dance east

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, and the general public. Dance East is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Ipswich and operates in Suffolk.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To advance the education of the general public and in particular young people throughout the county of Suffolk, with a secondary role within the Eastern region, by the maintenance, development and encouragement of the arts and dance and mime.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Suffolk

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,775,492

Latest Expenditure

£1,832,274

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 91.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 88.2%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 7.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,142,638

Charitable Activities £471,804

Other Trading £124,019

Investments £23,149

Other Income £13,882

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,616,114

Raising Funds £110,726

Governance £17,030

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £105,434

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,775,492	£1,832,274	£1,616,114	£4,299,819	£550,116	76 / 41
2023	£1,854,735	£1,885,813	£1,656,692	£4,601,289	£341,207	75 / 41
2022	£1,897,086	£1,836,086	£1,571,137	£4,877,412	£4,877,412	27 / 8
2021	£1,888,128	£1,850,788	£1,548,092	£5,073,828	£5,073,828	24 / 8
2020	£1,864,872	£2,090,472	£1,776,984	£5,036,488	£4,926,166	30 / 47