Dawn Charitable Trust — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Other
Registered: 9 May 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £182,313
Latest expenditure: £132,217
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: DAWN CHARITABLE TRUST (DAWN), 1 St. Kildas Road, HARROW, Middlesex, HA1 1QD

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Established since 1993, provides multilingual counselling service to support emotional & mental health in a culturally -sensitive women-only environment; men supported from 4-8 pm. Offers: counselling internships and volunteer training opportunities; educational, cultural, and recreational facilities including performing arts to alleviate isolation amongst the elderly - Asian & BAME women.

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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: 5 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £182,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,217

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: 1 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 1 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £68,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,160

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: 26 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,406

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: 26 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,842
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,186

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: 19 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £248,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,965

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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: 5 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £182,313
Total Gross Expenditure: £132,217
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £50,000
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: 10

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: 1 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £68,653
Total Gross Expenditure: £94,160
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £59,000
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: 10

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: 26 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £52,298
Total Gross Expenditure: £109,406
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 40000
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: 25

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: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £43,842
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,186
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 11

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: 19 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £248,153
Total Gross Expenditure: £68,965
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £124,493
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 18

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Harrow
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater London
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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

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

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: Dawn Charitable Trust
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-05-09T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 19TH MARCH 2000 as amended on 31 Oct 2019
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, AND IN PARTICULAR ASIAN WOMEN AND GIRLS RESIDENT IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW- BUT NOT UNREASONABLY WITHHOLDING SUPPORT TO OTHERS SIMPLY ON THE GROUND THAT THEY RESIDE OUTSIDE THE PRIMARY AREA OF BENEFIT:(A) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS, ISOLATION AND ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION, COUNSELLING AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK APPROPRIATE. (B) TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE.
Area Of Benefit: LONDON BOROUGH OF HARROW

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 478935
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DIWA ASIAN WOMEN'S NETWORK ( D A W N )

Charity Name Id: 478931
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: D.A.W.N.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures