# DIAL - GT YARMOUTH

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 299909
- **Other names:** DISABLED INFORMATION AND ADVICE LINE GREAT YARMOUTH KNOWN AS D I A L GREAT YARMOUTH
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 28, 1988
- **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=299909


## Contact

- **Address:** KINGSIDE, 26 King Street, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
- **Postcode:** NR30 2NZ
- **Phone:** 01493856900
- **Email:** info@dial-greatyarmouth.org.uk
- **Website:** www.dial-greatyarmouth.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ALL DISABLED AND VULNERABLE PEOPLE WITHIN GREAT YARMOUTH AND THE NORFOLK AREA, BY THE PROVISION OF A DIRECT INFORMATION AND ADVICE SERVICE.TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP TO PEOPLE WITHIN THE GREAT YARMOUTH AND THE NORFOLK AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A DEBT AND MONEY MANAGEMENT ADVICE SERVICE.TO PROMOTE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TO PEOPLE WITHIN THE GREAT YARMOUTH AND NORFOLK AREA BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT TO ACCESS LOCAL EXERCISE AND SPORTING GROUPS.TO PROVIDE VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITHIN GY AND NORFOLK AREA IN SUPPORTING DIAL ACTIVITIES WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO GAIN QUALIFICATIONS AND WORK PLACEMENTS.?

**Activities:** DIAL offers a free, impartial and confidential information and advice service for disabled and vulnerable people and their carers within the Borough of Great Yarmouth.  Advice regarding state benefits, including full benefit checks and assistance with benefit applications.  Debt Counselling including negotiating with creditors, formulation of debt management plans and assistance with budgeting.

**Area of benefit:** BOROUGH OF GREAT YARMOUTH




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Norfolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £216990 | £329344 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £599902 | £414739 | £989379 | 15 |
| March 31, 2023 | £541364 | £461549 | £804215 | 18 |
| March 31, 2022 | £528932 | £383651 | £721931 | 17 |
| March 31, 2021 | £545149 | £417979 | £576651 | 15 |



## Trustees

- **Valerie Jean Pettit** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 1, 2014
- Paul Frosdick — appointed Sept. 20, 2019
- Penny Sandra Linden — appointed Jan. 29, 2016
- Roger Gowen — appointed Sept. 1, 2023
- Stephen Robert Bowles — appointed Jan. 14, 2022