THE DACON TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 260380 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DACON TRUST FOR HANDICAPPED CHILDREN LIMITED

Provision of day services to adults with learning disability

Objects

for the public benefit to provide education, life skills, development activities, learning opportunities and such other services as the trustees may determine from time to time, to adults and young people with learning disabilities.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of unrestricted funds of £148,984 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £4,485,854. The trustees' report notes that charitable activity income is inadequate to meet costs, creating a reliance on investment income and local authority funding. The general reserve is currently in a deficit of £2,270, falling short of the stated policy target to hold reserves equivalent to 12 months of expenditure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by TC Group. 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
• Conflicting interests
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Level Best Enterprises (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold); recorded price paid £696k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Katie Hydechair
• Alex Dray
• Daniel Godfrey
• Shirley Anne Croft
• Simon King

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

Operates in: Essex

Income and spending

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