NEWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED

Registered charity 1121008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We operate a Day/Therapy Centre for disabled and older people. They enjoy social interaction, games, exercise, assisted baths and home cooked food. Personal Carers assist when required.We also run Dial-a-Ride & Community Transport enabling users to enjoy independence-enabling visits to doctors, hospitals, friends/family and shopping. We run home-to-school SEN transport.

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

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £253,609 for the year ended 31 October 2023, driven by a significant legacy and growth in charitable activities. Per the trustees' report, the charity describes its overall financial position as 'extremely secure' with sufficient unrestricted reserves to cope with any eventuality.

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

What the accounts disclose

Trading subsidiary: N A D Contracts Limited
“N A D Contracts Limited Registered office: UK Nature of business: Transport services % holding 100”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kingscott Dix Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£469k
Reserves (reported)
£498k
Employees
57

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (35% 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: 32.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire · Herefordshire · Wiltshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025£1.4m£1.3m
31/10/2024£1.3m£1.2m
31/10/2023£1.3m£1.0m
31/10/2022£822k£847k
31/10/2021£750k£718k

Common questions

Is NEWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £253,609 for the year ended 31 October 2023, driven by a significant legacy and growth in charitable activities. Per the trustees' report, the charity describes its overall financial position as 'extremely secure' with sufficient unrestricted reserves to cope with any eventuality. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Kingscott Dix Limited.

Who funds NEWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED as a grant recipient include COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE INMAN CHARITY, THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE GORDON GRAY TRUST, THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kPeople with disabilities and health difficulties
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kCarers
THE INMAN CHARITYFY2023£4kSocial - Physically and Mentally Disabled
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2022£2k
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITYFY2025£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2024£2k
THE GORDON GRAY TRUSTFY2023£2k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kOlder people
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kPeople with disabilities and health difficulties
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2022£2k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£0Carers
THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE ASSOCIATION FOR DISABILITYFY2022—Organisation grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2025£136kAccessible Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund07/08/2024£20kTowards CEO salary for 2 years
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2022£10kAccessible community transport for elderly people in the Forest of Dean
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2022£60kActive Support for older people in Gloucestershire
The National Lottery Community Fund14/05/2021£9kIvan's Activity Club
The National Lottery Community Fund09/04/2020£10kEmergency Covid-19 Action - Newent
The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2006£5kbuild annexe

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 NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT DIAL A RIDE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEWENT ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED£1.4m——unclear—no doubt
NEWTOWN AND DISTRICT DIAL A RIDE FY2025£203k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST TEIGNBRIDGE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION FY2025£162k—0unclear—no doubt
CALNE COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£410k—0unclear—no doubt
DISABLEMENT ASSOCIATION OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM FY2025£3.5m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
EXETER COMMUNITY TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION FY2025£132k—0unclear—no doubt

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