Dragonfly Cancer Trust

Charity number: 1167247
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity supports young cancer patients up to and including their 25th birthday who are palliative. Dragonfly Dreams and Cash Gifts of up to £500 are given, with the emphasis on creating memories. Specialist Arts and Craft boxes are donated to young people's cancer wards across the U.K.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £178,245
Total expenditure: £166,448

People

7 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 May 2016: Standard registration
  • 07 December 2018: Funds received from 1121768 JOSIE'S DRAGONFLY TRUST
  • 07 July 2023: Funds received from 1172985 FLETCHER'S FUND
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Dragonfly Cancer Trust (Working name)
  • JOSIE'S DRAGONFLY TRUST (Previous name)
Company number:
10070362 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Paul Chaytor Chair 20 March 2024
CHAFFINCH
Recently registered
North Hambleton District Scouts
Received: On time
ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO ANIMALS MIDDLESBROUGH, TEESSIDE AND DISTRICT BRANCH CIO
Recently registered
CHAFFINCH
Received: On time
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Middlesbrough, Teesside and District Branch
Received: On time
Andrew John Rayner Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Jemma Hay-Bryant Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Mohammad Bilal Trustee 28 August 2024
None on record
David Gleghorn Trustee 23 March 2024
None on record
Ian Lambert Trustee 30 November 2023
None on record
David Harker Trustee 26 February 2021
IMPACT FAMILY SERVICES
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £114.03k £87.91k £131.68k £157.68k £178.25k
Total expenditure £126.67k £116.12k £130.29k £165.43k £166.45k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £11.08k £15.38k 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 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 24 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 20 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 November 2021 26 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 November 2021 26 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 31 October 2020 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 MAR 2016 as amended on 29 Nov 2021 as amended on 15 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING WITH A LIFE THREATENING OR TERMINAL ILLNESS IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
Dragonfly Cancer Trust
C/O Stephenson Coates Limited
West 2
Newcastle Business Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
Phone:
0191 2610971
Email:
info@josiesdragonfly.org
Website:

http://www.dragonflycancertrust.org/ Open in new window