THE ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES

Registered charity 299154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADASS, THE ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF SOCIAL SERVICES

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Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£3.5m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £250,179 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total funds of £2,445,892. The trustees note that the level of free reserves at year-end was £1,950,925, which is higher than the revised reserves policy target of approximately £1,195,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Service Level Agreement with Local Government Association (LGA) for office rental, IT, and employment services. Total charged: £260,284.
ADASS holds service level agreements with the Local Government Association (LGA) for office rental, information technology and the employment within the charity. The total amount charged to ADASS by the LGA during the year was f260, 284 (2022: f278, 044).
During the year, ADASS made a contribution to the President's employer in recognition of the significant time required to perform the role within the charity. ADASS paid 625, 000 (2022: fnil) to the London Borough of Haringey — page 31
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to President's employer (London Borough of Haringey) in recognition of time required for the role. Amount: £25,000.
ADASS holds service level agreements with the Local Government Association (LGA) for office rental, information technology and the employment within the charity. The total amount charged to ADASS by the LGA during the year was f260, 284 (2022: f278, 044).
During the year, ADASS made a contribution to the President's employer in recognition of the significant time required to perform the role within the charity. ADASS paid 625, 000 (2022: fnil) to the London Borough of Haringey — page 31
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Collaboration with IDeA in Partners for Care and Health. IDeA provided staffing costs support totalling £192,750.
ADASS holds service level agreements with the Local Government Association (LGA) for office rental, information technology and the employment within the charity. The total amount charged to ADASS by the LGA during the year was f260, 284 (2022: f278, 044).
During the year, ADASS made a contribution to the President's employer in recognition of the significant time required to perform the role within the charity. ADASS paid 625, 000 (2022: fnil) to the London Borough of Haringey — page 31
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£3.5m
Cost of raising funds
£124k
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£3.3m£3.5m
31/12/2023£2.8m£3.0m
31/12/2022£2.2m£2.1m
31/12/2021£3.5m£3.2m
31/12/2020£3.3m£2.9m

Common questions

Is THE ASSOCIATION OF DIRECTORS OF ADULT SOCIAL SERVICES financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £250,179 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in total funds of £2,445,892. The trustees note that the level of free reserves at year-end was £1,950,925, which is higher than the revised reserves policy target of approximately £1,195,000. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited.