DADA-DISABILITY AND DEAF ARTS

Charity number: 1014390
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

A Disability and Deaf Arts agency offering opportunities and support to Disabled and Deaf people including artists. DaDaFest also provides training to other arts venues to enable access and equality for Disabled and Deaf audiences. The biennial festival, DaDaFest, takes place in Liverpool and other locations across the North West and the UK, bringing in artists and audiences from across the world

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £332,174
Total expenditure: £379,279

Total income includes £292,221 from 3 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

4 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 September 1992: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NWDAF (Working name)
  • NORTH WEST DISABILITY ARTS FORUM (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Richard Jones Trustee 29 May 2025
None on record
Gillian Helen Hayes Trustee 29 April 2025
None on record
Amanda Redvers-Rowe Trustee 29 April 2024
None on record
Christine Bithell Trustee 29 April 2024
ARENA ART AND DESIGN ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
Barry Edward Avison Trustee 29 April 2024
BSL CELEBRATION
Received: On time
Alison Breadon Trustee 17 January 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £516.53k £449.96k £442.43k £307.78k £332.17k
Total expenditure £438.95k £342.52k £426.66k £513.11k £379.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £253.55k £272.41k £242.77k £46.17k £292.22k
Income - Donations and legacies £831 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £512.76k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £640 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £2.31k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £831 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £435.79k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £3.17k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £9.47k N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 February 2023 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 February 2023 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 11 January 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 AUGUST 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 8 FEBRUARY 1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 30 JUNE 1999 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME 13 OCTOBER 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 DEC 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 JUL 2017

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS ACROSS THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY 2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IFOR ARTS, CULTURE, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS 3) TO PROMOTE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF, AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR, DISABLED AND DEAF PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITY WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO FULL AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AS CITIZENS

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NORTH WEST ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
THE BLUECOAT
SCHOOL LANE
L1 3BX
Phone:
01517071733
Email:
info@dadafest.co.uk
Website:

www.dadafest.co.uk Open in new window