Finance Score: -18
Governance Score: -10
Support Score: 5
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Submission defaults: -10
  • 2 Trustees: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -23 ?

DISABILITY ACTION (DABB) 

See Annual Report 2017/18
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There have been multiple defaults for filing returns
  • There are only 2 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 32 years

www.d-abb.org.uk

colin_baker113@hotmail.co.uk

07778 354850

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
This Charity appears to be dormant

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
30/09/20£10£9£1n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/19£14£13£1n/an/an/an/an/a1
30/09/18£15£19£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/17*£132£131£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£207£206£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15?£498£497£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£419£434£-14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£414£430£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£500£531£-31£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£606£620£-14£34£66£180.3250
31/03/10*£651£663£-12£37£80£621.1220
31/03/09£653£688£-35£34£91£881.5270
31/03/08*£692£714£-22£30£127£1252.1250
31/03/07*£833£836£-3£631£149£1452.1110
31/03/06*£969£955£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£983£991£-7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£977£984£-6£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • City Of London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 3 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,250 07/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Disability Action in the Borough of Barnet
£4,600 01/03/2018
purchase IT equipment for a charity which works with disabled people in London

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/05/1992, number: 1011335
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/04/1992, number: 02708646
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR17: 21 days late, AR12: 13 days late, AR10: 18 days late, AR08: 12 days late, AR07: 125 days late, AR06: 1 days late, AR04: 33 days late,
Main office

Flat 21, Rydal Water
Hampstead Road
LONDON
LONDON
NW1 3ED

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SUFFERING TO PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, MENTAL, LEARNING OR SENSORY DISABILITIES LIVING OR WORKING IN OR ASSOCIATED WITH THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET. (II) TO AFFORD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ALL SUCH PEOPLE TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THEIR OWN LIVES. (III) TO FULFIL ANY OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHICH IS DEEMED WHOLLY AND EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE BY THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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