National Dance Company Wales

Analysis

National Dance Company Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in December 1982, 44 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01672419). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, National Dance Company Wales reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.4m (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, National Dance Company Wales 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 The English Concert (£1.4m), Groundwork Wales (£1.4m) and The New Theatre Royal-Trustees (Portsmouth) Limited (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £73k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.