London Vocational Ballet School
Analysis
London Vocational Ballet School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08130526). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides other finance and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending August 2025, London Vocational Ballet School reported income of £727k and spending of £715k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £502k to £727k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 17%. 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, London Vocational Ballet School sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Dendrology Society (£727k), Brass Bands England (£728k) and The Strawberry Hill Trust (£726k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78% and donations and legacies 22%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £127k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 22%
- Charitable activities 78%
In the charity's own words
operating a school within the meaning of the Education Acts, open to all pupils showing a talent and commitment to performing arts;advancing and coordinating academic and vocational excellence by providing specialist facilities for ballet training within the school premises;providing scholarships for pupils not able to afford to pay the full running costs
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| International Dendrology Society | Kington | £727k |
| Brass Bands England | Stocks Lane | £728k |
| The Strawberry Hill Trust | Twickenham | £726k |
| The Mowlem Institute | Swanage | £730k |