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Annual Report April 2025 to March 2026

FRONTLINEdance reports on a year of co-created inclusive dance with d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people, hospital patients and people with long-term health conditions.

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About

FRONTLINEdance is a Stoke-on-Trent charity co-creating contemporary dance with d/Deaf, disabled and neurodivergent people and those with long-term health conditions.

Key Metrics

25 years of dance Marking 25 years of inclusive and accessible dance in Stoke-on-Trent, creating safe spaces where members describe the organisation as a lifeline and a highlight of their week.

Key Outcomes

  • In November 2025 more than 100 nurses, consultants, care workers and allied health professionals took part in a hospital performance project.

Geography

West Midlands

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
Total income £138,600,000 and total expenditure £108,350,000 (year ended 31 March 2025, charity no. 1068852); 5 million people welcomed through palace gates; £138.6m income...
Key Metric 2
Over 160,000 members making 300,000+ visits generating £5.8m membership income plus £814k Gift Aid; 217,400 £1 Universal Credit tickets sold; 304,000 visitors to Untold...
Key Metric 3
89% of visitors gained a better understanding of stories (discovery); 83% felt happier after their visit (joy); 76% were inspired to learn more; 28,365...
83% of visitors felt happier after their visit; 89% gained better understanding of palace stories; 94% charitable activities allocation of total expenditure; Tomorrow's Tower campaign secured £1.9m including £1m from Sandys Trust and National Lottery Heritage Fund development grant
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
3,943 young people reached across 279 learning sessions in 16 programmes; 46 public performances reaching 8,517 audience members
Key Metric 2
100+ Emerging Professionals supported with 159 paid performance opportunities; 32% from regions beyond London; 32% from African, Asian, Caribbean or Mixed Heritage backgrounds
Key Metric 3
46% of Under-18 participants receive bursaries; 46% benefit from free access (Pupil Premium, free school meals or low-income families)
Largest single concert audience of 1,500 for British Standard Time at Berlin's Konzerthaus; NYJO Under 18s alumni have gone on to Birmingham Conservatoire, Leeds Conservatoire and Cambridge University