DONCASTER FOSTER CARERS' ASSOCIATION

Charity number: 1172954
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Doncaster Foster Carers' Association, known as DFCA, was formed in June 2014. We work closely with Trust Fostering, delivered by Doncaster Children's Services Trust, and arrange a large number of activities and events for foster carers, their children and those children that they look after.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £12,368
Total expenditure: £15,757

Total income includes £10,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

13 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Education/training
  • Recreation
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Doncaster

Governance

Registration history:
  • 10 May 2017: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • DFCA (Working name)
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
JANICE JINKS Chair 31 January 2017
None on record
Debra Harris Trustee 08 June 2021
None on record
AIDAN BAGNALL B.A. Trustee 20 May 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £19.19k £29.25k £23.00k £21.57k £12.37k
Total expenditure £21.39k £26.58k £17.07k £12.21k £15.76k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £16.33k £10.11k £10.00k

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 2025 22 August 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2024 22 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2023 07 March 2024 36 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 16 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 16 October 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
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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 31 JAN 2017 AS AMENDED ON 04 MAY 2014

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE CARE AND UPBRINGING OF CHILDREN IN DONCASTER FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, WORKING WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHERS TO MAXIMISE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE FOSTERED TO THRIVE AND FULFIL THEIR POTENTIAL, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT INCLUDING: • TO SUPPORT, ENCOURAGE AND REPRESENT FOSTER CARERS • TO PROVIDE A FORUM FOR DISCUSSION AND REPRESENT VIEWS TO SERVICE PROVIDERS • TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL INTERACTION AND ENJOYMENT FOR FOSTER CARERS, THEIR CHILDREN, THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE IN FOSTER CARE AND SERVICE PROVIDERS • TO CHAMPION THE RIGHTS OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE BEING LOOKED AFTER AND WORK WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS AND OTHERS TO ENABLE THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOSTERING SERVICE AND TO ACHIEVE THEIR FULL ACADEMIC, PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND SPIRITUAL POTENTIALS • TO PROVIDE ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FOSTERING COMMUNITY • TO ENGAGE IN EDUCATIONAL AND PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES • TO SUPPORT THE RECRUITMENT OF NEW CARERS.

Contact information

Address:
107 Appleton Way
DONCASTER
South Yorkshire
DN5 9NE
Phone:
07421327360
Email:
info@dfca.org.uk
Website:

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