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DOBCROFT AFTER SCHOOL HOURS CARE (DASH)

Registered charity 1078129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DASH

Provision of a safe, friendly environment for the daily care, recreation and learning of children aged 4 to 11 years during out of school hours.

Causes: Education/training · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£414k
Latest spending
£389k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,201, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £24,493 for the year, resulting in a positive cash position with no current liabilities exceeding current assets.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running cost (held: £99k)
“The Trustees wish to maintain a level of reserves equal to three months running cost to safeguard Dash's services” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£414k£389k
31/08/2024£355k£392k
31/08/2023£307k£333k
31/08/2022£317k£298k
31/08/2021£242k£229k

Common questions

Is DOBCROFT AFTER SCHOOL HOURS CARE (DASH) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £99,201, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of three months' running costs. The charity reported a net incoming resource of £24,493 for the year, resulting in a positive cash position with no current liabilities exceeding current assets. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST1£35k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£17k
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£10k
THE BATCHWORTH TRUST1£10k
FUEL ALLOTMENT1£7k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST1£6k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DASH CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DOBCROFT AFTER SCHOOL HOURS CARE (DASH)£414k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DASH CHARITY FY2025£824k—0within7.3%no doubt
DICKORY DOCK NURSERY FY2025£741k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DX CLUB FY2025£136k—0unclear—no doubt
EGERTON OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB LIMITED FY2025£313k—0within—no doubt
PINCHBECK KIDS CLUB FY2025£110k—0unclear—no doubt

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