Ffin Dance
What it does
FFIN DANCE PROVIDES HIGH QUALITY PROFESSIONAL DANCE SERVICES; BOTH IN TERMS OF MAKING AND PERFORMING WORK AND ALSO PROVIDING EDUCATION AND OUTREACH IN THE AREA OF BLAENAU GWENT IN SOUTH WALESFFIN HAS 2 MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST: - THE DANCE FAKTRY, AN EDUCATION AN OUTREACH UNIT WORKING IN THE COMMUNITY - FFIN DANCE, A PROFESSIONAL DANCE COMPANY CREATING AND PERFORMING NEW WORK
Its charitable purposes
"TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND PERFORMANCE OF DANCE, FOR ALL AGES; IN PARTICULAR WITHIN THE AREA OF GWENT."
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Human rights, equality and diversity
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Other charitable activities
Where it works
- In Wales
- Blaenau Gwent
Area of benefit in its governing document: Gwent
Income and spending
In the year ending 28 February 2026, it had income of £41,872 and spent £40,871.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £41,872 | £40,871 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2025 | £53,672 | £52,206 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 29 February 2024 | £45,003 | £50,939 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2023 | £13,945 | £42,836 | Not reported | 30 |
| 28 February 2022 | £70,731 | £52,066 | Not reported | 15 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 41%, from £70,731 in the year to 28 February 2022 to £41,872 in the year to 28 February 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 98% of its income in the year to 28 February 2026. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 28 February 2026: £28,086 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | £28,086 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 28 February 2025 | £42,618 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 29 February 2024 | £20,593 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 28 February 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 28 February 2022 | £4,374 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 6 grants to this charity since 2008, worth at least £26,885.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£15,000, 2 grants
- Community Foundation in Wales£7,948, 3 grants
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£3,937, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Oct 2022 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 29 Nov 2021 | Community Foundation in Wales | £3,948 |
| 16 Aug 2021 | Community Foundation in Wales | £2,000 |
| 27 Apr 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
21 February 2024, Blaenau Gwent
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
Grants to Organisations
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Ruth PrattenChair
- Anna Guzzo
- Louis William Norman
- Sharon Harford
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 February 2026 | 28 December 2026 | Received 28 October 2026, 61 days early | Received 28 October 2026 |
| 28 February 2025 | 28 December 2025 | Received 4 September 2025, 115 days early | Received 4 September 2025 |
| 29 February 2024 | 29 December 2024 | Received 13 August 2024, 138 days early | Received 13 August 2024 |
| 28 February 2023 | 28 December 2023 | Received 21 November 2023, 37 days early | Not required |
| 28 February 2022 | 28 December 2022 | Received 3 October 2022, 86 days early | Received 3 October 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1129663
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 15 May 2009
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 18 FEBRUARY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 16 MARCH 2009
- Company number
- 06506094This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.ffindance.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Blaenau Gwent
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.