THE DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE
Registered charity 800517 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as D S C, DSC
An independent source of information and support to voluntary and community organisations, through being an independent voice, providing information and training, running conferences and fairs, undertaking research projects and providing books and websites on topics of interest to the voluntary and community sectors. DSC also runs the Annual Social Change Awards.
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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.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
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.
Year-over-year changes
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (FY2023) → 0 (FY2024).
Comparing this charity’s FY2023 and FY2024 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GOLDMAN, Nicola Jane — director, appointed 20/05/2026on trustee list
- KIRBY, Emma — director, appointed 20/05/2026on trustee list
- AYAZ, Khalid — director, appointed 20/05/2026on trustee list
- TRAYNOR, Thomas — director, appointed 14/05/2026on trustee list
- JONES, Garry — director, appointed 20/11/2023on trustee list
- CLARK, Michaela — director, appointed 20/11/2023on trustee list
- KENYON, Elizabeth Denise — director, appointed 28/04/2020on trustee list
- PURKIS, Andrew James — director, appointed 30/04/2018not on trustee list
- HUGHES, Emily Victoria — director, appointed 26/07/2017on trustee list
- BUTLER, William Gibson — director, appointed 26/07/2017on trustee list
- THORNLEY, Lesley Jayne — director, appointed 14/03/2011on trustee list
- WRAFTER, Harry Dominic — secretary, appointed 31/01/2023
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- William Gibson Butlerchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dr ANDREW JAMES PURKIS OBE
- Elizabeth Denise Kenyon
- Emily Victoria Hughes · trustee of 1 other charity
- Emma Kirby
- Garry Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
- Khalid Ayaz
- LESLEY THORNLEY
- Michaela Clark
- Nicola Goldman
- Thomas Traynor
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
Common questions
Is THE DIRECTORY OF SOCIAL CHANGE financially healthy?
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. 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
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Government & lottery funding
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