DISABILITY ACTION HARINGEY
Disability Action Haringey is a charitable organisation supporting the deaf and disabled community within the London Borough of Haringey.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO PROVIDE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS RESIDENT OR WORKING IN BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARINGEY WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES (INCLUDING SENSORY IMPAIRMENTS), MENTAL HEALTH AND LEARNING DISABILITIES, OR LONG TERM ILLNESS BY MAINTAINING AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE BENEFICIARIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PREVENTATIVE AND OTHER PRACTICAL SUPPORT SERVICES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £156,892 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £110,670. The trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
What the accounts disclose
“The main funder has been the London Borough of Haringey and, going forward, the Trustees aim to develop a more diverse funding base to sustain and expand the charity’s activities.” — page 14
“The Trustees have reviewed our reserves policy and agreed that it is necessary for the organisation to have reserves equal to at least three months’ running costs.” — page 14
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Funders the charity credits
- Haringey Council
- The Co-operative Bank
- ACCIONA
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/03/2026)
Trustees
- Andrew Carpenter
- Graham Day Mr
- Isatu Turay
- Natasha Benn
- Nnenna Maya Agbasonu
- PATRICIA CHARLESWORTH
- Qasim Qureshi
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/10/2025 | £480k | £323k |
| 31/10/2024 | £423k | £313k |
| 31/10/2023 | £268k | £193k |
| 31/10/2022 | £260k | £189k |
| 31/10/2021 | £164k | £89k |
Common questions
Is DISABILITY ACTION HARINGEY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £156,892 for the year ended 31 October 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £110,670. The trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/10/2025 | £479k | Empowering our community through Advice |
| Greater London Authority | 02/09/2024 | £25k | Empowering Voices: Civic Engagement for All |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/06/2024 | £20k | Haringey Disability Co- production & Campaign Group |
| Greater London Authority | 08/07/2023 | £49k | Voting is the Key to Change, ID is the Key to your Vote |
| Greater London Authority (GLA) | 08/07/2023 | £49k | Voting is the Key to Change, ID is the Key to your Vote |
| Greater London Authority | 13/01/2023 | £15k | ID is the Key to your Vote |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/03/2022 | £10k | Bespoke Advice and Guidance |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| TRUST FOR LONDON | 2 | £351k |
| Fight for Sight | 1 | £44k |
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 1 | £30k |
| DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY | 1 | £23k |
| THE BATCHWORTH TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED | 1 | £10k |
| SUPPORT STAFFORDSHIRE | 1 | £600 |
Charities like this
- ACTION ON DISABILITY
- DISABLEMENT ASSOCIATION OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM
- CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION
- HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- ACTION DEAFNESS
- HARROW ASSOCIATION OF DISABLED PEOPLE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DISABILITY ACTION HARINGEY | £480k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACTION ON DISABILITY | £1.4m | Over £60,000 | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| DISABLEMENT ASSOCIATION OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM | £3.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CAMDEN DISABILITY ACTION | £592k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HAVERING ASSOCIATION FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | £131k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ACTION DEAFNESS | £3.1m | in excess of £90,000 | — | unclear | — | no doubt |