01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 2 February 2023
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,573,860
- Latest expenditure
- £1,533,035
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: C/o Dons Local Action Group, Cherry Red Records Stadium, PLOUGH LANE, LONDON, SW17 0NR
Website recorded by the regulator: https://donslocalaction.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We exist to fight the effects of poverty in Southwest London. We collect and distribute food, tech and furniture for and to those who need it.
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
- 22 January 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,573,860
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,533,035
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £800,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £370,297
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
- 22 January 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,573,860
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,533,035
- 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
- 1000
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £800,258
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £370,297
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,000
- 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
- 1000
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
- 22 January 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 199873
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 248700
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1111582
- Income Investments
- 13705
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1573860
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £148,332
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,384,703
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1533035
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14485
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 143653
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10230
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £470,786
- Assets Total Fixed
- 34215
- Assets Own Use
- 34215
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £472,948
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £36,377
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £470,786
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 36377
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £452,627
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 470786
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 470786
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 2 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 173714
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 145764
- Income Charitable Activities
- 114589
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 366191
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 800258
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £370,297
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 370297
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 2700
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 110854
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 4073
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £429,961
- Assets Total Fixed
- 42455
- Assets Own Use
- 42455
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £406,805
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £19,299
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £429,961
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 19299
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £403,791
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 429961
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 429961
- Count Employees
- 3
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Kingston Upon Thames
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wandsworth
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Merton
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- DONS LOCAL ACTION GROUP
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2023-02-02T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Feb 2023 as amended on 18 Mar 2025
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE LONDON BOROUGHS OF KINGSTON, MERTON AND WANDSWORTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FOOD, FURNITURE, DIGITAL DEVICES AND/OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF SUPPORT THAT THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 661995
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- DLAG
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures