THE DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE

Registered charity 800517 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as D S C, DSC

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Latest income
£1.9m
Latest spending
£1.6m
Registered
1988
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a financial surplus for the year, with total income increasing by 31.5% to £1,911,977 compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £66,578, and the Board expressed satisfaction with this result given the sector-wide funding challenges faced during the period.

What the accounts disclose

Pension scheme deficit: £5k
There was an increase in the defined benefit pension scheme deficit. The current value of the defined benefit pension scheme provision for 2024 was £5,360 (2023: £3,118). — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by TC Group. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.9m
Total spending
£1.6m
Reserves (reported)
£217k
Employees
29

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Australia · Bahrain · Belgium · Bermuda · Canada · Finland · France · Germany · Gibraltar · Ireland · Jamaica · Jersey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.9m£1.6m
31/12/2023£1.5m£1.6m
31/12/2022£1.6m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.7m
31/12/2020£1.7m£1.8m

Common questions

Is THE DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity generated a financial surplus for the year, with total income increasing by 31.5% to £1,911,977 compared to the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £66,578, and the Board expressed satisfaction with this result given the sector-wide funding challenges faced during the period. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by TC Group.

Who funds THE DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE as a grant recipient include FORCES IN MIND TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
FORCES IN MIND TRUSTFY2022£84k

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