REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 04214688
REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMBER.. 1087399
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR TME YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
FOR
DISABILrrY ADVlCt SERVICE LAMBETH

DXSA•ILrrY ADVICI LAMBETH
oi¥rENTS OF THE FZ14AP4CZAL sfATEMEprrs
for th• Year Ended 31 Ma￿h 2025
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DISABILrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH
REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
lor the Year Ended 31 MJrch 2025
The Management Commlttee presents Its report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended
31 March 2025.
Refertncé and Admlnlstrntlv• Inforrn•tlon
Charity Name '.
Disability Advlce Servke Lambeth
Charity regI5tTrt￿)n number .
1087399
Company regtstratfion number .
04214688
Reglstered Office
and Opera￿onal address .
336 Brixtw Road
London
SW9 7AA
M•n•g•m•nt Commltt
Ray Ludford
Isabelle Clement
Marian Itzln-Borowy
Judy Flnk
steven Onasany
Joshua Hepp
Chalr
Treasurer
Compjny 5•er•t•ry
Peter Gay
S•nlor M•n•ym•nt T••m
Peter Gay
aal￿ Camplln - reslgned 30 June 2025
chard Pargerer - resigned 30 June 2025
Husnara Zaman
Usa Clark
Director
Advccary Team Leader
Direct Payment5 Team Leader
Communlty Development Team Leader
Advlce Team Leader
Independent Ex•min•r
Hllary Adams Ltd, Chartered Accountants, 158 Hlgh Str
Heme Bayi Kent ￿6 5NP
Banker•
Natwest, 504 Brixton Road. Lmdon SW9 8EB
Struc￿￿￿, Governance and ManJgornent
The organisation Is an Independent tharitable company Ilmltsd by guarantee, incorporated on 11 May 2001
and registered a5 a tharity on 6th July 2001.
The Compèny's objects, powers and governance arraryements are lald out In Its A￿deS of Assocladon.
Updated and revised Articles of Assoclations were adepted by the Company's members at Its Annual General
meeting on 20th December 2021. In the event of the Company bdng wound up members are required to
conrrtbute an amount not exceeding £1.
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REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMIrrEE
lor the Year Ended 31 March 2025
The d1￿CtOrS of the Company a￿ also charity trustees for the purposes of charity and under the
Company's Articles are known as Tnjstees. Under the requirements of the Articles of Association,
Trustees may be app)inted by the passing of an ordlnary resolution by the members at an Annual
General MeeD"ng or by a rtsolution of the Twstees, provided that the maxlmum number of TrLtstees
ppointed in this way is no more than ofte third of the Trustees or rwo, whichever is the lesser. Nol less
than 51% of the Trustees must be made up of Oisabled people or their carers and this requirement
continues to be satr"sfied by means of recruitment to the Trustees of a proportion of former or ojrrent
seryl¢e users and other DSsèbled people Inte￿¢¢4 In the Chadty's work.
At every Annual General Meetlng, one thlrd of the Trustees shall reti￿. The Trustees to ￿tIre by
rotation shall be those who have been longest in office since their last appointment or reappointment.
No Tnjstee shall serve for more than nbne tonsetutlve years unless the Trustees conslder It In the best
interests of the Char]ty for that particular Trustee to serve beyond that period.
Trustee skills audits are used to Identify the resources and expertise available wfchin the Trustees and
gap5 a￿ addressed through tralnlng and by seekln9 new members ¥¥lth the re¢wlslte experlence.
A grant provided by Trust for London during the year will enable the Charity to update and enhance Its
Trustee recn2itment material in 2025126, to recnjit new Trustees that enhan￿ the dIve￿tY of our
Trustee board and to offer taSlored trairiin9 and support to newly appointed and existing Trustees.
The Trustee group in 2024-2025 ton%sted of Six members who met on fouroccaslons to dlrettthe work
of the Charity at a 5trdtegic and policy level. Meeting5 are held on a quarterty basis. with additional
meetings arranged if this felt was necessary. Meetings continued to be held ￿motelY on video.
Meetings received reports on financial matters and service performance. The Finance and Personn
Sub-committee was convened as required to address speofK funding. finanoal management and
personnel issues.
Day to day ￿ponsIbIlity for the opuation of the Charity is delegated to the Dtrector and, through
them, the Team Leaders, who together form the Senlor Mèna9emenr Team. The Dirertor is ￿sponsible
wlth the Tnjstees for the Charity's strategic direction, fundraising and the development of new seNice
area5, for overall service delivery and perforniance, the managernent of the senior staff and extemal
strategic partnership working. The Director also acts as Company Secrerary. Team Leaders, who
deputise for the D1￿Ctor as ￿quIred. deal with.. the operational delivery of their respective services
against contractual or other requirements Including quality standards,. staff and resource management
and 5ervSce promotion and developmen¢ as well as external partnership worklng wtthin their areas of
responsibility ènd contribuling to the corporate work of the charity.
In Sewember 2024 the then Interim Director wa5 ap￿1ftted on a pernianw,t basi5. whlth provlded
stsbllty duthng a pedod of flnandal uncertainty for the Charity.
ObJ•rtlv•s •fid Artlv(t(
The company Is an independent charity whose objects a￿ to assist Disabled people lsvlng Sn, or
assoclated wllh, the London 8orough of Lambeth and surroundin9 area5. 50 that they may lead artive
and fulAlling Ilves.
To achieve these objects, the charrty's prinopal athvrtles ère the provls6on of:
Information and general advice on all a5petts of disability for Disabled people Includlng older
people With long-ierm illne55e5. caref5 and prclesstonaLs'
Advice casework on welfare benefits, debt, housing and communlty care for Dtsabled people
including mental healrh service user5-
Professional advocacy on communtty care (Includlng statutory referrals under the Care Art 2014),
health, housing. family problems and sèfeguarding matters.
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REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMrrrEE
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Objertlves and Artlvltles (contlnued)
Information, advice, sUPPOrt and training to peo ￿e Interested in. or usingi Dirert Payments
and Personal Health Budgets to arrange thelr o%Yn community care Jndlor personal health
seNices:
Advoca¢y Support for parents who have leamlng dlsabilltles,.
Advke, support and provI￿on of actlvltles to enabk more 015obled people to engage in sport
and physical artivrty-
Comrnunity development work wrth local Disabled people and their groups and organlsatlons to
support the voice and Inclu￿On of Disabled wople,.
Strate9iC. Partnership and soctsl work on a rnnge of finitiatlves and issues affecting
Disabled people. Including the Larnbeth Ol￿billty Hate Crime Partnership,
In ensuring that the Charity's activlties undertaken In meeting its Objett￿e$ have been carried out for
the public benefit, the TnJstees have had regard to the Charity CommL8sion's guldance In rhls aw. In
revlewlng the Chartty's performance, the TnJstees cons6der the impact of each service, both in terms of
outputs and outcome5 for individual service users and in influencing the provision that other agencles
make for Disabled and older people and for carer5. They are satisfied that all the services de15Vtred a
consistent with. and contribute to. rhe Charity's obJeaive5. Attlvirles are deslgrbed to provide
Interyentions that improve the Independence. wellbeing and financial circumstances of individual
Oisabled people, thelr famSlles and 5ypport neNorks andlor prevent the onset of problem5 for these
groups, support them to access their rights, enable them to Influence the services and opwrrunities in
Lamberh and 5UPPOrt their voice. The folkjwing settion on achievements summarises the benefits
delivered by each Service and Yrfhere applicable, the number of beneftciarle5 in 2024125_
A¢hi¢vem•rtts and P•rforniance
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We are committed to providing our Advlce seNlte - It Is è core part of our ¢)ffer.
Funding from London Funderfs Propel Fund. received through our advice partnership with S other
Dlsabled People's Oryan¢sations in Lonthjn. enabled us to conilnue th15 much needed Service to
Lambeth's Disabled ￿sIdents. Le11 by our Advice Team Leader and we recruited a DlsJbled person to
Join us as a Tralnee Advice Worker.
We also Lssed a small amount of fiJnding from LB Lambeth's Cost of L￿n9 fund to Inltiate the Tr¢age
Worker role. This wlll be continued from April 2025 with funding gratefvlly recetved frum the Mlalcot
Foundatlon.
Delivered by a combination of telephone. vTrdeo-conference and In.person meerings, rnainly at our
accessible 8rixton office, the service provides support in a way that fits people's access needs and lives.
This estsblishes a InJsring working rejationship that is so key to 5ucce55fv1 advice work.
Our long term Advice volunteer continues to dellver appointments remotely. I momlng per week. to
support residents wlth Weware Benefits fomi filllng. We a￿ hugely 9r4tehJl for their continuing SLtpport
and expertise.
The Advice teèm leader contlnues to manage the 5er¥ice. provklin9 Jdvke, delivering casework and
contributing i¢ our senaor management team.
dasl ￿cceSsfUllY maintained the Advice Quallty Standard award In March 2025. Several areas of
prartKe exceeded the level ￿quIred. particularty the investment we have made in sourcing high quallty
file ￿VIeW and iechnical supeThi5ion from the welfa￿ Benefits UniL We see thi5 as an Investment and
are proud to work with such like-mlnded proath.ve organisations.
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REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITfEE
for the Year Endad 31 March 2025
Achlevements and P•rforniance (Continued)
There coniinues to be a 4￿at demand for the service. This reflects three things - the disprDportionate
levels of poverty Disabled peo experience, the inaccessible and oppre￿1Ve benefit5 5y5tem and the
lack of good local advice thai is also Y4elcoming and accessible for DIsab￿d people.
As part of our commitment to chan9lng Systems, notjust providing great servlces, we engaged wlth the
LB Lambeth's EcMomic Inclusion team and delivered a short survey to gauge accessibility of Lambeth's
advice 5eryices through the council-led Advice NetWOTk. Thi5 pointed cleady towards advKe belng
delivered in a way to maximise outputs (i.e. rn0￿ people supwrted) which is understandable but this
irtevitably drifts to create Inflexible and InaccessiNe sY￿ems, dlrectly excludlng Dlsabled people. For
example very few a9encies had the flexlbility to deliver advice over Very short appointments - vital for
some people with fatigue related condttions who cannot manage hour-long advice sessions.
Through the year to come we hope Secu￿ funding tr￿n the Propel fund to maintsin the Advice servi
and our trainee model. We hope existing applications are successful so that we can bLtlld greater
capauty to deliver much-needed advice W Disabled Lambeth wdents.
Adv
Our Advocacy WOTk with parents whJ have a ￿arnIng dlsability or autlSm. 15 fvnded by Henry Smith
Charfty, in the thlrd year of fundlng. now happily extended by an addrtional year into 2025-26.
The servre is delivered tn 0ntrt0￿rte casework and also in ¢¢-pro¢uced peer groups.
The co-produced 9roup work with parer+ts Is transfornotive. Parents ttave gained huge confidence frnrn
socialising and making new triend5. They have shared and leamt atrKsut their human rl9hts, what to do
when their ￿ghtS are th￿arened and wheTr to get 5UPPQrt.
Pa￿rtts have in￿a5￿nglY seen themselves beyond 'servlce users., becoming member5 of dasl and
U5in9 da51'5 rnnge of services, beyond the parents. èdvocacy.
We continue to Search for opportunibes to continue this vital work. Despite thesr stsff and residents
benefitting from thi5 service It is unfortunate that local authorities remain unlikely to even conirtbute io
the 5efvice c05t.
Connect Lambeth is a tonsortium of local Lambeth oryani5ations. Age UK Larnbeth lead the cons0￿um.
Tre year 2024-25 was the final year In whlch Connect Lambeth was commissioned by Lambeth Councll
to dellver a varlety of preventstive supp)rt. Under thls Contract dasl delivered ProfessiDnal AdvocaLy*
Dlrect Payment support and Community Develogment services to Disabled people. Lambefh Council
put the 5eThlce out to competitive tender in November 2024.
In 2024-25 dasl continued to dellver statutory Care Act advocacy and noft-ststutory advocary servlces
as part of the Lambeth Advocacy Hub which provides all statutory advocacy for people a9ed 16 and
over in Lambeth. We also continued to manage the enquiries and referra15 for the Hub for all statutory
dvocacy apart frtsm Independent Mental Healih Act èdvocary referrdls which are made directly on
health seryice wards to our delivery partners. Communlty Support Ne￿0￿ South London.
During the year the Advocacy Hub rece*ved enquiries and 642 rderrals. From thls totsl flgure, dasl
supported 217 people with 296 advocacy i55ves.
dasl'5 Advocacy Service calmly works with people In an accessible way. often in fheir horne
environrnent. This can involve challenging statLrtory servkes on behalf of the Disabled person they are
advocating for and feartessly roising systemic issves so that they can be add￿Ssed.
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tor th¢ Year Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025
Achlevements and Performanc• {continued)
The seNice observed an continuing Intrease in finandally driven decision making by Lambeth Council
declsions about people's lives that were p￿nciPalIY dri¥en by the need to save money. dasl are not ar
all ignorant of the very significant financtal ChaI￿nge5 èll couftclls frdce. But contravening Dbsabled
people's rlghrs in order to 5atj5fy a local authority 5pread5heet is discrimination and Is not Ihe way
forward. Statutory advocacy is in place for Just these occasions - to enable people with hvJh support
needs to feel confident that their rights will not being infrfjnged or their liberty unnecessanly resrricted.
We delivered services In accordance with leglslation and wlthout fear or favour. We will not stand by.
We are immensely proud of the quset yet profound contributKsn our Advocacy Service has made over
many years, upholding Disable(I people's nghts and proactively seeking to inprove sys*ms wlth
onest feedback to I￿al statutory services.
ttpa
Su
rt Servi
In this year we continued to deliver the Dirert Payments Support Service, commissioned by Larnbeth
Council, to work wlrh people who choose to ￿e1ve a dirert payment as the way to organlse thelr
everyday living SUPFQrt. Direct payments are an equitable route to prDvidinq equality of opportunity
that were orlglnally conceived by DIsab￿d people themsefves and came into legL51ats'on in 1996.
We responded to 569 enqulrles In 2024-25. 77 Disabled ￿Sidents were supported to Start their direct
payments thi5 year.
We éellvered one-to-one casework advice in person. r￿0telY and vk4 The Direct Payrnent peer support
group which met monthly.
We continued the groundbreaklng Personal Ass15tant IPA) devdopment Work to educate employment
support organisaiions in Lambeth about the PA role and encourage them to Support local job 5eeker5 to
consider the mle. PA Jobs were promoted to 69 ¢yganisats"ons arwnd Larnbeth.
ke all statutory services local aUtho￿ty decisions about Dirert payments have been In(￿asInglY
affected by the financial challenge5 couftcils are exwriencln9. The lack of honest engagement with
people receiving services In any form. kt alone co-productton, p￿vents D15aWed people contrtbutlng to
So￿1 pollcy and practice.
Separately frDm the operat￿￿ of the service, as an organisation ted by the Ilved experience of Disabled
people, we have this year gone above antj beyond to represent the views of local Dlsabled people. in
order to Inform better ¢Jecision making. Our vo¢ce has n¢X been listened to and the end result Is the
whlttllng away of 'choice and control. for Disabled people.
Our Direct Payment Support Service has an made an immense contribution to Lambeth for many year5,
elivering SUPPDrt to the spirit and letter of the Care Act. and always seeking to improve sysiems lor the
benefit of Larnbeth and Disabled residents.
Develo
In 2024-25 we continued to provld¢ è Community DeveloFrfnent seprfice for Disabled Peop￿ as part of
nn
We have a long history of supportlng and encouraglng Dlsabled ￿￿pIe to have thelr say. This can be
¢ampaigning on key issues for local Disabled people. wor*ing as triti£al fdends with Lambeth Council or
other voluntsry or9anlsatlons on pjlicies ar*Y Strateg￿5.
We 5UPP)rt Disabled people to C￿te and take advantage of opFortynitles. Our cornmunlty projects
b￿ak down isolation and enable Disabled people to be active In their communlties and make a valuable
contrlbution, l￿Ilding confidence a5 they 90.
As well as dellvering vttsl local pmentative services for Disabled people. we used our core Cornmunity
Development lundin9 as an investrnent, bringlng In additional funds from outside local authodty
funding, over 150Yo of the Original anoknnt. A5 a charity deltvering to Dfjsa￿ed resldents. all of these
funds are spent for the benetit of DI￿bled Lambeth re￿dertIS.
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for the Year Ended 31 MJrch 2025
Achlevements and Perforniance (contlnued)
Wlth these a6Jltional fiJnds we started delivery cl:
Dlgltal Incluslon work to Improve Disabled resldents, access to the opportunltles belng able to get
online. Funding fTom LB Lambeth digitsl inclusion fvnd and Good Thlnos FoundatiLln provided devices and
specia115t equipment. We distrfbuted thSs equipment to Dlsabled people with carefvl a55e55ment of need and
then Introduced them to local ser41￿ that could sJpp)rt their digital skth5.
Work on the No Wrong Door partnershipi a partnership of local people and organlsatlons workln9 over
3 years to improve the landscape of employment support for Black Disabled people, addressing systemic
barriers. Lloyds Bank Foundation funding for 2 years enabled u5 to maintsin and dnve forward the
partnership and begin effetting than9e in getb'ng appropriate, accessible and effectsve employment support
for Black Dlsabled people.
Our Leèdership Programme. bulldlng skllls and confklence to make change haFpen wlthln Ir)cal
Oi5abled people. 18 rnonths funding from Trust for London has enabled us to stsrt this groundbwkin9
programme. delivered by a highly expedenced Dlsabled tralner and coach in a trauma informed way. It is
bullding dasl's staff capacity to continue the programme at the same time as enabling a cohort of Otsabled
change makers. we see thls progrnmme ès an essentoal part of our oryanlsatlon's future.
Flnancial Review
As for all organtsètlons. the conténulng cost-of-livlng cdsls mède the year another challenglng year for the
Charity. Recognislng the impact thls was havbng on stsff. the Charity agreed a higher than planned pay
award.
Overan Income for the year was £628,751 (2023124 £540,413) wlth exper¥Jiture of £561,369 (2023124
ÉS09,191). As a ￿SU￿t, a surplus on the year of £67,382 reSu￿ed 12023124 sU￿u$ £31.222).
The total funds cathed forwaryi were £293.134 (2024 E225.752) of which £220,571 (2024 £166,241) was
unrestrfrted.
The Charity'5 principal funder continues to be Lambeth Councll for those 5ervkes being delivered through
the Connect Lambeth Partnership. The Council also ffovlded two grants, one for a Digitsl Indusion project
for Dlsabled resklents provided through the Communty Development Service and the other for support to
the Advice Servic
The other signlflcant fvnder5 In 2024125 included Trust for London and the LondoA Funders groyp (through
the Propel fund) that funded our Advice Servlce: the Henry Smlth Chartty that fvnded our Pa￿ntIng
Advocacy Projert,. and Skills for Care that fijnded our rralnlng progromrne for Dirert Payments employers.
Trust for London èlso provided a grant for a new Membership projert and Lloyd5 Bank Foundation funded
partnership work to bring about equitable employmeni support for Black Disabled people.
The Charity also generated income frorn letting5 of its meeting room to other organlsat6ons and shared part
of its office space wlth 81ack Thrive Lambeth for part of the year.
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REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMTrrEE
for the Y￿r End￿ 31 March 2025
The frustees continue ro update Its a55essment of the major risks to which the Charity Is exposed,
partlcularly in relation to those whith could. if they ocoJrred. have a serious impact on its financo15tabllity,
operational effectiveness or reputation and. thus. Its ability to achle¥e Its alms and oblertives.
The Trustees regularly reviewed and updated the tomprehensfve Reglster. whlch Is used fo aSses5 and
weFght risk in ternis of likelihood Jnd impart. re5pondlftg to Identlfied issues arising in the a￿a$ of
governance and strategy. finances. operatlOll5. extemal environment artd legal compllance.
System5 of intemal control remain effective and these include an annual budget approved by the TNstees,
quartedy reportlng of flnandal results, varlances from budget and forecasts, and clear arrangements for
author(satlon and delegation ot decislons on expend6ture.
The busines5 continuity plan wa5 maintsined and U￿ated ond the Charity en$u￿d that rt was fully
compliant Yrfith the General Data Protection Regulatlons by revlewlng all a5pert5 of its dats protettion and
confidentlality wlicies, procedures and 5y5tems. The InforTnation Governance Policy. Complaints Polity and
HR related ￿lIdeS and proc&Jures were revlewal dudng the year.
The Trustee5' priorities are to protect the essential services the Chanty delivers to its cllent groups and
to enable it to cornply wlth requirements under ern￿OYment Seglslatlon In the event of significant
unplanned reduttSons In fundlng. In develo￿"n9 its business plannlng the Trustees have considered the
level of reserves that are needed to enable them to manage areas of Identlfled rtsk and to Invest in
projects that wlll enhance the Char4ty'5 work and help position tt favourably in relation to new fvndlng
opportunities.
The Trustee's overall policy is to alm for a target for unrestrfcted reserves that would provlde for at
least six months operatlng costs.
Given the already very challenging national and local finandal cllmate. It will be essential that the
serve5 polky Is kept attively under ￿vieW alongside new fundraising outcomes and this will be a key
element ol the monftoring of the charity's financial srtuation through the Rlsk Ae9lster.
Plans for Futurn P•Ylods
The charity Is keen to support our ffombers and all Owbled Lambeth residents to be able to Influence
nd campaign on the issues that affect them most. Charglng for soclal ca￿, lack of accessible housiny
hate crime and many Other thln9s have a mèssive negatNe impact on Disabled people in thelr daily Ilves
and we will find more Ylays to support and elevate thelr volce.
We will continue to engage with senior Lambeth Councfil skff around how we can SUP[￿rt thelr vlsbon for
the delivery of disabilty equity in the borou9h, a5 set out In'Larnbeth 2030 . Our Future, Our Lambeth..
We know we have a lot to offer Lambeth Cuunul and local employers from our unlque p0S￿on as an
organisatlon that both represents Disabled people. and as an employer that re¢rults ènd employs a
rnaJ"ority of Disabled ptr>p￿.
We are Increasingly actlve allies In addresslng Intersecting barrier5 and we must contlnue to see thls as
core to our work
understandlng and supporting Disabled people against the exclusSon and
discriminabon they experlence ès women. members of the LGsf+ community, refwees. members of
global majorfty cornmunitj'es and all proterted charécteristlcs.
We plan to St￿fi9then and reinforce our Advice team, buildin9 on our existing Propel fvnds. Challenging
economic exduslon Is a criucal flrst step to t￿lIding an indusive society. We know we cènnot do this alone
- we wTrll increase our efforts to influence Lambeth Councll and local organisations to further mltTrgate the
disproportlonate effect5 of poverty on DISab￿ Feopk.
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REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMIrrEE
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
Responsibslities of th• Management Commlttee
Company law requi￿5 the Management Committee to prepare financial staiements for each financial year
which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charttsble cornpany as at the balance sheet
date and of its incomlng resource5 and applicotion of resources, includln9 Income and expenditure, for the
financlal year. In preparing those financsal staiements. the Management Committee should follow best
prartlce and:
select 5urtable accountlng wllcSes arK1 then apply them conslstently:
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
prepa￿ the financial ststements on the going concern ba515 unte5S it 15 inappropriate to assume that
the company will conlinue on thèt basis.
The Management Commlttee Is responsible for maintsining prDper accourttir￿ ￿cOrdS whlch dlsclose with
reèsonèble accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to
ensure that the flnancièl statements comply with the Companie5 Art 20fJ6. The Management Committee is
Iso responsible for safeguarding the assets of the chatttable company and hence for taking reasonable
steps for the prevenlir)n and detection of fraud and other ifregularities.
Members of the Management Commlttee. who are direaors for the pur[￿se of tompany law and tru5rees for
the purpose of ¢harlty low, served durin9 the year and up to the date d thls ￿port are set out on page
In actordance wlth company law. as the company's dlrectors. we certify that:
so far as we are aware. there is no relevant Independent examinatson Infomatl¢)n of whlch the
company's accountants are unaware; and
as the dirertors of the company we have iaken all the steps that we ou9ht to have taken in order to
make ourselves aware of any relevant independent examinatson Infomi3tbon and to establish that
the charity'5 accountants are awa￿ of that infom)ètion
Independent Examlners
The accountants. Hilary Adams Ltd, wll be propjsed for re-appointment at the forthcoming Annual General
Meetyn9.
This report has been prepared in accordancE Wlth the Statement of Recornmended Practlce.. Accounting and
Reportin9 by Charits"es Iis5ued in March 2005) and in accordance with the spectal provisions of Part Vll of the
Companles Att 1985 relating to small entit￿.
The report has t*en p￿pared In accordance with the provtslons of Financiol Reporting Standard 102 -The
FinJnci•l Reportlng Stsndard applscable in the UK and Rewblit of Ireland- and the Companies Act 2006.
Approved by the Managernent Comrnittee on
18
IE and sl9ned on Its behalf by:
Mar(an Itzin-8orowv
Trustee
Date..
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DISA8ILrrY AD￿cE SERVICE LAMBETh
STATfMf14T OF FIMAMCIAL ACTIVITIES
(l￿dUd1￿9 Income and Expend1￿￿ Actount)
th* Y••r tnd•d 31 M•rch 1015
Toibl
FuD¢I
2024
furbds
2025
Fund*
2025
Fund¥
2025
at1￿$ 4 grants
L•rtyeth lu*¢,*g contracts
Attl¥,Ue5 tof ge4era￿T9 ffuryds".
Invespn2nt.ncomo
650
3A5.43•
24h92
3&142
JlS.43•
68.306
316,320
4905
S.905
1.067
chwlL•bl* activlll•K'
Other Inttrnt
7•,797
197A6•
271.2
154,720
221961
628 751
540 413
C￿rItabl• •tilTA*I
377,942
113A27
5151.319
509.191
561
103 427 ￿69 509 191
STATEMENT OF TOTAL RECOGNISED
GA114S AND LOSSES
lTh¢ts¢nè for the yeai)
J4534
67,3•1
31.222
25,4•2
(25.￿)
Othv r•cagnlMd
Gain on miluaJDn of In¥¢5trnty)ts
Il*t mov•m•nt lft luv
54,33
lJ.052
67,3•2
31,221
Trtal fur*S )rougnr forward
1fj6,Z41
59.511
225.751
194,530
TOtsI lundl
220 $71
225 752
The n¢tss fLYm part ofthese Ilnandal st&ements

DISABILfTY ADVICE SERVICE LAM8ETM {REGISTERED NUMBER: 4214688)
srATEMEMT OF FINANCZAL POSITION
31 March 2025
31.3.25
Totsl
funds
31.3,24
Total
funds
Unrestrlcted Restrirted
filnds
funds
Notes
FzxeD ASSETS
Tangible assets
443
458
CURRENT A55ET5
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
io
11,620
282 697
11,620
20,259
303 741
294.317
71563
366,880
324.000
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due wlthin one year
li
(74.189)
{74,189)
(98,706)
NEf CURRENT ASSETS
292 691
TOTAL ASSET5 LESS CURRENT
LIABiunes
220 571
293 134
225 7S2
NET AS5Ers
220 $71
293 134
225 752
FUNDS
Unrestrtcted fvnds
12
220,571
166,241
Restrlcted fvnds
TOTAL FUNDS
293 134
225 752
The company Is entlded to exemption from audlt under Settion 477 of the Companie5 Act 2006 for the year ended
31 March 2025.
The members have not required the company to obtaln an audrt of its financial ststements for the year ended
31 March 2025 in accordance wSth Sertlon 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The dirertor5 acknowledge their responslbilities for..
{a) ensurlrw that the company keeps accounty'ng recortls wh6ch comply wth Sertlons 386 and 387 of the
Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparbng financ￿1 statements whlch glve a true and fair view of the stare of affalrs of the company as at the
end of each flnancial year and of its surplu5 Qr deficit for eath financial year In accordance wlth the
requbrements of Sections 394 aftd 395 and which otherntse comply with the reqU1￿ments of the Companles Art
2006 ￿ lating to flnancial statements. so far as applicable to the company.
The finandal statements have been prepared In accordance wlth the prowi5ions of Financial Rep)rtln9 Standard 102
"The Flnandal Reportlng Standaril applicabse in the UK )nd Republ￿ ot Ireknd" and the Cofflpanies Act 2006.
In ￿COrdanCe wlth Settion 444 ofthe Companles Art 2006. the Lnco.me & Expenditure ACc￿nt has not been
delivered.
The financial ststernents We￿ approved by the Board of Olrectors on
ned on its beh If by:
nd were
202
arian Itzln-8orowv
Trustee
The rtotes fom part of the￿ financial ststemeAts
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DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBEfH
NOTES TO THE FX14ANCiAL STATEMENTS
for the Year Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025
srATUTORY INFORMATION
Dlsability Advice SeNice Lambeth is a private company. limited by g*Jarantee, registered
England and Wales. The company's le9t￿ered number and ￿gIStered office address can be found
on the Company Informal￿n page.
ACCOUPMNG POLICZE5
Basls of preyrfng the financial statements
These financial statements have been p￿pared In accordance wrth the provisions Financial Reportin9
Standard 102"The Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland- and the
Companies Act 2006. The financial ststements have been prepared under the historical cost
conventlon.
Fln•nci•l Reportlng Standard Number I
Exemption has been taken from preparing o cash flow statement on the grounds that the company
qualines as a small company.
Turnover
Turnover represents grants and cmtratt fundln9 ￿Yments recerved.
T•nglble flxed assets
Depreciaty'on is provided at the followln9 annual rares In order to write off each asset over its
estimated usefiJl life.
plant and machlnery etc
33% on cost,
20% on cost
Fund accountin9
Unrestricted funds are a¥ai5able for use at the discretiw of the tTUStees in furtherance of the
general oblectlvltles of the charity.
Designated fvnds a￿ unrestncied funds earniarked by the Managemeni Commlttee for
particular purposes.
Restr￿ed fund5 a￿ subjected to re5trittions on thehr expenditurE impgsed by the donor or
through the terms of an appeal.
Ineomln4 r•sources
All incomlng resources are included in the statement of financial artivitie5 when the charlty is entitled
to the income and the amount can be quantified wlth reasonable accLtracy. The following specific
policies are applied to particular categories of income-.
Grants and contract funding yyments ore recogntsed when recelvable;
Investm￿¢ Income 65 Induded when receivèble.
Resources expended
Expenditure is re¢o9nlsed on an accrua15 basis as a liablllty Is Inabrred. Expendlture Includes VAT and
Is reported as part of the expenditu￿ to which it relates=
Costs of 9eneratlng funds comprlse the costs assoclated with tjoth the costs of attractlng the
income and those of providing the faclllties to generate the income.
Charitable expenditu￿ comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its
attivities and services for its beneficlarie5. It includes both tosts that can be allocated dlrertty
to such actfvities and those co#s of an indirect nature Treces￿ry to 5UPPOrt them.
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DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH
NOTES TO THE FZNANCIAL sfATEMENTS - Contlnued
for the Year Ended 31 March 2025
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.3.25
31.3.24
DeposFt account ￿nte￿$t
INCOMING RESOURCES FROM AcrxvmES TO FURThER THE CHARrrY's OBJEcrs
Unrestrlcted
Restrlrted
2025
Total
2024
Total
London 8orough of Lambtth 373,2SO
Sks115 for Care
10,770
Trust for London
6,650
Inclusion London
1.000
Uoyds Foundation
Henry Smith Charity
Propel
Other
373,250
10,770
31,142
1,000
52.423
58,750
86,296
357,634
4.411
68,306
225
24.492
52,423
58,750
86,296
58.500
28.704
STAFF C¢)SfS
31.3.2S
31.3.24
Wages and 5alarie5
Soclal secur6ty costs
Pensions
Other staff costs
398,328
33.418
11,713
367,753
30,244
9,838
409 520
No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000.
The average monthly number of em ￿0yeeS durTrng the year, ¢4kulated on the basls of full time
equlvalents. wa5 as follows-
31.3.25
31.3.24
Martager
Direct
12
12
13
13
NEf INCOMING (OUTGOING) RESOURCES
The operating surplu51(deficit) is stared after tharying:
31.3.25
31.3.24
Depreclatlon - owned assets
Auditors. remuneratlon
1,270
Directors. remuneration and other benefits etc
Pa9e 13
contiftued...

DISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH
t40TES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS - ¢ontlrtu
for th¢ Year Ended 31 M4r¢h 20Z5
TRUSnES' REMUNERATION ANO BENEFZTS
There We￿ no trustees. rernunerat6on orother t*nelits forthe year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the
year ended 31 March 2024.
TnJ5tees' Expenses
There were no trustees, expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the y￿r ended
31 March 2024.
TAXATION
As a charity, Disability Advlce Service Lamberh 6 exempt from tax on incorne and gain5 falling within
settion 505 (Y the Taxes Art 1988 or s256 of the Taxation of Char9eable Galns Acr 1992 to the extent
that these are appSie(J to its charitable obJe(ts. No tax thèrges have arisen in the Charity.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Plant and
machinery
etc
cosr
At l April 2024
Additions
47,907
633
At 31 March 2025
DEPRECXATIIJN
At L April 2024
Charge for year
47,449
At 31 March 2025
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 March 2025
443
At 31 March 2024
458
io.
DEBT¢)RS: AMOUNTS FALUNG DUE wrrHIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25
31.3.24
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
10,000
11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WrnIIN ONE YEAR
31.3.25
31.3.24
Taxation and social security
Other c￿dItOrS
Accruals and deferred income
9.071
2,802
14.924
3,841
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DISABILrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAM8EfH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATeMENTS - contlnu•d
for th• Year Ended 31 M•rch 2025
12. Movement ITh Funds
Net
rnovement Reser¥e
In funds
transfers At 31.3.25
Unrutrlct•d
At 1.4.24
General Fund
166.241
28.848
25,482
220.571
Restrkt•d
Into Sport Project
No Wot19 Doors
Parenting Advocaty
Membershlp
Speclallst Advlce Service
2S.482
(25.482)
26.171
3,967
19,331
26.171
10.538
19,331
6.571
59,511
38.534
(25,482)
72,563
Total Funds
225 752
Net movement In funds. Included In above, are a5 follows..
Xncomlng Rtsources Movement
t4￿U￿e¢S expefided
In funds
Unrestrlctod
Ge￿ra1 Fund
406.790
(377,942)
28.848
R•rtrlct•d
Into Sgort Prolert
No Wrong Doors
Parenting Al1v0￿c¥
MernbeT5hip
Specialist Advice Service
52.423
58,750
24.492
(26,252)
[54,783)
(5,16])
197 231
(183,427}
26,171
3.967
19,331
221,961
38,534
Total Funds
628 751
561 369
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OISABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL StATEMENTS - contlnued
for the Year Ended 31 M•T£h 2025
12. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS(cont)
Speclall¥t Advlce Servlee
Provision of a specia115t advice service for Dlsabled people with particular focus on mental heafth
service u5er5. Funded by a grant from Trust for Lor￿On and London Fundets Propel Fund.
Dlrert P•ym¢nts Support
Information, advice, troining and peer support opportunikn.es for people who wish to use Direct
Payments to manage their own care and support. This service Is part of the Connect Larnbeth
Partnership contract and is funded through a cofttraa with Lambeth Council held by Age UK Lambeth.
Prof•￿10￿•1 Advocacy
Professlonal adv¢XaCV for Disabled and older people and cèrers ¢ncludlng statutory advocacy
provided under the ca￿ Art 2014 dutles. This servlce foms part of the Connert Lambeth Partnershlp
contract.
Membershlp
This is a groundbreaklng Leadersnip Programme, bulldlng ski115 and Confidell￿ to rnake change
hagpeft wirhln local Disabled people. The programrne is building dasl's staff capacity to deliver the
progrnmme at the same time as enJ￿Ing a colwt of Disabled change makers.
No Wion9 Doors
No Wrong Door5 is a partnership of h)cal people and organlsatlons working to improve the landscape
of employment SLtpport for P*lack Disabled people. addressing systemic barriers to develop
appropriate, accessltje and dlertive emtyoyment wpport lor 81ack Dlsabled peop￿.
Parentlng Advocacy Project
Specialist advocacy support for people with leaming disatilities who are parent& Funded by the
Henry Smtth Charity.
Communlty Oevelopmont
Part of the Connect Lambeth partnership contr￿. The service works with indivldual D15abled people,
community organisarlons and Lambeth Council to address access barrief5, maker Services ,ore
nclusive, create new social opportunrt*s and support Disabled people's volce on local and national
issues important to them.
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CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS. INDEPEP4DENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ON THE UNAUOITeD FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
DZSABILITY ADVICE SERVICE LAMBETH
We report on the account5 of the CDTnpany for the year ended 3 1 March 202S, which are set out on pages 9
to 16.
R•sprftive respon￿bIlItIeS of trnstees and ex•mln•r
The trustees {who are also the dirertors of the company ft>r the purposes OF company law) are resp￿s6b1e
for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider that ail audit Is not requtred for thL5 year under
sertion 144 of the Charities Att 2011 (the 20LI Att) and that an independent examinètlon is needed. Having
5at15fved our5elve5 thai the charity is not subiert to aL￿rt under tompany law and is eligible for independent
examinabon. it 15 our reswn5ibility to-
examlne the accounts under settion 145 of the 2011 Act:
to follow the procedures lald down In the general Directions 9lven by the Charity Commission under
Section 14515)Ib) of the 2011 Act,. and
to stare wherher particular mattery have come to our attention.
Basls of Ind•p•ndent ex•mlnerfs report
Our examlnation was carried out in accordance with the general Dirett¥ons glven by the Charity
Commission. An examlnaiion Includes a revtew of the accounting ￿(OrdS kept by the charity and a
Comparison of the accounts presented with those ￿COrds. It also include5 consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanaiitins from you as rrustees concerning any such
matter5. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and
consequently no oplnlon Is glven as to whether the accounts present è Yrue and fair view. and the report ts
Ilmited to those matter5 Set out in the statement below.
Ind•p•nd•nt •x•mln•rf# •tatement
In connertion with our examination. no matter has ￿me to tyJr attention..
{1) whkh glves us reasonable cause to LElieve that In any materièl respect the requ1￿Ments.
to keep accounting ￿ordS in accorthnce with settion 386 of the Companie5 Att 2006: and
to prepare accounts whlch accord with the attountyng records. compty with the èccountlng
requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2000 and wlth the methods and principles of the
statement of Recommended Pr8£tice: Accountlng and Repothng by Charities have not been rnet,. or
(2) to which, in ¢yJr oplnlon. attention shoubj be drawn In order to enable a proper understandlng of the
accounts to be reached.
Akni.
Hilary Adams Ltd
Chartered Accountants
158 High Street
Heme Bav
Kent
65NP
Thls page does not fom part of the ststutory financial ststements

DISABILITY ADVICE SERWICE LAMBETli
DEfAILED INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
lor th• Year Ended 31 March 2025
2025
2024
TURNOVER
Lambeth fun¢Jlng contracts
¢)tr.er Income
Trust grar*ts
315,438
276.266
31.142
316,320
154,720
62&846
539.346
STAFF cosrs AND EXPENSE5
Wages and salaries
Etrployers Nl
employers penslon5
Tra£nirtg
Stsff travel
Other staff costs
398.328
33.418
11,713
3.706
801
669
367.753
30.244
9.838
590
859
236
GROSS SURPLUS
174.151
129.826
Admlnlstratlve Expon
Rent
Recrultment
Software & maintenance
Access costs
Insurance
Post and ststionery
Qther attlvlty costs
Subscrlptlons
Meeting costs (artlvlty)
Volunteers
Cornmunicatlons
Payroll costs
Accountancy fees
Legal fees
Consultsncy fees
Bank tharges
Just givin9 charyes
41.037
2,IS6
22,242
832
2,801
3.250
11,037
3.234
3.303
802
6,475
1,437
1.452
325
5,619
240
39.083
1.465
16.870
1,880
2,450
2.348
7,261
3.422
5.123
530
8,422
1,474
1,452
2.160
193
216
216
..CONTINUED
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DISABILrrY ADVICE SERVICE LAM8tTh
DEfAZLf D INCOME AND EXPENDITURE Accoupfr
for the Year Ended 31 MJYch 2025
Depreckityon of plant and mathinery
Depret￿tIOn of fixtures and flttings
DepreckBtion of computer eqUipM￿t
Sundry expenses
372
86
190
579
662
29
li
674
OPERATING SURPLUSI{DEFIem
61.477
30,155
Oth•r Inttt••t r•c•lv•bh •nd dmM•r Incom¢
Bank Interest recelvable
1.067
5URPLUSI(DEFicin FOR TMÉ FINANCIAL YEAR
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