01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 19 August 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 July 2025 – 30 June 2026
- Latest income
- £183,711
- Latest expenditure
- £155,890
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 28 STRATFORD WAY, WATFORD, WD17 3DJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.doctors-in-distress.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote the value of positive mental health for doctors and all those in the medical profession
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £183,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £155,890
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 21 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £227,820
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £302,748
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 March 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £293,704
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £265,426
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 9 April 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 9 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £203,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £251,983
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 23 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £225,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £259,157
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 27 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £183,711
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £155,890
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 21 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £227,820
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £302,748
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £293,704
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £265,426
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 9 April 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £203,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £251,983
- 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
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 35
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 July 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 23 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £225,628
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £259,157
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 29
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DOCTORS IN DISTRESS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-08-19T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Aug 2019 as amended on 15 Jun 2024
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF THOSE WORKING IN THE MEDICAL PROFESSION, AND THEIR FAMILIES, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES, PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY:A) PROVIDING INFORMATION TO DOCTORS, HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND ORGANISATIONAL LEADERS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND ENCOURAGE MEASURES THAT MIGHT PREVENT WORK PLACE STRESS, BURNOUT AND SUICIDE.B) PROVIDING INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE SUPPORT AND RESOURCES TO HELP THOSE AFFECT BY WORK PLACE STRESS, BURNOUT AND SUICIDE.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures