DURHAM ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LTD

Registered charity 501556 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LIMITED, D A S H, DURHAM CYRENIANS LIMITED

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1972
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,199,381, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £350,000 (representing six months of running costs). The charity reported a net income of £29,186 for the year, with primary funding derived from rents, service charges, and Durham County Council grants, though the trustees note that these funding sources are not guaranteed long-term.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Mitchell Gordon LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — DASH (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£956k
Employees
24

Reported reserves equal ~9.1 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: Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£737k£1.1m
31/03/2023£726k£697k
31/03/2022£1.0m£585k
31/03/2021£705k£611k

Common questions

Is DURHAM ACTION ON SINGLE HOUSING LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £1,199,381, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £350,000 (representing six months of running costs). The charity reported a net income of £29,186 for the year, with primary funding derived from rents, service charges, and Durham County Council grants, though the trustees note that these funding sources are not guaranteed long-term. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Mitchell Gordon LLP.