01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 8 January 1999
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 03495233
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,237,758
- Latest expenditure
- £1,142,308
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Website recorded by the regulator: www.dhadvice.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Direct Help & Advice (DHA) is an independent charity established in 1995 which promotes community cohesion and helps people out of debt, poverty, homelessness and into work and volunteering.
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
- 20 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,237,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,142,308
- 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
- 29 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,082,277
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,058,619
- 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
- 1 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,545,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,372,662
- 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
- 7 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,313,888
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,113,582
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,551,150
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,180,758
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
- 20 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,237,758
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,142,308
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 956643
- 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
- 5
- 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
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,082,277
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,058,619
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 794828
- 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
- 6
- 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
- 1 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,545,339
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,372,662
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 840009
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 110
- 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
- 7 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,313,888
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,113,582
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 734393
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,504
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 112
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £1,551,150
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,180,758
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 570982
- Income From Government Grants
- £207,604
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 108
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
- 20 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12818
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1176774
- Income Investments
- 48166
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1237758
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,142,308
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1142308
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 457376
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £460,213
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1045096
- Assets Own Use
- 1045096
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £865,412
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £588,821
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,321,687
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 172579
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 416242
- Assets Cash
- £460,213
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1321687
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1321687
- Count Employees
- 28
- Charity Only 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
- 29 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 12826
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1027076
- Income Investments
- 42375
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1082277
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,058,619
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1058619
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 379235
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £372,644
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1038503
- Assets Own Use
- 1038503
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £773,847
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £586,113
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,226,237
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 135921
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 450192
- Assets Cash
- £372,644
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1226237
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1226237
- Count Employees
- 29
- Charity Only 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
- 1 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 51588
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1459284
- Income Investments
- 34467
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1545339
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,372,662
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1372662
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 6375
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 228543
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £504,494
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1035000
- Assets Own Use
- 1035000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £831,868
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £664,289
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,202,579
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 179768
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 484521
- Assets Cash
- £504,494
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1202579
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1202579
- Count Employees
- 46
- Charity Only 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
- 7 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 17904
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1254703
- Income Investments
- 41281
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1313888
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,113,582
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1113582
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5685
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 196126
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £568,368
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1035000
- Assets Own Use
- 1035000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £694,843
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £699,941
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,029,902
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 171971
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 527970
- Assets Cash
- £430,683
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1029902
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1029902
- Count Employees
- 41
- 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
- 22 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 226013
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 43946
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1281164
- Income Investments
- 27
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1551150
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £452
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,180,306
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1180758
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5300
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 397141
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11522
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 40000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £414,337
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1035000
- Assets Own Use
- 1035000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £614,793
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £819,439
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £830,354
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 245208
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 574231
- Assets Cash
- £408,472
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 830354
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 830354
- Count Employees
- 37
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- 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
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DIRECT HELP & ADVICE LTD.
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1999-01-08T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/01/1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/12/2008AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28/07/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20/09/2012
- Charitable Objects
- (A) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPOVERISHED, HOMELESS OR THREATENED WITH HOMELESSNESS, AND/OR WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS(B) TO OPERATE AS A HOUSING TRUST FOR THE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION AND/OR TEMPORARY, SHARED AND SETTLED ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY, POOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. TO CARRY OUT SUPPORT, COUNSELLING, ACTIVITIES AND TRADING ANCILLARY TO ACCOMMODATION WHICH DEVELOP THE SKILLS AND ABILITIES OF PERSONS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING POOR HOUSING AND/OR HOMELESSNESS TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY AND ENHANCE THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.(C) TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE ADVICE AND GUIDANCE ON HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, AND/OR SOCIAL WELFARE ISSUES AND/OR RELATED TOPICSTHE PROVISION OF EMERGENCY ACCOMMODATION, TEMPORARY AND SETTLED ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESSTO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED AND UNABLE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE OR SUPPORT SCHEMES WHERE SUCH PERSONS MAY RECEIVE WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR PERIODS SUITABLE FOR THEIR NEEDS SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ACHIEVE BETTER SOCIAL INTEGRATION AND/OR IMPROVED CHANCES OF SECURING EMPLOYMENT
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 397264
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- DERBYSHIRE HOUSING AID LTD
- Charity Name Id
- 397239
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DERBYSHIRE HOUSING AID
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures