01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 April 1981
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01540805
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £10,422,143
- Latest expenditure
- £10,584,594
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: DIVERSE ABILITIES HEAD OFFICE, Langside School, Langside Avenue, POOLE, BH12 5BN
Website recorded by the regulator: www.diverseabilities.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Diverse Abilities' mission is to enable children and adults with disabilities to achieve their full potential by providing a lifetime of sustainable support and educational services. We offer the broadest choice of high quality services tailored to individual needs and support people primarily across Dorset and West Hampshire local authority areas, but further afield if required.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,422,143
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,584,594
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 16 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,567,780
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,307,822
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,334,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,450,337
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 18 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,962,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,785,178
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 November 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,470,830
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,940,029
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £10,422,143
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £10,584,594
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 9
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Contracts
- 9389458
- Income From Government Grants
- £259,012
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 493
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £9,567,780
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £9,307,822
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7876552
- Income From Government Grants
- £267,758
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 252
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £8,334,346
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £8,450,337
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 7446442
- Income From Government Grants
- £218,011
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 51
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £7,962,306
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,785,178
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £7
- Income From Government Contracts
- 6447520
- Income From Government Grants
- £670,791
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £7,470,830
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,940,029
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 8
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 5944468
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,090,480
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 857205
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 131866
- Income Charitable Activities
- 9389458
- Income Investments
- 39040
- Income Other
- 4574
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 10422143
- Income Legacies
- 42159
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £383,705
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £10,200,889
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 10584594
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 21436
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1051133
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 198315
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -12394
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,626,405
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8475083
- Assets Own Use
- 8475083
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,306,455
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,051,020
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,730,518
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 451068
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1599952
- Assets Cash
- £1,541,608
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8626405
- Funds Restricted
- 104113
- Funds Total
- 8730518
- Count Employees
- 411
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 16 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 701810
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 152206
- Income Charitable Activities
- 8673304
- Income Investments
- 37868
- Income Other
- 2592
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 9567780
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £338,053
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,969,769
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 9307822
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19920
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 403769
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 176528
- Gain Loss Investment
- 37868
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 750
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,619,001
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8352398
- Assets Own Use
- 8352398
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -5544
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,304,898
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,758,783
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,892,969
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1130524
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1628259
- Assets Cash
- £1,650,224
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8599052
- Funds Restricted
- 293917
- Funds Total
- 8892969
- Count Employees
- 381
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 722339
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 114856
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7446442
- Income Investments
- 8931
- Income Other
- 41778
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 8334346
- Income Legacies
- 105797
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £313,069
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £8,137,268
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 8450337
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16904
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 349393
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 169563
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 66609
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,263,658
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8297060
- Assets Own Use
- 8297060
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,869,808
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,533,857
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,633,011
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2467075
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 66782
- Assets Cash
- £1,645,653
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8275612
- Funds Restricted
- 357399
- Funds Total
- 8633011
- Count Employees
- 372
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 894985
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 165558
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6747849
- Income Investments
- 170
- Income Other
- 153744
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7962306
- Income Legacies
- 96406
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £280,328
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £7,504,850
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7785178
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 28078
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 768794
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 153421
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 66339
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1258028
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £8,334,758
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8275144
- Assets Own Use
- 8275144
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -19216
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,808,808
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,382,343
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £8,682,393
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 2309906
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 72437
- Assets Cash
- £1,598,989
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8334758
- Funds Restricted
- 347635
- Funds Total
- 8682393
- Count Employees
- 379
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 23 November 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1218522
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 18532
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6219021
- Income Investments
- 556
- Income Other
- 14199
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7470830
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £208,630
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,731,399
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 6940029
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 688339
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 160911
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £6,948,320
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7045020
- Assets Own Use
- 7045020
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -63905
- Assets Other Assets
- £2,875,988
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,609,866
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £7,247,237
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 804177
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1805689
- Assets Cash
- £1,812,016
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 6948320
- Funds Restricted
- 298917
- Funds Total
- 7247237
- Count Employees
- 402
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Poole
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Dorset
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bournemouth
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DIVERSE ABILITIES PLUS LTD.
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1981-04-30T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- DIVERSE ABILITIES PLUS LTD.
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-01-17T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5011479
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1137221
- Assoc Charity Name
- LEIGH PARK (WIMBORNE MINSTER) COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23RD JANUARY 1981 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28 FEBRUARY 2001. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 JULY 2009.
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE CARE, WELFARE, INTEREST, TREATMENT, EDUCATION AND ADVANCEMENT IN THE COUNTY OF DORSET(OR IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RE-ORGANISATION IN AN EQUIVALENT AREA) AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS OF SPASTICS (WHICH EXPRESSION IN THESE PRESENTS SHALL MEAN AND INCLUDE PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ANY FORM OF CEREBRAL PALSY) AND OTHER HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
- Area Of Benefit
- COUNTY OF DORSET AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 184874
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DORSET SCOPE
- Charity Name Id
- 184880
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- DORSET SCOPE LIMITED
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests