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dentaid limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Dentaid Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Southampton and operates in Cambodia, Malawi, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Dentaid The Dentaid Charity provides outreach dental services and oral health programmes for people experiencing homelessness, harm, poverty and abuse. In the UK, the charity has mobile dental units with clinicians providing life-changing care for those experiencing health inequalities. The BrightBites oral health programme delivers messages about toothbrushing, diet & the importance of brushing

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,653,251
Latest Expenditure
£1,555,744

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 96.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £604,001
Charitable Activities £953,039
Other Trading £94,496
Investments £1,715
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,497,045
Raising Funds £19,644
Governance £15,640
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £39,055

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,653,251£1,555,744£1,497,045£872,159£872,15926 / 1000
2023£1,131,254£1,067,459£743,805£774,652£662,23323 / 750
2022£627,475£559,798£197,395£710,857£85,00012 / 150
2021£457,175£357,0440 / 40
2020£538,211£309,318£149,990£426,889£426,8896 / 267

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers