DEWSBURY WELFARE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 24 October 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025
Latest income: £1,378,059
Latest expenditure: £1,246,939
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 67 The Common, DEWSBURY, West Yorkshire, WF12 0LJ

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.ddwt.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Collecting donations in UK and giving grants to organisations running poverty relief projects worldwide.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 15 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,378,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,246,939

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 22 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,832,734
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,763,491

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 6 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 6 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £825,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £801,519

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 May 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £567,969
Total Gross Expenditure: £480,070

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 21 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £412,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £367,208

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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,378,059
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,246,939
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,832,734
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,763,491
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 6 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £825,985
Total Gross Expenditure: £801,519
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 May 2023
Total Gross Income: £567,969
Total Gross Expenditure: £480,070
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 21 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £412,682
Total Gross Expenditure: £367,208
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
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: 5

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 November 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 1378059
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1378059
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £34,550
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,212,389
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1246939
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 34550
Expenditure Depreciation: 261
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2245
Assets Own Use: 2245
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £388,289
Assets Total Liabilities: £8,700
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £381,834
Creditors One Year Total Current: 8700
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £317,765
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 381834
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 381834
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 22 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1832734
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1832734
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,757,058
Expenditure Other: 6433
Expenditure Total: 1763491
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1614371
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 6433
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 1004
Assets Own Use: 1004
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £252,309
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,600
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £250,713
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2600
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £143,983
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 250713
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 250713
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 6 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 825985
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 825985
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £797,099
Expenditure Other: 4420
Expenditure Total: 801519
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 678458
Expenditure Governance: 1054
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 27
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 782
Assets Own Use: 782
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £183,288
Assets Total Liabilities: £2,600
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £181,470
Creditors One Year Total Current: 2600
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £118,288
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 181470
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 181470
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 567969
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 567969
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £476,809
Expenditure Other: 3261
Expenditure Total: 480070
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 438735
Expenditure Governance: 3190
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £159,603
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,450
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £158,153
Creditors One Year Total Current: 1450
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £95,302
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 171318
Funds Restricted: -13165
Funds Total: 158153
Count Employees: 0
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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

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

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

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: DEWSBURY WELFARE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-10-24T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Oct 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING: GRANTS TO CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures