THE DASH CHARITY

Registered charity 1127126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BERKSHIRE EAST AND SOUTH BUCKS WOMEN'S AID

Latest income
£824k
Latest spending
£827k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £366,088, representing approximately 5.3 months of operating expenditure, which sits within the stated policy target of three to six months. Cash balances were £512,055, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of operating expenditure (held: £354k)
The charity’s reserves policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to between three and six months of operating expenditure. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made unrestricted donations to the charity.
In the year trustees made unrestricted donations to the charity totalling £60 (2024: £60). There are no related party transactions to disclose for 2025 or for 2024. — page 39
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The Trustees note that during the year there were changes in senior leadership and a number of internal matters raised, which have since been subject to independent review and external examination.
The Trustees note that during the year there were changes in senior leadership and a number of internal matters raised, which have since been subject to independent review and external examination. — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Dash Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£824k
Total spending
£827k
Cost of raising funds
£60k
Reserves (reported)
£366k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Buckinghamshire · Slough · Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£824k£827k
31/03/2024£892k£857k
31/03/2023£785k£835k
31/03/2022£807k£785k
31/03/2021£939k£770k

Common questions

Is THE DASH CHARITY financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £366,088, representing approximately 5.3 months of operating expenditure, which sits within the stated policy target of three to six months. Cash balances were £512,055, and the trustees confirmed adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DASH CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DASH CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, FUEL ALLOTMENT, ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery07/07/2025£50kMillionaire Street 2025 07w2

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