Company registered number: 2931636 Charity registered number: 801552 ONE DANCE UK (A Company Limited by Guarantee) TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 1 TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Trustees Report: 2 . Our Strategy 6 . Achievements and Performance 12 . COVID-19 26 . Finances, Risks & Reserves . Structure, Governance & Management 28 30 Financial Statements 35 shani Ghosh by Dani Bower photography for One Dance UK 3 1 1 Dancer A © REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2020 The Trustees are pleased to present their annual directors’ report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2020, which are also prepared to meet the requirements for a director’s report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. The financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Association, and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: the Statement of Recommended Practice for Charities (SORP 2015) (Second Edition, effective 1 January 2019) applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 2 23 Zeb Simpson - Dani Bower Photography for One Dance UK Our purpose: a stronger, We are a charity dedicated to raising the profile, excellence, diversity and more vibrant and diverse importance of UK dance. Theseiare the cornerstones of our constitution: dance sector Promoting Dance and its diversity To advance arts and culture for the benefit of the public by promoting dance by all means. This includes the promotion of good practice, education and specific forms of dance including but not limited to the promotion of the work of dance artists of the African Diaspora in all its expressions. Education To advance the education of the public, teachers, students, young people, dance practitioners and professionals in the UK and beyond in dance by all means including but not limited to; research, the promotion of dance with and for young people, Dance of the African Diaspora, promoting standards of excellence in the teaching of dance for all ages with particular reference to the school curriculum and the promotion of specific forms of dance. Health To advance the health of dancers. Relief of poverty To relieve poverty amongst dancers, dance artists, dance practitioners and their dependents In shaping our objectives for the year and planning our activities, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit, including the guidance ‘Public benefit: running a charity (PB2)’. We rely on grants, fundraising, sponsorships, members’ fees and ticket sales to cover our operating costs. 4 Anjolie Toon - DAni Bower Photography for One Dance UK 5 OUR STRATEGY "It is so good to see With the mandate of our members, we provide one clear voice for dance and a clear strategy to meet our purpose. One Dance UK out • Provide information to dance professionals, dance teachers, schools and organisations to support a vibrant and healthy dance ecology there, fighting • Ensure children and young people of any background participate in high quality dance through our advocacy and programmes the good fight!" • Raise the profile of diverse dance and equality for diverse professionals, - Social Media follower performances, education and leadership in organisations across the UK • Advocate loudly for UK dance with government, CYP programme board and health and mental wellbeing providers • Provide artists at all stages of their careers with opportunities, resources and information to survive and thrive 6 7 Thomas Harden and Karenza Doughty - Dani Bower Photography for One Dance UK SUPPORTING DANCE Our strategy is delivered through six important activities: Advocacy Professional development We advocate for the UK dance sector on issues ranging from diversity, health, education, working We provide Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for dance teachers, and training conditions for dance artists, COVID-19 sector recovery and Brexit. in healthier dance and mental wellbeing practice through our services to dance organisations. We work in partnership with cultural sector bodies such as Creative Industries Federation, WhatNext? movement, Culture Counts in Scotland and the FreeMoveCreate campaign to inform We also work with partners and funders to raise awareness and promote professional and mobilise our members and act as a constructive partner to Government. We act as secretariat development programmes to provide artists, at all stages in their careers, opportunities to for the All Party Parliamentary Dance Group. develop their practice and sustainability in the sector. We are also devoted to our children and young peoples advocacy as the Subject Association for Dance informing educators, policy makers and media about research and professional practice, Events and Information Sharing informing approaches to the curriculum, pedagogy, teacher training and development. Our targeted activities to support the development of a diverse, sustainable, unified, valued, connected and healthy dance workforce include: Children and Young People (CYP) • Annual industry conference • Annual awards celebrating those who develop and work tirelessly for dance Networking for dance professionals We aim to engage CYP of all backgrounds from Early Years Foundation Stage to the end of their • One and HOTFOOT magazines statutory education in and beyond schools, in excellent dance experiences. We directly engage CYP • through U.Dance, which provides a framework for schools and youth dance groups nationwide to progress to our annual festival event. We also work to ensure that dance education and its provision in schools, organisations, colleges Healthier Dancer Programme and universities remain a key priority and are delivered at highest standards. We are committed to dancers’ health, wellbeing and performance, and established We convene an expert panel of leading dance educators to advise on matters affecting the specialist provision through our HDP training, dissemination of health information and curriculum and teaching of dance. accessible response to injuries. We are one of the partners in the National Institute of Dance Medicine and Science with Dance of the African disapora • Birmingham Royal Ballet • The Royal Ballet We advocate and support the practice and appreciation of Dance of the African Diaspora (DAD). We • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance aim to make the many recognised DAD forms, practice and research equally valued as part of the • University of Birmingham British cultural experience. • University of Wolverhampton We have a unique role in identifying the needs reported to us for the DAD sector. We work to create strategies with dance organisations and related institutions to further support talented individuals Together, with the NHS, we developed specialist NHS dance injury clinics in London, working with forms rooted in the African Diaspora to have an environment of successful creative Birmingham and Bath. Fundamentally, we are changing attitudes that result in safe practice, enterprise and education in DAD forms, along with entry routes into management. injury prevention and wider wellbeing issues being taken more seriously across the sector. 8 9 OUR VOLUNTEERS We rely on and are extremely grateful to our volunteers who are comprised of former staff, board members, expert panels and our Dance Ambassadors of ages 15 – 25 years. Annually, we rely on 40 volunteers who generously give up to 560 hours of their time. Dance Ambassadors (2019 cohort pictured) write blogs, speak to Members of Parliament, support us at our events and benefit from engaging with us and Dance Consortium. Through exciting opportunities they find out about the various roles involved in taking dance on tour and showcasing dance in high profile large-scale venues. 10 11 Dance Ambassadors 2019Dani Bower Photography for One UK ACHIEVEMENTS AND We are extremely PERFORMANCE grateful for the contribution, We work consistently to empower the dance workforce to be sustainable, connected, unified and highly valued. dedication and Overview energy of our In 2019/20, we reached 15,000 Dance professionals, CYP and older people through our programmes and membership. leaving staff. On web and social media, we engaged many more: They ensured a Relocation positive route to In 2019 we moved to our new home Dance Hub, Thorp Street, Birmingham. This was a achieved with a smooth changeover of staff ensuring appropriate handover between leaving and new staff. Office fittings and computers were purchased to replace outdated change and remain equipment and we were proud to be installed and functioning well as a team on the first day of reopening. part of the One 12 7 Tiah Parsan - Dani Bower Photography for One Dance UK Dance UK family. U.DANCE2019 65% of the participants wanted to perform and dance more often (64% in previous year) and 56% are considering a career in dance, gaining a qualification or auditioning for their local U.Dance 2019, the national youth dance festival, was held at Southbank Centre, London, on CAT group or NYDC (31% in previous year). 20 and 21 July 2019 with activities also taking place at Rambert, National Theatre and BFI Southbank. U.Dance 2019 was managed by One Dance UK working in partnership with Southbank Centre and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing. U.Dance 2019 was brought together by