REAL DPO LTD

Registered charity 1061671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISABILITY COALITION - TOWER HAMLETS, REAL, TOWER HAMLETS COALITION OF DISABLED PEOPLE

Real supports disabled people and people with long term health conditions in Tower Hamlets, to live as independently as they chose, and obtain full rights and privileges as citizens, in accordance with the social model of disability and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. We deliver advocacy, information and advice, and engagement and community voice projects

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£586k
Latest spending
£538k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £47,893 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £159,024. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered sufficient to cover potential shortfalls and manage unexpected expenditure, exceeding the stated policy target of three to six months of core operating costs. The organization remains financially stable with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of core operating expenditure (held: £159k)
“Real aims to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to three to six months of core operating expenditure. Based on 2024/25 annual unrestricted expenditure of £260,343, this equates to a reserves target range of £65,086 (minimum) to £130,171 (maximum).” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£586k
Total spending
£538k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£159k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£586k£538k
31/03/2024£607k£625k
31/03/2023£603k£664k
31/03/2022£585k£575k
31/03/2021£811k£746k

Common questions

Is REAL DPO LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £47,893 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £159,024. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is considered sufficient to cover potential shortfalls and manage unexpected expenditure, exceeding the stated policy target of three to six months of core operating costs. The organization remains financially stable with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kingston Burrowes Audit Ltd.

Who funds REAL DPO LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name REAL DPO LTD as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2023£74kCovering the salary costs of a project coordinator, communications manager and engagement and coproduction facilitator
WAKEFIELD AND TETLEY TRUSTFY2021£6kOutreach to isolated disabled people in Tower Hamlets

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation13/05/2024£185kGrant to Real DPO ltd
The National Lottery Community Fund17/03/2023£235kPropel - Coproducing Quality of Life outcomes for Disabled People
City Bridge Foundation10/04/2014£2kEco audit to Real DPO ltd