DIAL PETERBOROUGH

Registered charity 1089250 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DIAL PETERBOROUGH LIMITED, DISABILITY PETERBOROUGH, DISABLEMENT INFORMATION AND ADVICE LINE

DIAL Peterborough offers a free and confidential supportive service for anyone with a physical disability living in the Peterborough area. We support people in securing their rights and help to challenge cases of discrimination. We are a user led organisation and we encourage disabled people to become involved at all levels of our organisation.

Objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN GREATER PETERBOROUGH SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD ACTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES INTEGRATED IN SOCIETY.

Area of benefit: GREATER PETERBOROUGH

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

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£349k

Latest spending

£259k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equivalent to six months' expenditure, a policy the trustees confirmed was met throughout the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains dependent on continuing funding to cover core costs but believes it can source sufficient funds to continue operations. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially incorrect.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six month’s expenditure (held: £167k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to six month’s expenditure.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“In common with many charities, they are dependent upon continuing to receive funding to cover core costs. The trustees believe that they will be able to source sufficient funding and therefore they continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Purchased goods/services from The Mobility Aids Centre, where trustee J Watling is a director.

“During the year Dial Peterborough purchased goods and services of £823 (2024: £450) from The Mobility Aids Centre, in which Mr Watling is a director.” — page 32

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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 04255588 · Financial health read from its filings

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Disability Peterborough (matched by registered charity number).

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.

WATLING, Jason — director, appointed 01/12/2015on trustee list
HAMPSHAW, Nicola Jane — director, appointed 25/03/2009not on trustee list
DUNHAM, Arthur John — director, appointed 28/11/2001on trustee list
HOPGOOD, James Oliver — director, appointed 28/11/2001on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Jason Watlingchair
ARTHUR JOHN DUNHAM
JAMES OLIVER HOPGOOD · trustee of 1 other charity
Manuel Nunez Orduna
NICKY HAMPSHAW

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£349k	£259k
31/03/2024	£287k	£228k
31/03/2023	£198k	£252k
31/03/2022	£188k	£208k
31/03/2021	£286k	£276k

Common questions

Is DIAL PETERBOROUGH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds were maintained at a level equivalent to six months' expenditure, a policy the trustees confirmed was met throughout the year. Per the trustees' report, the charity remains dependent on continuing funding to cover core costs but believes it can source sufficient funds to continue operations. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention giving cause to believe the financial statements were materially incorrect. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DIAL PETERBOROUGH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DIAL PETERBOROUGH as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE STRANGWARD TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2023	£5k	Disability
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£3k	Ann Rylands Small Donations
THE STRANGWARD TRUST	FY2022	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Postcode Lottery	07/07/2025	£40k	Millionaire Street 2025 07w5
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/06/2023	£10k	Crafting drop-ins.
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/03/2021	£261k	Casework (Covid-19 and beyond).
Disability Action	01/11/2020	£12k	NET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/05/2020	£49k	Covid-19 Disability Provision.
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/09/2019	£10k	Creative Wellbeing Pilot Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/09/2018	£31k	DIAL / Disability Peterborough (Development Grant)
Sport England	10/05/2017	£48k	Inspire Peterborough
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/11/2014	£9k	Pick and Click - disability information at your fingertips
Sport England	21/05/2014	£278k	Inspire Peterborough
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/10/2005	£5k	BME Care Choices

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE EVELYN TRUST	1	£144k
TARPORLEY WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TRUST	1	£116k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£91k
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£10k
BAIN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£3k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2k
MOTABILITY	1	£776

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PETERBOROUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE.

PETERBOROUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE income £655k
PETERBOROUGH RAPE CRISIS CARE GROUP income £667k
DISABILITY DIRECT income £4.2m
DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY income £2.1m
WHITBY, SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE DISABILITY ACTION GROUP income £150k
DISABILITY POSITIVE income £4.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DIAL PETERBOROUGH	£349k	—	0	above	—	noted
PETERBOROUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025	£655k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
PETERBOROUGH RAPE CRISIS CARE GROUP FY2025	£667k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
DISABILITY DIRECT FY2025	£4.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY FY2025	£2.1m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WHITBY, SCARBOROUGH AND RYEDALE DISABILITY ACTION GROUP FY2025	£150k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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