THE DISABILITY ADVICE PROJECT

Charity number: 1156176
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity provides high quality, independent, specialist advice, advocacy and information for disabled people, their families and carers enabling greater choice and improvement in their quality of life. This is achieved by, amongst others, undertaking benefit checks, representation at tribunals, disability awareness training, access auditing, life coaching and opportunities for further learning.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £156,685
Total expenditure: £156,635

Total income includes £56,047 from 1 government grant(s)

People

2 Trustee(s)

5 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
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Blaenau Gwent
  • Caerphilly
  • Monmouthshire
  • Newport City
  • Torfaen

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 March 2014: Standard registration
  • 25 November 2015: Funds received from 500000 THE DISABILITY ADVICE PROJECT
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • DAP (Working 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
  • 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
  • Investment
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

2 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anna Deverill-Smith Trustee 26 October 2020
None on record
BEVERLEY MARY FORD Trustee 19 December 2013
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 £47.20k £225.83k £167.44k £134.85k £156.69k
Total expenditure £72.60k £129.14k £154.73k £169.64k £156.64k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.65k £1.75k N/A N/A £56.05k

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 28 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 01 February 2024 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 01 February 2024 1 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 05 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 05 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 February 2021 10 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 February 2021 10 days late 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 INCORPORATED 21 NOV 2013 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20/02/2014 as amended on 17 Mar 2020

Charitable objects

THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES INCLUDING THOSE WITH CHRONIC DISEASE OR LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS AND THEIR CARERS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY INDEPENDENT SPECIALIST ADVICE, ADVOCACY, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

Contact information

Address:
Disability Advice Projects Ltd
Powys House
South Walk
CWMBRAN
Gwent
NP44 1PB
Phone:
01633485865
Email:
tcrowhurst@dapwales.org.uk
Website:

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