Dash (Disabilities and Self Help / Delio Ag Anabledd a Sialens Hunangymorth)
What it does
Mission Statement: DASH: providing a range of quality leisure and supportive schemes to disabled children, young people and their families in Ceredigion.
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY SUPPORTING DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE AREA OF CEREDIGION (HEREIN CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN FURTHERANCE OF SUCH OBJECT BUT FURTHER OTHERWISE:1. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF PLAY SCHEMES AND OTHER RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES;2. TO PROVIDE SHORT BREAKS TO THOSE CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;3. TO ENCOURAGE YOUNG PEOPLE TO VOLUNTEER AND PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VOLUNTEERS TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE WITH DISABLED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE.4. TO FOSTER MUTUAL CO-OPERATION AND FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN PARENTS AND GUARDIANS, RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE;5. TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS FACED BY DISABLED PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES AND TO ENCOURAGE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TO DISABLED PEOPLE;6. TO DO ALL OTHER THINGS LAWFUL AS ARE NECESSARY FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Disability
- Recreation
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Disabled people
- Other defined groups
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
Where it works
- In Wales
- Ceredigion
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £200,306 and spent £188,072.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £200,306 | £188,072 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2024 | £162,158 | £214,756 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2023 | £217,887 | £211,465 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2022 | £195,074 | £204,709 | Not reported | 3 |
| 31 March 2021 | £216,814 | £176,914 | Not reported | 3 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 8%, from £216,814 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £200,306 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 94% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 91% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£182,171).
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £19,287 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £162,884 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £19,287 from 1 grant | £162,884 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £1,249 from 1 grant | £159,705 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,249 from 1 grant | £159,705 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,500 from 1 grant | £136,589 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2021 | Not reported | £145,506 from 1 contract |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £163,098.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£107,654, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£50,000, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£3,500, 1 grant
- Freemasons' Charity£1,944, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 27 Jun 2022 | Postcode Community Trust | £25,000 |
| 16 Feb 2021 | Freemasons' Charity | £1,944 |
| 20 Sept 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £107,654 |
| 14 Sept 2017 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £3,500 |
Trustees
8 trustees run the charity.
- Nicholas Davies MorganChair
- Andrew Moore
- Bettina Lois Sherrington
- Ellen ap Gwynn
- Eryl Bray
- Gareth Lloyd James
- Gemma Light
- Hilary Eldridge
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 17 December 2025, 45 days early | Received 17 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 6 January 2025, 25 days early | Received 6 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 8 January 2024, 23 days early | Received 8 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 15 December 2022, 47 days early | Received 15 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 30 November 2021, 62 days early | Received 30 November 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1163672
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 21 September 2015
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 21 Sep 2015 as amended on 07 Dec 2022
- Website
- www.dashceredigion.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Ceredigion
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.