DIMOBI CHILDREN DISABILITY TRUST
We work closely with families and we believe that families of disabled children deserve better and we are driven to fight and advocate for what is right, driving innovation and change that benefit families of disabled children, focusing on the impact we make. We challenge disadvantage and tackle inequality and help our families to deal with the barriers they face daily.
Objects
A) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITH AUTISM ,DISABILITY AND NEURODIVERSITY AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE;B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO AUTISM, DISABILITY AND NEURODIVERSITY.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have been significantly impacted by rising service demand and increased running costs, reducing reserves to cover only two months of operating costs rather than the stated six-month target. Despite this reduction in reserves, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year and maintains positive total net assets of £32,504.
What the accounts disclose
“our reserves reduced to cover only two months of operating costs, rather than our minimum six-month reserve target set out in our governing documents.”
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
Trustees
- Regis Muketwachair
- Carmen Aguilera Cortes
- Frank Manvura
- Miriam Munetsi
- Olalekan Emmanuel Ayuba
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/09/2025 | £118k | £139k |
| 30/09/2024 | £129k | £125k |
| 30/09/2023 | £322k | £312k |
| 30/09/2022 | £281k | £270k |
| 30/09/2021 | £91k | £210k |
Common questions
Is DIMOBI CHILDREN DISABILITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves have been significantly impacted by rising service demand and increased running costs, reducing reserves to cover only two months of operating costs rather than the stated six-month target. Despite this reduction in reserves, the charity reported a net expenditure for the year and maintains positive total net assets of £32,504. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 27/08/2025 | £12k | Neuro-diverse: Uniting Through Sport and Support |
| Sport England | 15/05/2024 | £11k | Neuro-diverse- Uniting the Movement |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 04/07/2023 | £100k | "Disability, Diversity and Inclusion: Autism Oral Histories" |
| UK government | 02/06/2023 | £12k | ALB-Sport England-Neuro-diverse in Action |
| Sport England | 02/06/2023 | £12k | Neuro-diverse in Action |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/02/2023 | £214k | ‘Breaking through the Barriers’ (diversity project) |
| One Manchester | 01/09/2022 | £5k | Disability parent group |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/06/2022 | £10k | Happy Me Community |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 05/03/2021 | £10k | Dimobi Corvid 19 Food Relief Support |
| UK government | 26/08/2020 | £78k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| UK government | 12/08/2020 | £5k | VSCE CMC Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/05/2020 | £10k | Covid-19 Support |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/06/2019 | £10k | Woman Change |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE REED FOUNDATION | 1 | — |
| THE CHARIS TRUST | 1 | £431k |
| CARETECH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £187k |
| THE LOWER GREEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £90k |
| THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION | 1 | £55k |
| THE LYNDAL TREE FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| THE PATRICK & HELENA FROST FOUNDATION | 1 | £35k |
| THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
Charities like this
- FAMILY IN TRUST
- THE MOTIVATION CHARITABLE TRUST
- THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST
- HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE
- MOMENTUM CHILDREN'S CHARITY
- FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIMOBI CHILDREN DISABILITY TRUST | £118k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| FAMILY IN TRUST | £146k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| THE MOTIVATION CHARITABLE TRUST | £4.0m | — | 2 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST | £145k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HANDICAPPED CHILDREN'S AID COMMITTEE | £272k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MOMENTUM CHILDREN'S CHARITY | £1.1m | — | — | within | — | no doubt |