Dial Barnsley

Analysis

Dial Barnsley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05234581). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Dial Barnsley reported income of £538k and spending of £520k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £303k to £538k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dial Barnsley sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Headway Bristol Brain Injury Association Limited (£537k), Cumbria Law Centre (£538k) and Chums Charity (£537k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56% and charitable activities 44%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £201k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.