DISTRESS SUPPORT FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1180279
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The relief of those in need, by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, through the provision of free legal advice, assistance and support to persons who, through lack of means, would otherwise be unable to obtain such. The Distress Support Foundation supplies advice, assistance and support in all areas of the English Legal System.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 April 2024

Total income: £11,375
Total expenditure: £12,918

People

1 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 October 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

1 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ADRIAN ROBERT BERKELEY Chair 06 June 2024
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 30/04/2021 30/04/2022 30/04/2023 30/04/2024
Total gross income £35.85k £28.33k £32.48k £23.24k £11.38k
Total expenditure £21.75k £35.68k £31.63k £29.30k £12.92k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A 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 30 April 2024 24 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2024 24 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2023 31 July 2024 153 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2023 31 July 2024 153 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2022 24 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2022 24 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 April 2021 07 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 April 2021 07 February 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 15 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 15 August 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Oct 2018

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO PERSONS WHO, THROUGH LACK OF MEANS, WOULD OTHERWISE BE UNABLE TO OBTAIN SUCH ADVICE.

Contact information

Address:
1A Standmoor Court
Park Lane
Whitefield
MANCHESTER
M45 7PF
Phone:
07970 291197
Email:
berkeleyadrian@gmail.com
Website:

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