The Dacon Trust Limited

Analysis

The Dacon Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00968662). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Dacon Trust Limited reported income of £549k and spending of £577k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £346k to £549k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 127% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Dacon Trust Limited 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 Tamworth Amateur Boxing Club (£547k), The Ahoy Centre (£549k) and One Footstep (£546k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 79% and investments 21%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 22 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.