THE DRACAENA CENTRE LTD

Charity number: 1116299
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We aim to increase the health, employability, leisure opportunity and ultimately long term quality of life for the community by providing access to advice, guidance, youth activity, recreation, healthy eating, employment and training. We support people with disabilities, young people, people with literacy and numeracy issues, ex-offenders, lone parents, carers and returners to work.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2024

Total income: £285,024
Total expenditure: £457,356

Total income includes £12,303 from 1 government grant(s)

People

7 Trustee(s)

20 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

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Cornwall

Governance

Registration history:
  • 07 October 2006: Standard registration
  • 26 January 2015: Funds received from 900169 FALMOUTH TOY LIBRARY
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • FALMOUTH YOUTH CLUB LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Guy Beringer Trustee 31 January 2023
None on record
Michelle Holdroff Trustee 01 July 2016
None on record
Gill Grant Trustee 01 July 2016
None on record
LESLEY TRENCHARD Trustee 06 July 2011
None on record
CHRISTOPHER STANLEY FRANCIS SMITH Trustee
None on record
JUNE CHAPPEL Trustee
THE BEACON COMMUNITY REGENERATION PARTNERSHIP
Charity reporting is overdue by 1536 days
STUART ROBERT FEARN Trustee
FALMOUTH EX-SERVICES CIO
Received: 72 days late

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2020 30/09/2021 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024
Total gross income £308.86k £353.25k £781.07k £369.00k £285.02k
Total expenditure £297.59k £295.83k £366.76k £470.98k £457.36k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £20.00k £25.85k N/A £20.00k £12.30k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £14.69k N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £766.22k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A £156 N/A N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £366.76k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £5.41k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 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 30 September 2024 30 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 30 June 2025 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 30 July 2024 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2022 10 July 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 10 July 2023 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2021 29 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

29 June 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 September 2020 02 November 2021 95 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2020 02 November 2021 95 days late
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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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 SEPTEMBER 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 JULY 2006. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 17 OCTOBER 2009.

Charitable objects

1 TO HELP AND EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 21 YEARS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR SPIRITUAL, MENTAL AND PHYSICAL CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED. 2 THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN PENWERRIS WARD, FALMOUTH) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS A THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP B THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT C THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE D THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS E THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES F THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE G SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES

Area of benefit

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

IN PARTICULAR IN PENWERRIS WARD, FALMOUTH

Contact information

Address:
Dracaena Avenue
Falmouth
Cornwall
TR11 2ES
Phone:
01326319414
Email:
richard@dracaenacentre.org
Website:

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