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DENS LIMITED

Registered charity 1097185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DENS

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Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £62,097 for the year, with total reserves standing at £1,072,942. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £771,380 are above the stated policy target of three months' essential expenditure (£520,127). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by SKS Audit LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DENS - Helping rebuild lives (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£2.6m
Total spending
£2.5m
Cost of raising funds
£367k
Reserves (reported)
£771k
Employees
54

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

Trustees

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.6m£2.5m
31/03/2024£2.6m£2.5m
31/03/2023£2.1m£2.1m
31/03/2022£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2021£2.4m£1.9m

Common questions

Is DENS LIMITED financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £62,097 for the year, with total reserves standing at £1,072,942. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves of £771,380 are above the stated policy target of three months' essential expenditure (£520,127). The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by SKS Audit LLP.