DREADNOUGHT SOUTH WEST

Registered charity 1170038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DSW

Dreadnought promotes the voices of women through the arts and engages with women of all ages and backgrounds. Dreadnought make special efforts to engage with women who may be isolated for social, geographic, cultural and/or economic reasons. In 2018 Dreadnought are running a series of projects throughout the year. Full details of the projects can be found on our website.

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Latest income
£68k
Latest spending
£62k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the period with total reserves of £10,892, an increase from the previous year's £4,998. The trustees note that while the charity has no employees or premises, it maintains sufficient funds to manage closure if necessary. The charity reported an overall surplus for the year, with total income of £67,838 exceeding charitable expenditure of £61,944.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to manage closure (held: £2k)
“At the financial year end, total reserves stood at £10,892 (2024: £4,998).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Cornwall · Devon · Dorset · North Somerset · Plymouth City · Somerset · Torbay · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£68k£62k
31/03/2024£73k£75k
31/03/2023£13k£20k
31/03/2022£16k£14k
31/03/2021£54k£53k

Common questions

Is DREADNOUGHT SOUTH WEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the period with total reserves of £10,892, an increase from the previous year's £4,998. The trustees note that while the charity has no employees or premises, it maintains sufficient funds to manage closure if necessary. The charity reported an overall surplus for the year, with total income of £67,838 exceeding charitable expenditure of £61,944. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/01/2023£117k"#DYC Dreadnought South West's Rebellious Sounds Archive"
The National Lottery Community Fund19/08/2022£9kOccupy the Airwaves 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund16/07/2021£9kOccupy the Airwaves 2022
UK government14/10/2020£24kCRF20 Dreadnought South West
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/05/2020£19k"COVID-19 Dreadnought South West"
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2020£6kOccupying the Airwaves - Women on Community Radio
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/07/2017£60k"Rebellious Sounds Archive of oral histories about women and their activism"