Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd

Analysis

Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Haywards Heath. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 07495610). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.3m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £142k to £1.5m (+942%), an average of +80% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 783%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Acosta Dance Foundation Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chineke Foundation (£1.5m), Royal Sutton Coldfield Community Town Hall Trust (£1.5m) and The North of England Horticultural Society (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 85% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. Reserves of £241k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.