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DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE

Registered charity 1157927 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DWAD

We are a Kent based charity that concentrates on supporting physical health, mental health, and education needs dominantly within Kent but not exclusively. We run quizzes, sporting events, comedy nights, raffles and other events to raise money to fund our charitable grants.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£153k
Latest spending
£139k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted income of £153,147 and spent £139,310, resulting in a net surplus of £13,837. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £71,115 and explicitly states it has no specific reserves policy, relying instead on maintaining sufficient funds to cover forthcoming grants. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no material matters were identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Donations With A Difference (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£153k£139k
31/12/2023£62k£54k
31/12/2022£51k£37k
31/12/2021£45k£17k
31/12/2020£5k£17k

Common questions

Is DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted income of £153,147 and spent £139,310, resulting in a net surplus of £13,837. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £71,115 and explicitly states it has no specific reserves policy, relying instead on maintaining sufficient funds to cover forthcoming grants. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no material matters were identified. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE as a grant recipient include THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ROGER DE HAAN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kCommunity Development

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1—
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO1£1.0m
THE BROOK TRUST1£363k
THE PARGITER TRUST1£270k
FRANK BRAKE CHARITABLE TRUST1£259k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION1£225k
THE SUSSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£133k
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£55k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DONATIONS WITH A DIFFERENCE£153k—0unclear—no doubt
CANTIACORUM FOUNDATION FY2025£155k—0unclear—no doubt
THE KENTOWN WIZARD FOUNDATION FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
RED EAGLE FOUNDATION FY2025£272k—0unclear—no doubt
KENT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£5.5m——above—no doubt
DOLLOND CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£1.6m—0unclear—no doubt

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