THE DENTISTS HEALTH SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1003819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SICK DENTIST TRUST

Our charity is to give advise and help to members of the Dental profession or dental students or associated workers in the profession who have drug or alcohol problems, or mental health problems as a result of drug or alcohol dependence.

Objects

1.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO DEFRAY THE COSTS OF THE OPERATION OF THE SICK DENTIST SCHEME OF THE BRITISH DENTAL ASSOCIATION2.ADVICE INFORMATION AND SUPPORT CONCERNING THE PROBLEMS OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE TO THE DENTAL PROFESSION.3.TO ASSIST CONSULT AND CO-OPERATE WITH AGENCIES AND BODIES HAVING PURPOSES SIMILAR TO THOSE OF THE SICK DENTISTS' SCHEME.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated at a deficit of £10,690 for the year ended 30 June 2026, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £474,872. The trustees consider the contingency reserve of £90,000 to be sufficient and note no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dentists Health Support Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

• DR Simon Lidster
• DR Sonia Kumar
• Dr Catherine Margaret Rutland
• Dr Janine Brooks MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Jaswinder Dhariwal
• Dr PAUL LANGMAID CBE
• JOHN ALEXANDER DUNCAN CAMERON

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Scotland

Income and spending

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