REGISTERED NUMBER: 03149083 (England and Wales)

UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024

FOR

WORLD DANCE COUNCIL LTD

Page

Company information

1

Chartered accountants' report

2

Balance sheet

3

Notes to the financial statements

4

DIRECTORS:

Mr D Burns MBE

Mr S Ryupin

Dr D Ooi Kwee Lim

Mr M Lunn

Mr G J McDonald

Mrs Y Torii

Mr W H Brown

SECRETARY:

Mr E H Emrich

REGISTERED OFFICE:

Suite LU.231

The Light Bulb

1 Filament Walk

Wandsworth

London

SW18 4GQ

REGISTERED NUMBER:

03149083 (England and Wales)

ACCOUNTANTS:

Bryden Johnson Limited

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

Kings Parade

Lower Coombe Street

Croydon

CR0 1AA

The following reproduces the text of the report prepared for the directors in respect of the company's annual unaudited financial statements. In accordance with the Companies Act 2006, the company is only required to file a Balance sheet. Readers are cautioned that the Income statement and certain other primary statements and the Report of the directors are not required to be filed with the Registrar of Companies.

In order to assist you to fulfil your duties under the Companies Act 2006, we have prepared for your approval the financial statements of World Dance Council Ltd for the year ended 31 December 2024 which comprise the Income statement, Balance sheet and the related notes from the company's accounting records and from information and explanations you have given us.

As a practising member firm of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), we are subject to its ethical and other professional requirements which are detailed within the ICAEW's regulations and guidance at http://www.icaew.com/en/membership/regulations-standards-and-guidance.

This report is made solely to the Board of Directors of World Dance Council Ltd, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our work has been undertaken solely to prepare for your approval the financial statements of World Dance Council Ltd and state those matters that we have agreed to state to the Board of Directors of World Dance Council Ltd, as a body, in this report in accordance with ICAEW Technical Release 07/16AAF. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than World Dance Council Ltd and its Board of Directors, as a body, for our work or for this report.

It is your duty to ensure that World Dance Council Ltd has kept adequate accounting records and to prepare statutory financial statements that give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and loss of World Dance Council Ltd. You consider that World Dance Council Ltd is exempt from the statutory audit requirement for the year.

We have not been instructed to carry out an audit or a review of the financial statements of World Dance Council Ltd. For this reason, we have not verified the accuracy or completeness of the accounting records or information and explanations you have given to us and we do not, therefore, express any opinion on the statutory financial statements.

Bryden Johnson Limited

Chartered Accountants and Statutory Auditors

Kings Parade

Lower Coombe Street

Croydon

CR0 1AA

30 September 2025

FIXED ASSETS

Tangible assets

4

1,781

2,609

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors

5

112,375

96,197

Cash at bank and in hand

251,513

268,249

363,888

364,446

CREDITORS

Amounts falling due within one year

6

131,477

118,372

NET CURRENT ASSETS

232,411

246,074

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES

234,192

248,683

RESERVES

Income and expenditure account

234,192

248,683

234,192

248,683

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024.

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

(a)	ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and

(b)

preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.

The financial statements have been prepared and delivered in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime.

In accordance with Section 444 of the Companies Act 2006, the Income statement has not been delivered.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors and authorised for issue on 30 September 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Mr D Burns MBE - Director

1.	STATUTORY INFORMATION

World Dance Council Ltd is a private company, limited by guarantee , registered in England and Wales. The company's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Company Information page.

2.	ACCOUNTING POLICIES

BASIS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention using British Pound Sterling (£).

INCOME AND EXPENDITURE

Income represents subscriptions, fees, licences and sales relating to the company's principal activity.

Income from membership and registration fees are recognised in the year in which they relate. Fees invoiced in advance are carried forward as deferred income. Granted title application fee income is accounted for on granting the title.

Expenses include VAT where applicable as the company cannot reclaim it.

TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.

Fixtures and fittings

-

25% on cost

TAXATION

Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.

Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.

Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.

FOREIGN CURRENCIES

Assets and liabilities in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rates of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. Transactions in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of transaction. Exchange differences are taken into account in arriving at the operating result.

CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND

Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in hand, deposits held at call with bank and other short-term liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less.

GOING CONCERN

The Company's financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis as the Company continues to have sufficient reserves to support activities for the foreseeable future, and whilst the management are optimistic for improved future trading conditions and performance.

3.	EMPLOYEES AND DIRECTORS

The average number of employees during the year was 8 (2023 - 8 ) .

4.	TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Fixtures

and

fittings

£

COST

At 1 January 2024

40,010

Disposals

(23,977

)

At 31 December 2024

16,033

DEPRECIATION

At 1 January 2024

37,401

Charge for year

829

Eliminated on disposal

(23,978

)

At 31 December 2024

14,252

NET BOOK VALUE

At 31 December 2024

1,781

At 31 December 2023

2,609

5.

DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.12.23

£

£

Trade debtors

107,563

92,733

Prepayments and accrued income

4,812

3,464

112,375

96,197

6.

CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR

31.12.24

31.12.23

£

£

Trade creditors

6,928

3,768

Tax

903

657

Other creditors

15,716

-

Accruals and deferred income

107,930

113,947

131,477

118,372

7.	RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

The company rents offices from the director D Burns. The rent paid for the year amounted to £9,326 (2023 - £9,600).

As at the year end date the company owed the director D Burns a balance of £6,928 (2023 - £nil).

8.	MEMBERS' LIABILITY

The company is limited by guarantee, not having a share capital and consequently the liability of members is limited, subject to an undertaking by each member to contribute to the net assets or liabilities of the company on winding up such amounts as may be required not exceeding £1.