LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Company limited by guarantee

Company Registration Number:
13686196 (England and Wales)

Unaudited statutory accounts for the year ended 31 October 2024

Period of accounts

Start date: 1 November 2023

End date: 31 October 2024

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Contents of the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

Directors report
Profit and loss
Balance sheet
Additional notes
Balance sheet notes
Community Interest Report

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Directors' report period ended 31 October 2024

The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 October 2024

Principal activities of the company

Performing Arts & Cultural Education

Political and charitable donations

There were no political or charitable donations made during the period.



Directors

The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 November 2023 to 31 October 2024

Christopher Radford
Sara Lindsey Macqueen


The director shown below has held office during the period of
3 July 2024 to 31 October 2024

Azizi Africa Cole


The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006

This report was approved by the board of directors on
25 July 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Christopher Radford
Status: Director

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Profit And Loss Account

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

2024 2023


£

£
Turnover: 13,696 25,531
Cost of sales: ( 86,191 ) ( 104,487 )
Gross profit(or loss): (72,495) (78,956)
Distribution costs: 0 0
Administrative expenses: ( 8,177 ) ( 12,953 )
Other operating income: 81,094 91,654
Operating profit(or loss): 422 (255)
Profit(or loss) before tax: 422 (255)
Profit(or loss) for the financial year: 422 (255)

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Balance sheet

As at 31 October 2024

Notes 2024 2023


£

£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets: 3 697 600
Total fixed assets: 697 600
Current assets
Cash at bank and in hand: 49,081 7,771
Total current assets: 49,081 7,771
Net current assets (liabilities): 49,081 7,771
Total assets less current liabilities: 49,778 8,371
Provision for liabilities: ( 2,304 ) ( 1,944 )
Accruals and deferred income: ( 47,369 ) ( 6,682 )
Total net assets (liabilities): 105 (255)
Members' funds
Profit and loss account: 105 ( 255)
Total members' funds: 105 (255)

The notes form part of these financial statements

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Balance sheet statements

For the year ending 31 October 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These accounts have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

This report was approved by the board of directors on 25 July 2025
and signed on behalf of the board by:

Name: Christopher Radford
Status: Director

The notes form part of these financial statements

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

  • 1. Accounting policies

    Basis of measurement and preparation

    These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 1A (Small Entities) of Financial Reporting Standard 102

    Turnover policy

    Turnover is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes. Turnover from the sale of goods is recognised when goods have been delivered to customers such that risks and rewards of ownership have transferred to them. Turnover from the rendering of services is recognised by reference to the stage of completion of the contract. The stage of completion of a contract is measured by comparing the costs incurred for work performed to date to the total estimated contract costs.

    Tangible fixed assets depreciation policy

    Tangible assets are included at cost less depreciation and impairment. Depreciation has been provided at the following rates in order to write off the assets over their estimated useful lives: Plant & machinery 25% Straight Line Method

    Other accounting policies

    Government grants Government grants in relation to tangible fixed assets are credited to profit and loss account over the useful lives of the related assets, whereas those in relation to expenditure are credited when the expenditure is charged to profit and loss.

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

  • 2. Employees

    2024 2023
    Average number of employees during the period 0 0

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

3. Tangible assets

Land & buildings Plant & machinery Fixtures & fittings Office equipment Motor vehicles Total
Cost £ £ £ £ £ £
At 1 November 2023 800 800
Additions 396 396
Disposals
Revaluations
Transfers
At 31 October 2024 1,196 1,196
Depreciation
At 1 November 2023 200 200
Charge for year 299 299
On disposals
Other adjustments
At 31 October 2024 499 499
Net book value
At 31 October 2024 697 697
At 31 October 2023 600 600

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Notes to the Financial Statements

for the Period Ended 31 October 2024

4. Financial Commitments

The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. This assumes the continued support of the directors. The directors have indicated their support will continue for the foreseeable future.

COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNUAL REPORT

LINDEN DANCE COMPANY CIC

Company Number: 13686196 (England and Wales)

Year Ending: 31 October 2024

Company activities and impact

During the year Linden Dance Company CIC delivered four interconnected strands of socially engaged Afro-contemporary dance. The completion phase of Unconsciously You, the inter-generational health-focused programme Limitless. The national school-centred tour UNBOXED, and the research-and-development year for CAGED, our forthcoming call-to-action on loneliness. 1. Unconsciously You concluded with seven youth co-creation projects and preview performances in Birmingham, Devon and Newcastle, engaging 8,777 participants and audience members in total . 2. Limitless combined community workshops, digital outreach and a final public screening that addressed social isolation. 9,329 people took part or viewed content, and new digital resources were shared with health partners . 3. UNBOXED toured 24 duet performances, facilitated 26 co-creations in schools and ran 20 inclusive outreach workshops, live and digital engagement totalled 95,313 people . 4. CAGED entered its R&D phase, piloting five inter-generational co-creations across Arts Council priority places, hosting residencies at 101 Outdoor Arts (West Berkshire) and Falmouth University. Collectively these programmes. 1. Contracted 43 freelance professionals (12 on UNBOXED, 14 on CAGED R&D, 14 on Unconsciously You and three additional film/tech crew). 2. Offered paid or mentored work-experience to six emerging artists. 3. Maintained Linden Youth as a weekly, open-access company now serving 32 young dancers aged 10–22, four alumni progressed to Northern School of Contemporary Dance. 4. Delivered workshops to 2,450 pupils across 28 schools while partnering with three universities for rehearsal space or audience-development support. 5. Reached approximately 5,500 live spectators at theatres, festivals and outdoor sites, and a further 20,000 online viewers. Activity was centred in Birmingham and the Black Country but extended to Derby, Nottingham, Swindon, Devon, Newcastle, West Berkshire and Cornwall – broadly fulfilling the company’s mission of using dance for Positivity, Individuality and Empowerment and paying all artists at or above ITC/Equity rates.

Consultation with stakeholders

Stakeholders include freelance artists, Linden Youth members and families, partner schools and universities, community participants (for example FND Dimensions and Marmalade Trust groups), audiences and commissioning venues. Consultation is carried out through anonymous evaluation forms after every workshop and performance, end-of-project round-tables with organisations such as FABRIC and Black Country Dance Hub, quarterly Zoom steering meetings with youth representatives, and environmental and access audits (using Julie’s Bicycle tools). As a result of feedback the company: 1) Created a free online unconscious bias toolkit for teachers following UNBOXED. 2) Added male only wellbeing workshops within the CAGED pilots in response to participant requests. 3) Adopted an electric vehicle first touring model and published a green rider for partners. Building on this iterative dialogue, Linden Dance Company is now formalising a Community Sounding Board composed of one representative from each stakeholder group freelance artist, youth participant, school partner, accessibility advocate and venue programmer, which meets twice a year to scrutinise strategic plans and draft new project ideas. The first cycle (March 2024) prompted us to pilot a sliding-scale fee model for small schools and to embed relaxed-performance guidance across all tour venues, demonstrating how consultation is driving structural change rather than one-off tweaks.

Directors' remuneration

No remuneration was received

Transfer of assets

No transfer of assets other than for full consideration

This report was approved by the board of directors on
25 July 2025

And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Christopher Radford
Status: Director