DEMENTIA FRIENDLY KEIGHLEY
Provide information, support and activities for people with Dementia and their families//carers in Keighley and surrounding area.
Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH (INCLUDING THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS) FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO,:(I) PROVIDING SUPPORT TO PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, INCLUDING BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND SUPPORT;(II) MAKING THE VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES OF PERSONS LIVING WITH DEMENTIA KNOWN TO HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE PROVIDERS;(III), PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT DEMENTIA AND OTHER RELATED PROBLEMS ARISING FROM AGEING, ILLNESS OR DISEASE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £203,710 at the year end, with unrestricted reserves of £121,660. This exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining reserves for a period not less than six months, indicating a strong financial position relative to its policy objectives.
What the accounts disclose
“It is our aim to maintain a reserve of sufficient funds to enable DFK to exist for a period not less than six months and no more than twenty-four months” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management 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
Funders the charity credits
Trustees
- Angela Powell Powell
- John Patrick Waddington
- Nick Farrar
- Philip Kay
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £199k | £116k |
| 31/03/2024 | £147k | £121k |
| 31/03/2023 | £76k | £112k |
| 31/03/2022 | £155k | £149k |
| 31/03/2021 | £210k | £132k |
Common questions
Is DEMENTIA FRIENDLY KEIGHLEY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £203,710 at the year end, with unrestricted reserves of £121,660. This exceeds the stated policy target of maintaining reserves for a period not less than six months, indicating a strong financial position relative to its policy objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Postcode Lottery | 29/11/2024 | £30k | Millionaire Street 2024 10w1 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/03/2024 | £327k | Dementia Friendly Keighley |
| Postcode Lottery | 31/07/2023 | £25k | Unrestricted Funding |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 25/02/2022 | £10k | Changing Space |
| UK government | 15/09/2020 | £40k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2019 | £10k | Dementia awareness in BME communities |
| UK government | 01/04/2019 | £8k | Building Connections Fund |
| UK government | 02/01/2019 | £8k | Building Connections Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/11/2018 | £20k | Dementia Friendly Keighley |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £186k |
| HEVENINGHAM HALL COUNTRY FAIR TRUST | 1 | £60k |
| THE SAINTBURY TRUST | 1 | £12k |
| THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE HARRY & MARY FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
| THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| THE OAKDALE TRUST | 1 | £2k |
| SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £1k |
Charities like this
- KEIGHLEY HEALTHY LIVING NETWORK
- DEMENTIA FRIENDLY HAMPSHIRE
- ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES
- DEMENTIA MATTERS IN POWYS
- OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR
- BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF DEMENTIA FOR SANDWELL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMENTIA FRIENDLY KEIGHLEY | £199k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KEIGHLEY HEALTHY LIVING NETWORK | £1.1m | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| DEMENTIA FRIENDLY HAMPSHIRE | £134k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA SUPPORT SERVICES | £3.2m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| DEMENTIA MATTERS IN POWYS | £102k | — | — | unclear | — | noted |
| OUR DEMENTIA CHOIR | £204k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |