DOCTORS IN DISTRESS
Registered charity 1184953 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC049715 (OSCR)
To promote the value of positive mental health for doctors and all those in the medical profession
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a deficit of £74,928.36, which decreased total reserves to £31,190. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £7,781 remain below the stated policy target of three months' running costs, though the trustees consider the cash position adequate for ongoing operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £8k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“Although the unrestricted net asset balance still remains below the three month’s running cost total the Trustees are comfortable that the ongoing delivery of programmes means that the charities running costs are appropriately covered and that there is at least 3 months’ cash available.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DOCTORS IN DISTRESS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a deficit of £74,928.36, which decreased total reserves to £31,190. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £7,781 remain below the stated policy target of three months' running costs, though the trustees consider the cash position adequate for ongoing operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds DOCTORS IN DISTRESS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DOCTORS IN DISTRESS as a grant recipient include THE MCLAIN FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE BRIGHT FUTURE TRUST, THE BALCOMBE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE GROCERS' CHARITY.
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