DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY

Registered charity 518265 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAD

Darlington Association on Disability is an organisation led by disabled people, which exists to promote independence and choice. DAD supports disabled people and carers through the provision of services, support and information and by tackling issues affecting disabled people both locally and nationally.

Objects

(A) TO RELIEVE AND TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ALL DISABLED PERSONS RESIDENT WITHIN THE DARLINGTON AND TEESDALE DISTRICTS, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN PROVIDING SUPPORT, OCCUPATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE TO THE SAID PERSONS.(B) TO DIRECTLY PROMOTE THE MORE EFFICIENT WORKING OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS FOR AND OF THE DISABLED AND CHARITABLE FOR AND OF THE DISABLED AND CHARITABLE WORK CONCERNED WITH THE RELIEF AND WELFARE OF THE DISABLED UNDERTAKEN BY VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY BODIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: DARLINGTON AND TEESDALE DISTRICTS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Get email alerts

Merged into DARLINGTON ASSOCIATION ON DISABILITY (charity 1125848) — merger registered 14/09/2009.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£602k
Latest spending
£667k
Registered
1986

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2007

  • Volunteers: 120

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 4 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2005 (received 20/02/2006, 20 days after the 31/01/2006 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2007)

Total income
£602k
Total spending
£667k
Reserves (reported)
£97k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Register events

Operates in: Darlington · Durham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2008——
31/03/2007£602k£667k
31/03/2006£654k£589k
31/03/2005£654k£589k
31/03/2004£481k£443k