ACTION DISABILITY KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

Registered charity 1045769 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A D K C

Disability Resource Centre providing, among others, an Advice and Information service, an Advocacy Project, Policy Project, Lifelong Learning Project, Consultation Project and Personal Budgets Project.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£461k
Latest spending
£404k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £146,967 as of 31 March 2025, with total net assets of £286,136. The trustees report that sufficient funds are expected to be forthcoming to continue existing activities, despite identifying insufficient funding withdrawal as a major risk. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no defined benefit pension deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea (46% of income)
“The largest single funder was the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea whose various departments provided £213,791” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six to eight months’ funding (held: £147k)
“Three years ago the Executive Committee agreed that they should work towards six to eight months’ funding to achieve this objective. Representing an increase on the target of three-to-six months set in previous years.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kensington And Chelsea

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£461k£404k
31/03/2024£349k£359k
31/03/2023£321k£330k
31/03/2022£299k£343k
31/03/2021£326k£324k

Common questions

Is ACTION DISABILITY KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted funds of £146,967 as of 31 March 2025, with total net assets of £286,136. The trustees report that sufficient funds are expected to be forthcoming to continue existing activities, despite identifying insufficient funding withdrawal as a major risk. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no defined benefit pension deficits. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACTION DISABILITY KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTION DISABILITY KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2023£64kFunding work to support a new generation of disability rights campaigners

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2024£464kSpeaking Up; Speaking Out
City Bridge Foundation03/09/2021£123kGrant to Action Disability Kensington & Chelsea
Disability Action01/11/2020£14kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
City Bridge Foundation23/11/2017£167kGrant to Action Disability Kensington & Chelsea
The National Lottery Community Fund13/03/2013£218kTaking Control - Personal Budget Users
City Bridge Foundation10/09/2009£145kGrant to Action Disability Kensington & Chelsea
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2009£202kThe Policy & Training Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2005£180kPolicy & Consultation Project