Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY 

Darlington Association on Disability was established in 1986 as a voluntary and charitable organisation led by disabled people. It exists to promote independence and choice, and supports disabled people and carers through the provision of services, support and information and by tackling issues locally and nationally. DAD promotes the social model of disability.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • 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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 16 years

www.darlingtondisability.org

mail@darlingtondisability.org

01325489999

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£1,271£1,247£24£26£432£307020
31/03/22£1,108£1,101£7£25£408£106520
31/03/21£1,182£1,005£177£24£401£4014.85928
31/03/20£1,040£1,022£18£23£224£2242.65960
31/03/19£974£974£0£27£205£2052.56272
30/03/18*£1,025£1,024£1£24£205£1892.2630
30/03/17£1,077£1,044£33£25£204£1972.3660
30/03/16*£978£1,127£-148£32£171£1641.7660
30/03/15*£1,177£1,169£8£96£319£3183.3390
30/03/14*£1,096£1,131£-34£120£310£3083.3650
30/03/13£993£992£1£129£345£3424.1660
30/03/12*£1,071£1,065£6£119£344£3203.6400
30/03/11*£969£931£38£128£337£2923.8350
30/03/10*£1,455£1,155£299£139£299£2292.4280

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 36%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 1%
Reserves/Spending: 0 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Darlington, Durham, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, Redcar And Cleveland, Stockton-on-tees,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 70 employees
  • 20 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
Henry Smith Charity£178,500
DCMS£86,982
County Durham Community Foundation£39,995
BBC Children in Need£25,728
Disability Action£13,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Keeping connected
£9,000 23/06/2023
The funding will be used to extend the number of places for activities for children and adults with disabilities. This will involve outings arts and crafts learning new skills healthy eating and ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Holiday/short break
£5,000 16/03/2023
To support an activity holiday for disabled people.
County Durham Community Foundation - Cost of Living Support
£9,995 08/03/2023
To offer Cost of Living Support.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Darlington Association on Disability - Young Leaders
£4,426 22/10/2022
We would like to improve accessibility and the user experience of services used by young disabled people.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Darlington Association on Disability
£178,500 07/04/2022
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towards three years' running costs of a project providing one-to-one and group advocacy support for people with learning disabilities and autistic people across Tees Valley and Co. Durham.
County Durham Community Foundation - Holiday/ short break
£5,000 11/11/2021
A holiday or activity break for disabled people.
Disability Action - NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
£13,500 01/11/2020
The project will increase capacity to provide information and advice to reach more service users by telephone, text, website, email, print (in an appropriate format) and BSL, particularly at key ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Covid response
£10,000 13/08/2020
To support the Covid response.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£10,000 13/08/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£50,754 23/07/2020
"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
County Durham Community Foundation - Keep Connected
£5,000 04/06/2020
To keep connected during Covid-19.
County Durham Community Foundation - To support Keep Connected project in Darlington
£5,000 06/04/2020
To support Keep Connected project in Darlington
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£17,485 28/02/2020
ChYPS Play and Leisure Activities
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£8,743 28/02/2020
ChYPS Play and Leisure Activities. The wider aim of the scheme is: To deliver onward grants to increase positive activities for young people by delivering extra sessions in youth clubs for the ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Darlington Association On Disability
£25,728 21/05/2019
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This project will deliver leisure and social activities for disabled children and young people living in Darlington and Durham, supporting them to develop friendships, become more independent and ....more
County Durham Community Foundation - Live, Laugh, and Learn
£4,679 23/08/2018
To support live, laugh and learn project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Self advocacy project
£5,000 15/11/2017
Towards a part time worker to support groups.
County Durham Community Foundation - Live, Laugh and Learn
£4,500 29/08/2017
Towards the Live, Laugh and Learn project.
County Durham Community Foundation - Young Leaders
£3,153 20/07/2017
To support the development of publicity and promotional materials.
County Durham Community Foundation - Towards developing a " Be Safe Be Confident " Network
£9,900 07/06/2016
Towards developing a " Be Safe Be Confident " Network in Darlington for disabled people.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/09/2008, number: 1125848
  • Registered at Companies House on 04/09/2008, number: 06688735
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
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
  • 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
14 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR14: 35 days late, AR12: 25 days late, AR11: 121 days late, AR10: 10 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from ST MARK'S PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP on 24/06/2020
Main office

DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILIT
1P
ENTERPRISE HOUSE
VALLEY STREET
DARLINGTON

Objectives

1 TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE AND CARERS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, RESIDENT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DARLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INDEPENDENCE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND TRAINING; AND2 TO DIRECT, PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE EFFICIENT WORKING OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS, VOLUNTARY BODIES AND STATUTORY BODIES IN THEIR WORK TO RELIEVE DISABILITY ('THE OBJECTS').

Defined Area of Benefit:

DARLINGTON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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