DADS UNLIMITED

Registered charity 1174832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

We support dads across the UK to help them improve their co-parenting relationships after parental separation, and seek help for their mental health. The issues we support are suicidal ideation/self-harm, anxiety, depression, domestic abuse, loneliness and isolation.We work hard to reduce male suicide; help male victims of domestic abuse, reduce parental conflict, and improve co-parenting.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (DADS UNLIMITED) ARE:1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF RELATIONSHIPBREAKDOWN WHEREBY CHILDREN ARE INVOLVED, IN PARTICULAR BY FOCUSING ONFATHERS;2. FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PROVIDE THE RELIEF OF THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTHOF FATHERS IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING, SUPPORTAND SERVICES FOR THE ONGOING SAFETY OF MEN WHO ARE ABUSED AND THOSEARE AFFECTED BY ABUSE.3. TO PROVIDE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, ASSISTANCE THROUGH CONCILIATIONFOR COUPLES WITH CHILDREN WHOSE RELATIONSHIPS APPEAR TO BE BREAKINGDOWN, AND WHERE SUCH RELATIONSHIPS HAVE ALREADY BROKEN DOWN, TOADVISE AND HELP IN THE SETTLEMENT OF DIFFERENCES OR POTENTIAL DIFFERENCESOVER ASSOCIATED MATTERS SUCH AS CUSTODY AND ACCESS TO CHILDREN, ANDFINANCIAL MATTERS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIOFOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THECHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIESACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

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

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Latest income
£856k
Latest spending
£565k
Registered
2017

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Government income: £4,000 — grants £4,000 (1); under 1% of the £855,630 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 10
  • Government income: £188,439 — contracts £173,439 (1), grants £15,000 (1); 29% of the £642,470 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2022

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £162,396 — grants £162,396 (4); 46% of the £350,367 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

1 annual return is past its due date with no recorded received date (Charity Commission register).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£856k
Total spending
£565k
Reserves (reported)
£61k
Employees
16

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025——
31/03/2024£856k£565k
31/03/2023£642k£500k
31/03/2022£350k£294k
31/03/2021£148k£137k

Common questions

Who funds DADS UNLIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DADS UNLIMITED as a grant recipient include THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATION, THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUST, Army Benevolent Fund, THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATION, WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£54k
THE CRUCIBLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£50k
THE COLYER-FERGUSSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£15kGrant
Army Benevolent FundFY2024£15kWellbeing
THE PHILIP AND CONNIE PHILLIPS FOUNDATIONFY2025£4kUnrestricted
WHITEHEAD MONCKTON CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£2k
BRIGHT SIDEFY2025amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/01/2024£19kCaseworker Initiative: Transforming Mentoring for Enhanced Client Support
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2021£300kDU Core Running Costs
UK government24/08/2020£12kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund11/06/2020£56kDU Right Here Right Now!
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kDads Unlimited CV19 Virtual Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£33kDads United
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£9kOne-to-One Mentoring Support Service