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D&ad is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science.
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Education of the community by encouraging the understanding, appreciation and commission of good design and advertising in communications media of all kinds by providing, presenting, organising and managing exhibitions, publications, tours of various British and foreign cities, classes, lecturers, seminars, tutorials and other educational activities.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Answers D&ad gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
D&ad's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports 7 employees paid more than £60,000, including 3 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £250,001–£300,000 (1 employee).
| £250,001–£300,000 | 1 |
|---|---|
| £110,001–£120,000 | 2 |
| £90,001–£100,000 | 2 |
| £70,001–£80,000 | 1 |
| £60,001–£70,000 | 1 |
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
D&ad reported £7.9m total income for the year ending 31 August 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £7.7m (98%), investments £164k (2%), other income £3,653 (0%).
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D&ad reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.
The register does not record D&ad as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
D&ad's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
Reported beneficiaries: Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Services.
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Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.