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.

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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.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Peterborough City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kDisability
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery07/07/2025£40kMillionaire Street 2025 07w5
The National Lottery Community Fund09/06/2023£10kCrafting drop-ins.
The National Lottery Community Fund29/03/2021£261kCasework (Covid-19 and beyond).
Disability Action01/11/2020£12kNET Coronavirus Appeal Emergency Fund for Disabled People Organisations UK-wide
The National Lottery Community Fund11/05/2020£49kCovid-19 Disability Provision.
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£10kCreative Wellbeing Pilot Project
The National Lottery Community Fund28/09/2018£31kDIAL / Disability Peterborough (Development Grant)
Sport England10/05/2017£48kInspire Peterborough
Sport England21/05/2014£278kInspire Peterborough
The National Lottery Community Fund12/10/2005£5kBME 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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DIAL PETERBOROUGH£349k0abovenoted
PETERBOROUGH COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE FY2025£655k0unclearno doubt
DISABILITY DIRECT FY2025£4.2maboveno doubt
DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY FY2025£2.1m0unclearno doubt
DISABILITY POSITIVE FY2025£4.2munclearno doubt
DIAL DONCASTER FY2025£274k0abovenoted

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