The Yorkshire Dance Centre Trust
Analysis
The Yorkshire Dance Centre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in May 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02319572). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Yorkshire Dance Centre Trust reported income of £840k and spending of £947k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.0m to £840k (-17%), an average of -4.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Yorkshire Dance Centre Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include SALTO Gymnastics Charitable Foundation Ltd (£839k), The People's Orchestra (£840k) and The Barnes Fund (£838k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 68%, investments 23% and charitable activities 9.2%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £389k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 68%
- Charitable activities 9.2%
- Trading 0.2%
- Investments 23%
In the charity's own words
Yorkshire Dance works through dance to create happiness, health, connection and change. We are excited by the diversity of dance in all its forms and styles. We want to support artists who ask questions of themselves, their work and of the world and those who challenge ideas about what is allowed. We dismantle traditional hierarchies both within the creation of dance and within our programming.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| SALTO Gymnastics Charitable Foundation Ltd | Bedfordshire | £839k |
| The People's Orchestra | West Bromwich | £840k |
| The Barnes Fund | Middlesex | £838k |
| Calderdale Wellbeing | Halifax | £840k |