DRY STONE WALLING ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN
Registered charity 289678 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as D S W A
THE DRY STONE WALLING ASSOCIATION WORKS TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE CRAFT AND HERITAGE OF DRY STONE WALLING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT. IT PRODUCES A RANGE OF PUBLICATIONS AND OFFERS TRAINING AND AN ACCREDITED CERTIFICATION SCHEME FOR THOSE WISHING TO GAIN QUALIFICATIONS IN THE CRAFT IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN AND RETAIN THE IMPORTANT LANDSCAPE HERITAGE FEATURES OF DRY STONE WALLS.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds decreased by £13,408 during the year, primarily due to expenditure on restricted funds for legacy projects. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting £100,000 to cover general running costs, with unrestricted funds held at £366,367. The trustees confirm that sufficient resources are available to meet obligations in adverse conditions.
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 3 of 6 completeness components.
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (05/11/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- PAUL CLAYTONchair
- Brian Hartley
- Dr Jack Taylor
- LYDIA NOBLE
- Michael Cullen
- PETER ISHERWOOD
- Pamela Kirkup
- Paul Jolley
- Stephen Allen Denham
- Timothy Povall
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DRY STONE WALLING ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased by £13,408 during the year, primarily due to expenditure on restricted funds for legacy projects. The charity maintains a reserves policy targeting £100,000 to cover general running costs, with unrestricted funds held at £366,367. The trustees confirm that sufficient resources are available to meet obligations in adverse conditions. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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