DATUS ENABLING RECOVERY

Registered charity 1126901 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DRUG AND TREATMENT USER SERVICE

DATUS is a peer led charity which means, that we strive to ensure peers are represented at board level and within the staff team. DATUS fulfils the charitable objects though the function it performs operationally, which are:- Peer Support Groups,- Advocacy Work,- Volunteer Opportunities,- Text network,- Allotment Project

Objects

The protection, preservation & promotion of the good health of persons who are suffering or have suffered hardship or ill health, from the affects of social economic poverty, physical or psychological disability or ill health, substance misuse issues or issues relating to crime, by delivering services supporting individuals at any stage of their own personal recovery or recovering of good health through care, treatment, education, training, advice and guidance and to work with related agencies, commissioners and stakeholders in improving the quality of life and treatment for these people, their family members or affected others.

Area of benefit: BIRMINGHAM

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £161,801 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted and restricted reserves increasing to £412,363. Per the trustees' report, the financial statements were prepared under the small companies regime and underwent an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• HELEN COCHRANE
• JAMES THOMAS SADLER
• Margaret Thompson
• Mohammed Ashfaq

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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• DAJTRAIN LIMITED income £749k
• THRESHOLD DAS LIMITED income £1.8m
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• DAISY PROGRAMME income £714k
• HUTTON / DABASO TWINNING ASSOCIATION income £208k

Side by side with its peers

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