HARROW ASSOCIATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE

Registered charity 1080505 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HAD

HAD engages in campaigning and service provision for disabled people. HAD promotes and brings about inclusion and equality for all disabled people in all areas of life. HAD engages in social enterprise activities such as providing a British Sign Language Interpreting Service, Disability and Deaf Awareness Training, DDA training and a payroll service for Direct Payment clients.

Objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISABLED PEOPLE LIVING IN, WORKING IN, OR UNDERTAKING EDUCATION OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY.

Area of benefit: HARROW

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £57,555 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £279,192. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £103,123, which falls within the stated policy target of £90,000 to £180,000. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting that funding has been secured from charitable trusts and further opportunities are being pursued.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03946731

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• BBC Children in Need — “" BBC Children in Need believes that every child should have the chance to thrive and be the best they can be. For this to happen, we want e…” (source page)
• City Bridge Trust — “"We provide grants and use our resources to help communities foster connections, become more resilient and build a more equal London."” (source page)
• Trust for London — “"London is a deeply unequal city. We’re empowering people with the funds and the facts to change that. Each year we support hundreds of civi…” (source page)
• Wates Foundation — “"As a family foundation, we support the philanthropy and interests of over 100 members of all ages. This word cloud captures what the Founda…” (source page)
• Mercers — “"Philanthropy is the common thread between our past, present and future."” (source page)

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.

• CAMPBELL, Natalie Jane — director, appointed 27/11/2025on trustee list
• CORBETT, James Michael — director, appointed 14/12/2023on trustee list
• SHAH, Navin Fakirchand — director, appointed 05/01/2023on trustee list
• HUGO, Elizabeth Jean — director, appointed 17/11/2016on trustee list
• SHAH, Ushma — secretary, appointed 25/01/2018

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (01/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (27/06/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Navin Fakirchand Shahchair
• Adam Gabsi · trustee of 1 other charity
• Elizabeth Hugo
• Gladys Janes MBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• James Michael Corbett
• Natalie Jane Campbell
• Stuart Ian Dashwood
• WILLIAM PHILLIPS

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

Operates in: Harrow

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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

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 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEAF SOCIETY.

• NOTTINGHAMSHIRE DEAF SOCIETY income £779k
• THE LEEDS SOCIETY FOR DEAF AND BLIND PEOPLE income £295k
• THE MANCHESTER DEAF CENTRE income £860k
• HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES income £131k
• WAKEFIELD AND DISTRICT SOCIETY FOR DEAF PEOPLE income £192k
• ACTION DEAFNESS income £3.1m

Side by side with its peers

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