Disablement Association of Barking and Dagenham

Analysis

Disablement Association of Barking and Dagenham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dagenham. It was registered in July 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02800290). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Disablement Association of Barking and Dagenham reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.6m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.8m to £3.5m (+23%), an average of +5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Disablement Association of Barking and Dagenham sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Civic Power Fund (£3.4m), Mosdos Hatorah Pnei Menachem Ltd (£3.5m) and The True Colours Trust (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £8,174 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 132 people.