ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 510656 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ALLERDALE ASSOCIATION FOR THE DISABLED

Information service giving advice and support on any disability related issue to people with disabilities, their families and carers. A large proportion of the work involves assisting people to complete welfare benefit forms. Drop In Centre for physically disabled adults and their carers, providing social and learning opportunities.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £49,905.50 against a trustee-considered but not adopted policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year and noted that fundraising remains a high priority to ensure service continuation.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £50k; policy: three months of operational costs)
Trustees considered a 3-month operational costs reserve. However, they decided in the current financial operations climate it wasn't realistic at this time. — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
Fund raising and obtaining grants for the future continue to be a high priority to ensure the continuation of our services to the disabled community. — page 3
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£102k£69k
31/03/2025£46k£66k
31/03/2024£91k£77k
31/03/2023£99k£87k
31/03/2022£56k£62k

Common questions

Is ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £49,905.50 against a trustee-considered but not adopted policy target of three months' operational costs. The charity reported a surplus for the year and noted that fundraising remains a high priority to ensure service continuation. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund20/07/2022£104kADA
UK government17/07/2020£26kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/10/2018£10kThe Inclusion Zone
The National Lottery Community Fund12/05/2010£100kI. C. E. (Inclusive Community Engagement)
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2006£3kInformation Service
Northern Rock Foundation09/12/2003£54kGrant awarded to Allerdale Disability Association (Cumbria)
Northern Rock Foundation12/10/1999£57kGrant awarded to Allerdale Disability Association (North West)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ALLERDALE DISABILITY ASSOCIATION£102k0belownoted
DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY FY2025£2.1m0unclearno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE ALLERDALE FY2025£661k0abovenoted
THE ALDINGBOURNE TRUST FY2025£9.4munclearno doubt
RIDING FOR THE DISABLED ASSOCIATION INCORPORATING CARRIAGE DRIVING FY2025£3.9m£100,000 - £109,999withinno doubt
SOUTHWARK DISABLEMENT ASSOCIATION FY2025£1.5mbelowno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.