ASSOCIATION OF SERVICE DROP-IN CENTRES LTD

Charity number: 1190952
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To assist Armed Forces veterans, current and former members of the Merchant Navy and emergency services within the United Kingdom by the provision and better management of Drop In Centres (DIs).

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £491,576
Total expenditure: £485,289

People

4 Trustee(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:
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Armed Forces/emergency Service Efficiency
Who the charity helps:
No information available
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 August 2020: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • ASDIC (Working name)
  • ASSOCIATION OF EX-SERVICE DROP IN CENTRES (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
John Graham Jones Chair 17 January 2023
None on record
Captain Malcolm John Darley Farrow OBE Trustee 24 July 2024
None on record
Lucy Louise Nield Trustee 30 May 2024
None on record
ROGER HUGH NIELD MBE Trustee 08 July 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £143.21k £231.20k £269.14k £491.58k
Total expenditure £73.99k £211.85k £234.70k £485.29k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £247.50k 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 July 2024 13 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 13 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 23 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 30 March 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 30 March 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 25 February 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 25 February 2022 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 INCORPORATED 08 JUL 2020 as amended on 16 Mar 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO AND IMPROVE THE WELLBEING OF THE BENEFICIARIES (DEFINED BELOW) BY IMPROVING THE EFFICIENCY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF DROP-IN CENTRES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, 1) PROMOTING CO-OPERATION BETWEEN DROP-IN CENTRES AND PROVIDING A NETWORK OF COMMUNICATION, TRAINING AND SUPPORT; 2) ACTING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF DROP-IN CENTRES WITH STATUTORY BODIES AND LOCAL AND CENTRAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES; AND 3) SETTING BEST PRACTICE IN SERVICE DELIVERY AND GOVERNANCE TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCE. THE 'BENEFICIARIES' ARE THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN OR SHALL BE AT ANY TIME MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES PERSONNEL, VETERANS, THEIR FAMILIES, CURRENT AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE MERCHANT NAVY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES WITHIN THE UK

Contact information

Address:
Brydale
Wellesley Close
CROWBOROUGH
TN6 1QP
Phone:
07901206551
Email:
tracy.bryant@asdic.org.uk
Website:

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