THE DPJ FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1173063 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The DPJ Foundation provides support to those in the rural communities of Wales, especially men in agriculture. It does this through spreading awareness of Mental health, educating people through Mental Health First Aid and providing practical support to those in the sector through the 'Share the Load' counselling referral service.

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Latest income
£268k
Latest spending
£328k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £59,785 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £851,231 to £791,446. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £560,259, which is above the stated policy target of retaining a contingency to safeguard the Share the Load service for one year. The charity confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: retain a contingency to safeguard the Share the Load service for a year (held: £560k)
“The current reserves policy remains to retain a contingency to safeguard the Share the Load service for a year (to allow service users to continue their counselling).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The DPJ Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£651k
Total spending
£255k
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reserves (reported)
£454k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~21.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (49% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£268k£328k
31/03/2024£391k£277k
31/03/2023£651k£255k
31/03/2022£271k£185k
31/03/2021£224k£130k

Common questions

Is THE DPJ FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £59,785 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £851,231 to £791,446. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £560,259, which is above the stated policy target of retaining a contingency to safeguard the Share the Load service for one year. The charity confirms it is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE DPJ FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DPJ FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE MARY HOMFRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WILLIAM ALLEN YOUNG CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SIMON GIBSON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2019£10kShare the Load: Ploughing on