NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT DIAL A RIDE

Registered charity 1005861 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-heath, disability, financial or other disadvantage in Newtown and the surrounding area through the provision of accessible transport services

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Latest income
£203k
Latest spending
£230k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds increased from £26,447 to £57,668 during the year, while total funds rose from £97,893 to £203,308. The trustees report that the charity is in a reasonable financial position, supported by school transport contracts and donations, though these contracts are due to end. The charity has no stated reserves policy target and does not disclose any pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£203k£230k
05/04/2024£98k£150k
05/04/2023£113k£109k
05/04/2022£178k£108k
05/04/2021£134k£92k

Common questions

Is NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT DIAL A RIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted cash funds increased from £26,447 to £57,668 during the year, while total funds rose from £97,893 to £203,308. The trustees report that the charity is in a reasonable financial position, supported by school transport contracts and donations, though these contracts are due to end. The charity has no stated reserves policy target and does not disclose any pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2020£18kCovid-19
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2005£20kStreet Party/Community Event

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LAWRENCE WESTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT DIAL A RIDE£203k0unclearno doubt
LAWRENCE WESTON COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£102k0unclearno doubt
GRIMSBY, CLEETHORPES AND DISTRICT DIAL-A-RIDE FY2025£100k0abovenoted
EREWASH COMMUNITY TRANSPORT LIMITED FY2025£847k0aboveno doubt
NEWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED FY2024£1.3munclearno doubt
TADCASTER VOLUNTEER CARS & SERVICES ASSOCIATION FY2024£146k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.