Dance 21

Analysis

Dance 21 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dance 21 reported income of £16k and spending of £20k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+17%), an average of +4.1% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dance 21 sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Club Ceredigion (£16k), Rotary Club of Bude Trust Fund (£16k) and Mercy For Mankind (£16k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.