Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -3

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

DURHAM ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LTD

Provide accommodation and supported accommodation for homeless people aged 16-65.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £2,135,386 available, equivalent to 37 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Established: 52 years

www.dashorg.co.uk

email@dashorg.co.uk

01913845073

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£726	£697	£29	£0	£2,158	£2,135	36.8	18	25
31/03/22	£1,002	£585	£417	£0	£2,129	£2,084	42.7	18	15
31/03/21	£705	£611	£94	£0	£1,712	£1,697	33.4	18	15
31/03/20	£703	£634	£69	£0	£1,618	£1,579	29.9	18	24
31/03/19	£692	£602	£91	£0	£1,550	£1,522	30.3	18	36
31/03/18	£700	£600	£101	£0	£1,459	£1,452	29	17	0
31/03/17	£746	£708	£38	£0	£1,460	£1,445	24.5	21	0
31/03/16	£779	£637	£142	£0	£1,422	£1,395	26.3	19	0
31/03/15	£816	£629	£187	£1	£1,280	£1,271	24.3	18	0
31/03/14	£777	£596	£181	£1	£1,093	£1,080	21.7	17	0
31/03/13	£769	£623	£147	£1	£912	£831	16	18	0
31/03/12	£690	£587	£103	£1	£766	£724	14.8	16	0
31/03/11	£609	£527	£82	£1	£662	£646	14.7	16	0
31/03/10	£579	£542	£37	£1	£580	£570	12.6	17	0
31/03/09	£508	£464	£44	£1	£544	£530	13.7	16	0
31/03/08	£415	£366	£50	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£378	£337	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£263	£230	£33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£234	£189	£45	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£262	£180	£82	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 2%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 99%
Reserves/Spending: 36.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 21 months
Quick Ratio: 25.1

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Durham,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

18 employees
25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Co-Operative Group	£4,834
County Durham Community Foundation	£3,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
County Durham Community Foundation - Volunteer Coodinator
£3,000	12/05/2022	Towards the cost of recruiting a part time Volunteer Coordinator.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Durham Action on Single Housing (DASH)
£4,834	23/10/2021	The DASH Volunteer Programme will create 50 sustainable, supported volunteering opportunities for DASH service users and service users of partner organisations across County Durham.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - the organisations charitable purposes
£3,000	27/11/2020	the organisations charitable purposes

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-80

ANDREW TOES Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

BECKY CRAVEN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of Hr

CATHARINE JANE CURRY (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Housing Manager

CLIVE ROOK Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Chartered Surveyor

CONNOR TIGHE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Service Improvement Manager

MICHAEL MCGUIGAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Complaints Performance Manager (Social Housing)

MIKE COSTELLO Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired / Volunteer

PETER SAMUEL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired Surgeon

VICTORIA HALLIDAY Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor

WILLIAM MANNERS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Company Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/04/1972, number: 501556
Registered at Companies House on 10/02/1972, number: 01041946

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Homes England

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

Durham Action on Single Housing
Hudson House
17 Gort Place
DURHAM
DH1 1EY

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF CHARITABLE SOCIAL HOUSING TO PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES;2. TO PROMOTE THE CARE, EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL OR PHYSICAL DISABILITY.NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.]

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED-IN PRACTICE DURHAM

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