Overall GiG Score: 13 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 12
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
(no info on trustees)
    • Grant maker support: +12

    THE DASH CHARITY 

    Supporting families experiencing domestic abuse across Windsor & Maidenhead, South Bucks and Slough
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Established: 15 years

    www.thedashcharity.org.uk

    admin@thedashcharity.org.uk

    01753549865

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    UN SDGs
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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23£785£835£-50£142£455£3995.72220
    31/03/22£807£785£21£103£505£45572220
    31/03/21£939£770£169£128£484£4236.62330
    31/03/20£614£782£-168£137£314£2834.32230
    31/03/19£580£709£-129£101£482£4377.42230
    31/03/18£805£830£-24£74£611£5257.6220
    31/03/17£993£931£62£127£614£4335.6240
    31/03/16*£984£945£39£162£515£3414.3230
    31/03/15£1,068£941£128£287£477£3244.1230
    31/03/14£997£902£95£169£349£2913.9240
    31/03/13£970£1,008£-38£93£254£2402.9260
    31/03/12£1,047£1,019£28£87£292£2733.2270
    31/03/11£944£920£24£46£265£2162.8210
    31/03/10£812£838£-26£27£240£1752.5240

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 18.6%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 21%
    Liabilities/Income: 15%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
    Reserves/Spending: 5.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 7 months
    Quick Ratio: 5.7
    Asset Split ?
    What it does
    • Accommodation/Housing
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    Who works here?
    • 22 employees
    • 20 volunteers
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • The General Public/Mankind
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides human resources
    • Provides services
    • Sponsors or undertakes research
    Where it operates
    • Buckinghamshire, Slough, Windsor And Maidenhead,

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    Lloyds Bank Foundation£111,808
    DCMS£99,787
    BBC Children in Need£99,015
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£81,396
    Masonic Trust£60,000
    The Blagrave Trust£52,500
    Garfield Weston Foundation£40,000
    Charles Hayward Foundation£25,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    The Blagrave Trust - Regional Partnership Grants
    £52,500 30/11/2023
    The Dash Charity
    National Lottery Community Fund - 'Pop-up' Dash - Increasing Accessibility to Community Support
    £9,910 03/02/2023
    The funding will be used to pay for a community engagement officer who will be responsible for hosting a series of drop-in sessions within the community for families affected by domestic abuse. The ....more
    Charles Hayward Foundation - Grant to DASH Charity (Domestic Abuse Stops Here)
    £25,000 27/05/2022
    Refuge Family Practitioner
    Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
    £60,000 10/11/2021
    A grant to support children in Buckinghamshire who have experienced domestic abuse.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Dash Charity: Domestic Abuse Stops Here
    £4,548 23/10/2021
    This funding will help us continue our work within our advocacy and outreach team – providing practical help and emotional support to victims of domestic abuse in Maidenhead.
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Dash Charity
    £1,202 23/10/2021
    This funding will help support women and children fleeing from domestic abuse to one of our three local refuge homes with essential items and food vouchers.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Domestic Abuse Recovery and Resilience
    £9,948 27/08/2021
    The funding will be used to develop peer support groups to survivors of domestic violence. The project aims to help survivors access support in a community setting help them develop new connections ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £40,000 20/08/2021
    Domestic Abuse Stops Here - Support for families in East Berkshire
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Dash Charity
    £99,015 10/08/2021
    This project will provide therapeutic sessions to children and young people affected by domestic abuse. Children and young people will improve their relationship with their mothers, improve their ....more
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
    £15,938 16/09/2020
    Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £99,787 05/08/2020
    "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to The Dash Charity
    £11,808 23/07/2020
    Grant to The Dash Charity meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Domestic Abuse Safe Accommodation: COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund
    £24,760 05/06/2020
    Organisations providing services and support for vulnerable people, for which there will be increased demand as a result of the COVID-19 crisis
    Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - DOMESTIC ABUSE
    £40,698 01/04/2020
    A further 25 charities will receive a share of 1 million boost as part of the governments 10 million emergency fund.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Dash Charity
    £100,000 17/07/2019
    36
    The Dash Charity is requesting a contribution towards their core running costs to support men and women and their children who are experiencing domestic abuse.
    Heart Of England Community Foundation - A Safe Space To Be
    £40,879 01/03/2019
    12
    The Dash Charity provides a range of specialist support options for families experiencing domestic abuse in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and surrounding areas. With domestic abuse ....more
    DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
    £6,896 01/02/2019
    Outcomes can be immediate, for example - victims needing urgent safe housing will be supported into refuge and can subsequently ensure they are able to access protective civil measures, have safer ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
    £25,000 25/01/2019
    Sustainability and Growth - Providing Specialist Support to victims of Domestic Abuse
    DCMS - Tampon Tax Community Fund
    £7,569 01/01/2019
    Our Helpline is the very first point of call for women and girls reaching out to our charity for help. We know that the right response is crucial; often we have just one chance to make sure that a ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Say It Once
    £9,856 23/11/2018
    12
    The project will help people impacted by domestic violence to access appropriate specialist services by improving community presence in order to take early action.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Dash Charity
    £50,000 12/06/2017
    24
    The Dash Charity supports families affected by domestic abuse. This grant will fund a new IDVA to work with adults who are at a high risk of harm and have complex issues including substance misuse, ....more
    Comic Relief - Therapeutic Intervention for Children and Young People
    £120,000 16/03/2016
    36
    At least one in twenty children experience constant or frequent domestic abuse at home (NSPCC). The impact and implications of living with domestic abuse as a child are far reaching - these children ....more
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Dash Charity
    £68,668 02/09/2015
    24
    Towards the salary of an independent domestic violence advocate to expand support to the LGBT communities.
    Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Dash Charity
    £50,000 04/03/2015
    24
    The Dash Charity supports families affected by domestic abuse. This grant will fund a new IDVA to work with adults who are at a high risk of harm and have complex issues including substance misuse, ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching for Freedom
    £329,818 06/10/2014
    36
    Not Available
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Women's Aid Berkshire East & South Bucks
    £75,000 13/03/2014
    36
    towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of the Advocacy and Outreach Service Manager at a project providing support to people affected by domestic violence in Berkshire and ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating Diversity Project
    £10,000 16/05/2013
    12
    This is a project by an incorporated charity based in Slough operating across Berkshire and South Buckinghamshire. The organisation will use the funding to provide a weekly programme of cultural ....more
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Dash Charity
    £103,022 19/01/2011
    Towards the development of a male independent domestic violence advocacy service which will include a mapping exercise across the UK to ascertain provision for male victims and development of a ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - IDVA and Outreach Service
    £285,438 08/12/2010
    36
    This project provides emergency, temporary accommodation and practical support for women and their children fleeing domestic violence.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/12/2008, number: 1127126
    • Registered at Companies House on 26/11/2008, number: 06758907
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • 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
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    14 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from LITTLE PAPER SLIPPER on 26/07/2021
    Main office

    551 Fairlie Road
    Slough
    Berkshire
    SL1 4PY

    Objectives

    1 THE RELIEF OF DISTRESS AND SUFFERING OF PERSONS, INCLUDING CHILDREN, WHO HAVE SUFFERED , ARE AT RISK OF SUFFERING OR ARE EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC ABUSE;II PROVIDING FOR THE SAFETY OF SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC ABUSE AND/OR SEXUAL ABUSE, ANDIII TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY AGENCIES AND THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMIT, ITS CAUSES AND PREVENTION AND THE RELIEF OF ITS CONSEQUENCES.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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