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royal academy of dance

The charity supports other defined groups. Royal Academy Of Dance is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in London and operates in Australia, The Bahamas, and various other locations.


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

The Royal Academy of Dance is a registration organisation for dance teachers, a Higher Education provider for aspiring dance teachers, an Awarding Organisation leading to proficiency in dance at a high level; and the owner of Benesh Movement Notation; and through these provides dance training, dance teacher education, and dance assessment services to students and teachers. :

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£21,726,000
Latest Expenditure
£22,971,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 90.3%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.1%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £716,000
Charitable Activities £19,407,000
Other Trading £1,428,000
Investments £63,000
Other Income £112,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £20,743,000
Raising Funds £2,060,000
Governance £482,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £168,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£21,726,000£22,971,000£20,743,000£28,484,000£2,858,000216 / 180
2023£22,004,000£22,113,000£20,062,000£29,091,000£4,366,000215 / 0
2022£20,626,000£20,278,000£18,347,000£29,693,000£1,960,000214 / 180
2021£18,695,000£16,858,000£15,222,000£23,420,000£21,777,000236 / 180
2020£16,951,000£19,937,000£17,952,000£20,875,000£321,000273 / 180

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers