DEMENTIA ACTION MARLOW

Registered charity 1197610 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Dementia Action Marlow runs weekly social support sessions for those living with dementia and their carers. We run occasional group outings too. We keep in contact with those unable to come along to our sessions by telephone, email or newsletter.

Objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING AMONG PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN MARLOW AND THE SURROUNDING AREA PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A WEBSITE AND REGULAR MEETINGS PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION, INFORMATION, PRACTICAL AND EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, HELP AND ADVICE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of £69,137, a significant increase from the previous year's £23,265, resulting in a surplus of £45,872. The trustees report a healthy financial position with sufficient cash to meet anticipated expenditure and expand operations, although they caution that recent high funding levels were partly due to one-off events and are not guaranteed. The charity holds no restricted funds and has no stated reserves policy target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Dementia Action Marlow (DAM) (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Janet Elizabeth Sambrookchair
• David MacDougall Edwards
• Helen Mee · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jane Louise Hills
• Jennifer Miles
• William Murphy

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

Operates in: Buckinghamshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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