DISPLACED PEOPLE IN ACTION LTD

Registered charity 1117456 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DPIA

The relief of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress.To promote the integration of those seeking asylum and those granted refugee status by the advancement of their education and the relief of unemployment through the provision of advice, guidance, support and services.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£345k
Latest spending
£340k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £22,917 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £159,237 to £136,320. Unrestricted reserves stood at £70,339, which the trustees state is below their policy target of three months' worth of expenditure. The charity faces ongoing challenges in covering core management costs and has experienced significant income reductions due to the loss of major grants.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (97% of income)
“Charitable activities 3 234,467 101,488 335,955 435,714” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £70k; policy: three months' worth of expenditure)
“DPIA's policy is that reserves should equal three months' worth of expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blaenau Gwent · Caerphilly · Cardiff · City Of Swansea · Monmouthshire · Torfaen

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£345k£340k
31/12/2024£345k£368k
31/12/2023£445k£399k
31/12/2022£365k£328k
31/12/2021£249k£277k

Common questions

Is DISPLACED PEOPLE IN ACTION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £22,917 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £159,237 to £136,320. Unrestricted reserves stood at £70,339, which the trustees state is below their policy target of three months' worth of expenditure. The charity faces ongoing challenges in covering core management costs and has experienced significant income reductions due to the loss of major grants. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DISPLACED PEOPLE IN ACTION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DISPLACED PEOPLE IN ACTION LTD as a grant recipient include THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/07/2025£331kShaping My Future (SMF)
Postcode Lottery27/09/2022£24kA portion of Chief Coordinating Officer's Salary
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2021£100kShaping My Future (SMF)
The National Lottery Community Fund31/07/2020£49kCovid-19 Displaced People in Action
A B Charitable Trust04/07/2017£5kA grant to DISPLACED PEOPLE IN ACTION
A B Charitable Trust26/01/2016£10kINTEGRATION AND SUPPORT TO DISPLACED PEOPLE
A B Charitable Trust27/01/2015£9kSpecialist services and projects to refugees
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2014£500kWales City of Sanctuary Project
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2011£214kRefugee Employment Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2009£157kRefugee Inclusion Project (Transfer grant PPA/1/010247920)
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2005£178kThere is no project name available for this record
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2005£3kUnspecified