DISABILITY INFORMATION BUREAU

Charity number: 1124371
Charity reporting is up to date (3 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Information and Advice on all disability matters Benefit support Providers of the Work Programme Shopmobility IT Centre Assessment for adaptive technology Volunteering opportunities Access appraisals and issues Awareness training in equality and diversity Employment Support and Training Wheelchair loan and Radar Keys to buy Meeting room to hire

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £223,720
Total expenditure: £249,719

Total income includes £55,253 from 2 government contract(s) and £55,253 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

23 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 June 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT DISABILITY INFORMATION BUREAU (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mary Passmore Trustee 19 January 2023
None on record
Alison Herdson Trustee 17 January 2023
None on record
MICHELLE SIMPSON Trustee 21 September 2021
BODY POSITIVE CHESHIRE AND NORTH WALES
Received: 14 days late
Philip Andrew Richards Trustee 26 January 2021
THE ROSSENDALE TRUST LIMITED
Received: On time
MS COMMUNITY ACTION & SUPPORT
Received: On time
Gill Peate Trustee 20 January 2015
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 £303.63k £300.78k £252.56k £258.93k £223.72k
Total expenditure £324.90k £295.78k £300.25k £284.58k £249.72k
Income from government contracts £192.17k £158.35k £181.20k £204.12k £55.25k
Income from government grants £11.00k £34.89k £11.00k £37.36k £55.25k

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 03 February 2025 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 February 2025 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 03 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 03 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 11 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 October 2020 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 13 DECEMBER 2007 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 SEPTEMBER 2009.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LIVING IN MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND (HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AS "THE AREA OF BENEFIT") BY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY; (A) PROVIDING INFORMATION, SUPPORT AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES SO THAT THEY MAY LEAD ACTIVE AND FULFILLING LIVES AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION BY ENABLING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO BECOME MORE INVOLVED IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING TOWARDS POSITIVE CHANGE IN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; (C) ADVANCING EDUCATION AMONGST ORGANISATIONS IN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY SECTORS IN ORDER TO RAISE AWARENESS, SHARE BEST PRACTICE AND INCREASE UNDERSTANDING OF THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

Area of benefit

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

MACCLESFIELD AND DISTRICT AND THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND

Contact information

Address:
Pierce ST
MACCLESFIELD
Macclesfield
SK11 6ER
Phone:
01625501759
Email:
info@dibservices.org.uk
Website:

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