DEVELOPMENT AID FROM PEOPLE TO PEOPLE UK

Registered charity 1118290 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAPP UK

DAPP UK provide or support programmes of education, training and development worldwide aimed at the relief of poverty and the development of the poorest populations

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £18,822 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds being overdrawn by £7,333. The independent auditor has reported a material uncertainty related to going concern due to this deficit and overdrawn funds. However, the trustees maintain that the charity remains a going concern based on cash flow forecasts showing sufficient profits to continue trading for at least 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months expenditure (held: £-7k)
“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 three months expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: material uncertainty disclosed
“We draw attention to note 1.2 in the financial statements, which indicates that the Charity incurred an overall defecit of £18,822 during the year ended 31 December 2024. This has resulted in the unrestricted funds of the Charity being overdrawn by £7,333. As stated in note 1.2, these events and conditions indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Charity’s ability to continue as a going concern.” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Azets. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£37k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (99% 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: 95.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.3m£1.4m
31/12/2023£1.1m£1.1m
31/12/2022£760k£749k
31/12/2021£466k£351k
31/12/2020£292k£307k

Common questions

Is DEVELOPMENT AID FROM PEOPLE TO PEOPLE UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £18,822 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds being overdrawn by £7,333. The independent auditor has reported a material uncertainty related to going concern due to this deficit and overdrawn funds. However, the trustees maintain that the charity remains a going concern based on cash flow forecasts showing sufficient profits to continue trading for at least 12 months. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Azets.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PEOPLE AGAINST POVERTY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DEVELOPMENT AID FROM PEOPLE TO PEOPLE UK£1.3m—0unclear—material uncertainty
PEOPLE AGAINST POVERTY FY2025£104k—0unclear—no doubt
GLOBAL POVERTY PROJECT UK FY2025£1.6m£130,001 - £140,000—unclear3.0%no doubt
ACTIONAID FY2025£47.6m——unclear—no doubt
AID HUMANITY FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£218k—0unclear—no doubt

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