DASH (DISABILITIES AND SELF HELP / DELIO AG ANABLEDD A SIALENS HUNANGYMORTH)

Registered charity 1163672 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Mission Statement: DASH: providing a range of quality leisure and supportive schemes to disabled children, young people and their families in Ceredigion.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY SUPPORTING DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE AREA OF CEREDIGION (HEREIN CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECT BUT FURTHER OTHERWISE:1. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF PLAY SCHEMES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES;2. TO PROVIDE SHORT BREAKS TO THOSE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;3. TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.4. TO FOSTER MUTUAL CO-OPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE;5. TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO ENCOURAGE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO DISABLED PEOPLE;6. TO DO ALL OTHER THINGS LAWFUL AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

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

Causes: Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £12,234 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £117,901. The trustees note that Ceredigion County Council remains the primary source of income and that reductions in council funding may lead to a reduction in services delivered. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DASH (Disabilities and Self Help) (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery — “Grant providers and Funders help enable us to provide the bulk of our services to disabled children and their families in Ceredigion. Curren…” (source page)
• BBC Children in Need — “Children in Need is committed to funding the grassroots organisations and project workers across the UK that provide the vital positive rela…” (source page)
• The Three Guineas Trust — “TGT have supported DASH for a number of years, enabling and improving our summer schemes every year.” (source page)
• People's Postcode Lottery — “DASH Ceredigion are very pleased to have achieved a grant from the Postcode Community Trust, supported by players of the People's Postcode L…” (source page)
• Postcode Community Trust — “DASH Ceredigion are very pleased to have achieved a grant from the Postcode Community Trust, supported by players of the People's Postcode L…” (source page)
• Local Authority — “Local Authority Families First is designed to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicholas Davies Morganchair
• Andrew Moore
• Bettina Lois Sherrington
• ERYL BRAY
• Ellen ap Gwynn
• Gareth Lloyd James · trustee of 1 other charity
• Gemma Light
• Hilary Eldridge

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

Operates in: Ceredigion

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DISABILITY ARTS IN SHROPSHIRE.

• DISABILITY ARTS IN SHROPSHIRE income £316k
• DASH (DESTITUTE ASYLUM SEEKERS HUDDERSFIELD) income £295k
• THE DASH CHARITY income £824k
• DOBCROFT AFTER SCHOOL HOURS CARE (DASH) income £414k
• DIVERSE ABILITIES PLUS LTD. income £10.4m
• DISABILITY CORNWALL AND THE ISLES OF SCILLY income £2.5m

Side by side with its peers

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