245k and spending of £179k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £97k to £245k (+152%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 78% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dance Blast sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Invigorate Charitable Trust (£245k), Gravesham Sanctuary CIO (£245k) and Leaf - Locally Encouraging All to Flourish (£245k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Dance Blast delivers a wide range of community dance & aerial circus activities at its base, The Dance Centre Abergavenny and throughout Monmouthshire. This includes a programme of weekly classes for all ages & abilities, 3 performance companies: MYDC (youth dance), MYCC (youth aerial) and MCDC (adult Inclusive dance), special projects, summer schools and projects in local schools and care homes
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Invigorate Charitable Trust | Leeds | £245k |
| Gravesham Sanctuary CIO | Kent | £245k |
| Leaf - Locally Encouraging All to Flourish | Ledbury | £245k |
| Bristol Parent Carers | Bristol | £245k |