DUDLEY LODGE

Registered charity 1078207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DUDLEY LODGE AND ST. FAITH'S

The principal activity of the Charity during the year was family assessment and the provision of services for children and vulnerable families with the aim of achieving the best outcomes for children. The Charity works with school children and high risk families, referred by local authorities and courts, where there is the potential for or where neglect and/or abuse is known to have occurred.

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Latest income
£6.2m
Latest spending
£5.8m
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a healthy financial surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by 17% to £6,163k. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1,748k met the stated policy requirement of £1,722k, and the auditors confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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

Highest-paid employee band: £100,001 - £110,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“Taxable emoluments band £100,001 - £110,000 41 4” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £1,722k (held: £1.7m)
“consider that the level of free reserves needed as of 31 March 2025 would be £1,722k.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Dafferns Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dudley Lodge (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £650k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£6.2m
Total spending
£5.8m
Reserves (reported)
£1.7m
Employees
146

Reported reserves equal ~3.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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
31/03/2025£6.2m£5.8m
31/03/2024£5.3m£5.1m
31/03/2023£4.7m£4.2m
31/03/2022£4.4m£3.8m
31/03/2021£3.8m£3.5m

Common questions

Is DUDLEY LODGE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a healthy financial surplus for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by 17% to £6,163k. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £1,748k met the stated policy requirement of £1,722k, and the auditors confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Dafferns Audit Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of DUDLEY LODGE earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £100,001 - £110,000 band.

Who funds DUDLEY LODGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DUDLEY LODGE as a grant recipient include LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST, GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2026£498kHurdle Change: Breaking Cycles Building Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£380kHurdle
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2019£10kKnow to Say No
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2015£315kCommunity Support Programme

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DUDLEY LODGE£6.2m£100,001 - £110,000—unclear—no doubt
LUDGVAN COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
WEST LODGE SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—not going concern
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED FY2025£2.9m—1unclear—no doubt
The Family Trust FY2024£4.8m—0unclear—no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026£13.0m——above—no doubt

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