CRY IN THE DARK

Charity Number: 1071517
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The primary beneficiaries are 22 young adults with special needs at Casa Lumina Romania. For whom this is their home. It is a model in the region for the care of those with special needs. Children's Hospice Lumina for children with terminal or life limiting illness and base for community palliative care services in the Bacau region Romania. Working in Ukraine helping those displaced by the war

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £192,098
Total expenditure: £181,325

People

5 Trustee(s)

35 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Overseas Aid/famine Relief
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Romania
  • Ukraine

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 September 1998: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bernard Andrew Chair 13 January 2018
None on record
Catherine Lasky Trustee 19 November 2022
None on record
Stanley Harrison Trustee 12 January 2019
None on record
Dr Louise Chanarin Trustee 19 November 2016
None on record
ELAINE LINDA CORNWALL NNEB Trustee 21 November 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £347.43k £214.91k £235.79k £183.00k £192.10k
Total expenditure £286.05k £168.17k £213.16k £242.00k £181.33k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 07 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 02 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 19 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 18/05/1998 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 30/08/1998 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 24/02/2004 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 09/12/2009 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 21/11/2015

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WORLD-WIDE, PARTICULARLY IN ROMANIA AND EASTERN EUROPE, BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACULTIES AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WORLD-WIDE, PARTICULARLY IN ROMANIA AND EASTERN EUROPE

Contact information

Address:
26 Winterbourne Gardens
Elmstead
COLCHESTER
CO7 7FG
Phone:
07957151805
Email:
steve@cryinthedark.org
Website:

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