National Dance Company Wales

The principal activity of the company throughout the year was that of the National Dance Company Wales, which it undertakes in pursuit of its charitable objective of advancing the arts and education.

In the charity's own words, from the register.

Elsewhere

• Throughout England and Wales
• Germany

Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined

The places the charity told the Commission it works in.

In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £1,381,868 and spent £1,221,508.

Figures as the charity reported them to the Charity Commission. Staff and volunteer numbers are only asked of charities with income over £10,000. A year with no row was not reported.

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Income over time

Up 20%, from £1,153,747 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £1,381,868 in the year to 31 March 2025.

Spending against income

It spent 88% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.

Largest funder

Arts Council of Wales gave £1,142,172 in the year to 31 March 2025, 83% of that year's income.Read by AI from the charity's accounts.

From the annual returns the charity filed with the Charity Commission. The largest funder comes from its accounts, read by AI.

Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.

From the charity's annual return to the Charity Commission, which asks every charity with income over £10,000 how much came from government grants and contracts. It does not say which part of government. These totals are separate from the named funders read from its accounts and the grants published on 360Giving, and are not added to them.

In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 13 funders who gave £1,279,078 between them. £1,212,346 of that came from public bodies.

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Funders that publish to 360Giving list 19 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £601,018.

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Public bodies' published spending shows 2 payments to this charity worth £26,226 between 11 April 2022 and 17 March 2023.

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Senedd and Welsh Government records that name this charity, gathered by OpenSenedd. Newest first.

• 4 June 2025

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Min CSSP

  Purpose: Introduction to National Dance Company Wales.

  Introduction to National Dance Company Wales

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• 26 September 2024

  Named by Christopher Barron in the Senedd

  …tland, I think there's an argument there. But in Wales it's slightly different, because we are the only big company. Obviously, we have National Dance Company Wales and the drama company, but in terms of how we can be looked after, I'm trying to look for where you have opportunity to help us, in som…

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• 10 July 2024

  Named by Lesley Griffiths in the Senedd

  And she met with the principal. But I don’t know if you heard me saying that I was at the National Dance Company Wales yesterday, and we were talking about the lack of dance qualifications in Wales. So, I will be picking that up, because you’re absolutely right, it’s like anything, isn’t it—without…

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• 10 July 2024

  Named by Lesley Griffiths in the Senedd

  …with the visits I’ve been to, in this sector, how they’re already embracing social justice. Just yesterday, for instance, I went to the National Dance Company Wales across in the Wales Millenium Centre. To see the work that they’re doing in the social justice area was really impressive. I have to sa…

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• 9 July 2024

  Named in a ministerial meeting or engagement: Cabsec CSJ (LG)

  Purpose: Cwmni Dawns Cenedlaethol Cymru / National Dance Company Wales.

  Cwmni Dawns Cenedlaethol Cymru / National Dance Company Wales

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• 13 July 2021

  Named by Heledd Fychan in the Senedd

  …he future of Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru, National Theatre Wales, the National Library of Wales, National Museum Wales, Literature Wales, National Dance Company Wales, the Books Council of Wales, the Wales Millennium Centre, Welsh National Opera, Ffilm Cymru, the National Eisteddfod of Wales, the BBC…

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12 trustees run the charity.

• Alison ThorneChairAppointed 27 July 2022
• Cathryn AllenAppointed 2 June 2021
• Ceri UlyattAppointed 6 August 2025
• Eluned OwenAppointed 6 August 2025
• Emma FlatleyAppointed 6 August 2025
• Gentiana Dana RoarsonAppointed 6 August 2025
• Hefin Archer-WilliamsAppointed 6 August 2025
• Jamie JenkinsAppointed 6 August 2025
• Joanna DaviesAppointed 5 June 2024
• Krystal Stephanie Brianna LoweAppointed 2 June 2021
• Stacey OliverAppointed 5 June 2024
• Tupac Amaruc Martir MartinezAppointed 2 June 2021

Trustees are responsible in law for the charity. Names are as they appear on the public register.

Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.

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Charity number

326227

Status

Registered

Registered with the Commission

8 December 1982

Governing document

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18/10/1982AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/02/2006NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 12/12/2013

Company number

01672419This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House

Website

www.ndcwales.co.ukAs the charity gave it on the register.

Council area of its contact address

Cardiff

• Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
• Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
• Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
• In the Senedd and Welsh Government: records gathered by OpenSenedd and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 5 November 2026.

• This charity on the Charity Commission register
• Its accounts and annual returns on the register
• 360Giving open grants data
• This charity on OpenEconomy

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