DANCE 21 — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 21 February 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £16,411
Latest expenditure: £20,441
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 92 LONGSTOMPS AVENUE, CHELMSFORD, CM2 9LB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.dance21.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Dance 21 provides dance sessions for children and young adults with Down Syndrome and their siblings. We operate in Chelmsford, Essex and Woodford, Greater London. We hold three weekly classes during school term time in both locations

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 7 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,441

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 5 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,022

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,379
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,103

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,793

Fin Period Start Date: 21 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 3 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 3 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £13,974
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,910

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 7 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £16,411
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,441
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: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 5 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £15,030
Total Gross Expenditure: £17,022
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: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 31 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £14,379
Total Gross Expenditure: £15,103
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: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £13,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,793
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 8

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 21 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 3 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £13,974
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,910
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: 7

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Redbridge
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Essex
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DANCE 21
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-02-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 Feb 2020
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO ISTO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF PERSONS AFFECTED BY DOWN SYNDROME, THEIR PARENTS, CARERS AND SIBLINGS, PRIMARILY IN THE ESSEX AND LONDON AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:PROVIDING DANCE GROUPS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND THEIR SIBLINGS.PROMOTING MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH WITHIN DANCERS WITH DOWN SYNDROME.PROVIDING A MUCH-NEEDED SOCIAL NETWORK FOR PARENTS, CARERS AND PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME AND PROJECTING A POSITIVE IMAGE OF DISABILITY AND PROJECTING A POSITIVE IMAGE OF DISABILITY TO THE PUBLIC, ENCOURAGING THEM TO SEE THAT PEOPLE WITH DOWN SYNDROME CAN ACHIEVE MANY THINGS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures