DANCEBOX THEATRE WORKS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 April 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £1,514,391
Latest expenditure: £1,294,772
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Dancebox Studios & Theatre, 216-218 Upper Fifth Street, MILTON KEYNES, MK9 2HR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.danceboxcollege.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance education for the public benefit through the provision of vocational education and training in the performing arts, delivered through the charity?s own school, for young people aged 15 ? 25.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,514,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,294,772

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 27 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 27 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,028,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £967,402

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 23 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £844,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £899,997

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £742,524
Total Gross Expenditure: £614,656

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 12 September 2022
Date Accounts Received: 12 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £520,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £397,093

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,514,391
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,294,772
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,028,444
Total Gross Expenditure: £967,402
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 100001 110000: 1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £844,390
Total Gross Expenditure: £899,997
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 2
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £742,524
Total Gross Expenditure: £614,656
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 2
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 September 2022
Total Gross Income: £520,156
Total Gross Expenditure: £397,093
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 May 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1513737
Income Investments: 654
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1514391
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,294,772
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1294772
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2100
Expenditure Support Costs: 2100
Expenditure Depreciation: 19626
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -19626
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £592,685
Assets Total Fixed: 166219
Assets Own Use: 166219
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £458,216
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,750
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £592,685
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31750
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £117,632
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 592685
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 592685
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 27 May 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1027454
Income Investments: 990
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1028444
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £967,402
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 967402
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2000
Expenditure Support Costs: 2000
Expenditure Depreciation: 17145
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -17145
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £373,066
Assets Total Fixed: 104302
Assets Own Use: 104302
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £300,041
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,277
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £373,066
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31277
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £47,057
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 373066
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 373066
Count Employees: 5
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 23 May 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 842287
Income Investments: 2103
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 844390
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £899,997
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 899997
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1750
Expenditure Support Costs: 1750
Expenditure Depreciation: 8153
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -8153
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £312,024
Assets Total Fixed: 91120
Assets Own Use: 91120
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £274,158
Assets Total Liabilities: £53,254
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £312,024
Creditors One Year Total Current: 53254
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £40,815
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 312024
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 312024
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 742524
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 742524
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £614,656
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 614656
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 1750
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5146
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -593
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £299,810
Assets Total Fixed: 67821
Assets Own Use: 67821
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £309,966
Assets Total Liabilities: £10,156
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £367,631
Creditors One Year Total Current: 10156
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £299,810
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 367631
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 367631
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 12 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 520156
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 520156
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £397,093
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 397093
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2196
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5147
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -593
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £166,404
Assets Total Fixed: 73359
Assets Own Use: 73359
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £168,460
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,056
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £239,763
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2056
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £166,404
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 239763
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 239763
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Milton Keynes
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DANCEBOX THEATRE WORKS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-04-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Apr 2017
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, DELIVERED THROUGH THE CHARITYÆS OWN SCHOOL, FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 15 Û 25.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries