ACTION ON DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 18 November 1986
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02033925
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £3,494,208
Latest expenditure: £2,702,918
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Action on Disability & Development, The Old Church School, Butts Hill, Frome, BA11 1HR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.add.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

ADD International supports disability justice organisations and activists with funding and leadership skills to build powerful movements for change.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,494,208
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,702,918
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 11 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,501,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,626,793
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,782,002
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,889,085
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,634,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,847,607

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 15 July 2021
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,017,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,927,776

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,494,208
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,702,918
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 201379
Income From Government Grants: £757,877
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: 3
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,501,084
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,626,793
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 327464
Income From Government Grants: £417,332
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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 Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,782,002
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,889,085
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 227920
Income From Government Grants: £693,636
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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 Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,634,351
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,847,607
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £927,665
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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 120001 130000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2021
Total Gross Income: £3,017,262
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,927,776
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £1,148,202
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000: 1
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1798304
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1681714
Income Investments: 4333
Income Other: 9857
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3494208
Income Legacies: 18760
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £400,962
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,301,956
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2702918
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 202846
Expenditure Governance: 61902
Expenditure Support Costs: 569063
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £917,332
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,843,077
Assets Total Liabilities: £329,848
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,513,229
Creditors One Year Total Current: 184343
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 145505
Assets Cash: £1,507,874
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 917332
Funds Restricted: 595897
Funds Total: 1513229
Count Employees: 50
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 873808
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 1623315
Income Investments: 3051
Income Other: 910
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2501084
Income Legacies: 28006
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £347,654
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,279,139
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2626793
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 236081
Expenditure Governance: 49853
Expenditure Support Costs: 547033
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £399,443
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,020,657
Assets Total Liabilities: £298,718
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £721,939
Creditors One Year Total Current: 140195
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 158523
Assets Cash: £692,046
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 399443
Funds Restricted: 322496
Funds Total: 721939
Count Employees: 64
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 November 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 614953
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2159042
Income Investments: 1668
Income Other: 6339
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2782002
Income Legacies: 88417
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £270,627
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,618,458
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2889085
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 182318
Expenditure Governance: 20729
Expenditure Support Costs: 718446
Expenditure Depreciation: 7818
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £504,175
Assets Total Fixed: 6417
Assets Own Use: 6417
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,162,141
Assets Total Liabilities: £320,910
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £847,648
Creditors One Year Total Current: 184019
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 136891
Assets Cash: £759,158
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 504175
Funds Restricted: 343473
Funds Total: 847648
Count Employees: 65
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 August 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 627461
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 2002610
Income Investments: 1092
Income Other: 3188
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2634351
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £212,004
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,635,603
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2847607
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 103315
Expenditure Governance: 30401
Expenditure Support Costs: 602581
Expenditure Depreciation: 2966
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £537,772
Assets Total Fixed: 4678
Assets Own Use: 4678
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,193,590
Assets Total Liabilities: £243,537
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £954,731
Creditors One Year Total Current: 243537
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £873,990
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 537772
Funds Restricted: 416959
Funds Total: 954731
Count Employees: 70
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 655433
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1470
Income Other: 16011
Income Total Income And Endowments: 672914
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £174,331
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,753,445
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2927776
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 89325
Expenditure Governance: 36078
Expenditure Support Costs: 541434
Expenditure Depreciation: 2796
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £607,744
Assets Total Fixed: 5158
Assets Own Use: 5158
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,434,392
Assets Total Liabilities: £271,563
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,167,987
Creditors One Year Total Current: 125014
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 146549
Assets Cash: £1,011,270
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 607744
Funds Restricted: 560243
Funds Total: 1167987
Count Employees: 82
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Bangladesh
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Uganda
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Ghana
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sudan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Tanzania
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Africa
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Cambodia
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ACTION ON DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1986-11-18T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 03/07/1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 18/11/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 23/11/2010
Charitable Objects: 1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS AMONGST DISABLED PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. 2. TO ADVANCE ANY OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF DISABLED PERSONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 129995
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ADD INTERNATIONAL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures