# DADA-DISABILITY AND DEAF ARTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1014390
- **Other names:** NORTH WEST DISABILITY ARTS FORUM, NWDAF
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 23, 1992
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1014390


## Contact

- **Address:** THE BLUECOAT, SCHOOL LANE
- **Postcode:** L1 3BX
- **Phone:** 01517071733
- **Email:** info@dadafest.co.uk
- **Website:** www.dadafest.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1) TO ADVANCE THE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN THE ARTS ACROSS THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IFOR ARTS, CULTURE, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE NEEDS OF DISABLED PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND BACKGROUNDS3) TO PROMOTE THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF, AND EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY FOR, DISABLED AND DEAF PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITY WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THE REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO FULL AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AS CITIZENS

**Activities:** A Disability and Deaf Arts agency offering opportunities and support to Disabled and Deaf people including artists. DaDaFest also provides training to other arts venues to enable access and equality for Disabled and Deaf audiences. The biennial festival, DaDaFest, takes place in Liverpool and other locations across the North West and the UK, bringing in artists and audiences from across the world

**Area of benefit:** NORTH WEST ENGLAND




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £309041 | £487790 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £332174 | £379279 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £307783 | £513108 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £442425 | £426661 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £449958 | £342522 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Amanda Redvers-Rowe — appointed April 29, 2024
- Barry Edward Avison — appointed April 29, 2024
- Christine Bithell — appointed April 29, 2024
- Gillian Helen Hayes — appointed April 29, 2025
- Maisy Elizabeth Gordon — appointed April 29, 2025
- Richard Jones — appointed May 29, 2025