TIMPERLEY DOFE AWARD CENTRE

Registered charity 1181067 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation of a Duke of Edinburgh Award Centre

Objects

TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE TRAFFORD AREA BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD AND THEREBY TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY.

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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Registered contact address: Trafford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£51k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a loss for the year ended 30th September 2025, primarily due to increased costs for instructors, general running expenses, and national insurance contributions for an employee. Despite these financial pressures, the Trustees remain confident in the centre's ability to continue operating in the future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“The additional costs were offset by a £5000 donation from the now closed Bowdon DofE.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 43

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 50

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£49k£51k
30/09/2024£41k£39k
30/09/2023£45k£49k
30/09/2022£33k£33k
30/09/2021£8k£19k

Common questions

Is TIMPERLEY DOFE AWARD CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a loss for the year ended 30th September 2025, primarily due to increased costs for instructors, general running expenses, and national insurance contributions for an employee. Despite these financial pressures, the Trustees remain confident in the centre's ability to continue operating in the future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
TIMPERLEY DOFE AWARD CENTRE£49k—0unclear—no doubt
NCFE FY2025£49.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD FY2025£24.1m——within11.1%no doubt
MEDWAY OPEN AWARD CENTRE FY2025£49k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TEACHING AWARDS TRUST FY2025£638kin excess of £90,0001above—no doubt
DORCHESTER ARTS FY2025£618k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.