Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE DISABILITY SPORTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST 

The charity manages through Redmayne Bentley, stockbrokers, a fund of approximately half a million pounds the income from which is devoted to making grants in accordance with the trust deed. The charitable aims are to help persons, young and older who suffer from physical, mental or sensory disabilities to derive satisfaction, success and physical, mental and morale improvement through participati
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Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

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£24£36£-12n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/22£21£19£2n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/21£24£12£13n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£28£24£3n/an/an/an/an/a1
31/03/19£27£28£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£26£19£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£26£29£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£26£26£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£27£19£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£25£25£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£24£27£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£24£17£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£32£22£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£26£28£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£28£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£27£28£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£25£17£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£24£12£12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£22£22£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£23£20£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 34 years

finance@paralympics.org.uk

02078425789

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 2 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/05/1990, number: 803342
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR12: 363 days late, AR11: 16 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late,
Main office

DISABILITY SPORTS DEVELOPMENT TRUST
C/- 101 NEW CAVENDISH STREET
LONDON
W1W 6XH

Objectives

(I) TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO SUFFER PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT (II) IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ORGANISE OR PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SPORT AND RECREATION IN ANY PART OF THE BRITISH ISLES FOR PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR SENSORY IMPAIRMENT AND WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES. (III) SUCH OTHER OBJECTS IN THE BRITISH ISLES BEING OBJECTS EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 1 (A) OF TRUST DEED).

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRITISH ISLES

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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