Dance Consortium Limited
Analysis
Dance Consortium Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in June 2009, 17 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 06179223). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Dance Consortium Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.0m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £515k to £1.1m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 100%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Dance Consortium Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Gregynog Trust (£1.1m), People's Palace Projects (£1.1m) and Honor Frost Foundation (£1.0m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, donations and legacies 47% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £139k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 47%
- Charitable activities 52%
- Investments 1.4%
In the charity's own words
Dance Consortium Limited promotes, maintains, improves and advances the eduction of the public in the dramatic arts within the UK by making the best international contemporary dance available to the public across the UK together with a programme of education initiatives.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Gregynog Trust | Powys | £1.1m |
| People's Palace Projects | London | £1.1m |
| Honor Frost Foundation | London | £1.0m |
| National Operatic and Dramatic Association | Peterborough | £1.1m |