THE DOOA FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1190018 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Support a broad range of charitable initiatives within the communities in which it operates. These include support for charities which:- assist homeless and vulnerable through food banks and soup kitchens; - support vulnerable children and individuals through social and medical care;- provide emergency aid for disaster relief causes; - promote interfaith dialogue and harmony

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ANY OBJECTS OR PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AND IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Ealing, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£167k
Latest spending
£18k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £152,021 for the year ended 31 March 2024, driven by a 20% increase in donations to £156,712. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have grown to £1,284,707, with the trustees noting they are building up reserves to ensure future financial stability while formalising a reserves policy in due course.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (100% of income)
“Total incoming resources amounted to £156,712 (2023: £72,000), which comprised donations.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 12
“During the year, the charity received a donation of £6,712 from Dooa Bromley Limited, the charity's 100% owned subsidiary and made net payments of £7,743 on its behalf. At the balance sheet date, £828,854 (2023: £814,399) was owed to the charity by Dooa Bromley Limited, which is unsecured, interest free and repayable on demand. During the year, the charity received donations of £150,000 (2023: £72,000) from entities connected to the trustees.” — page 17
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Dooa Bromley Limited
“The subsidiary company Dooa Bromley Limited, which was incorporated in the previous year, holds an investment property and generates rental income.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Has a trading subsidiary
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Has a trading subsidiary

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 02/02/2024, 2 days after the 31/01/2024 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 16/06/2022, 136 days after the 31/01/2022 due date).

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 31/03/2021)

Total income
£900k
Total spending
£3k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£167k£18k
31/03/2024£157k£5k
31/03/2023£72k£5k
31/03/2022£171k£3k
31/03/2021£900k£3k

Common questions

Is THE DOOA FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £152,021 for the year ended 31 March 2024, driven by a 20% increase in donations to £156,712. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves have grown to £1,284,707, with the trustees noting they are building up reserves to ensure future financial stability while formalising a reserves policy in due course. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE AMATEURS TRUST1£106k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST1£30k
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£11k
SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE1£500

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE DOOA FOUNDATION£167k—0unclear—no doubt
DHD FOUNDATION FY2025£106k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DOOUSS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£135k—0above—no doubt
THE DOVE SERVICE FY2025£562k—0above—no doubt
DORSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£2.6m——unclear—no doubt
DORRIDGE U3A FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt

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