DONCASTER SCHOOLS WORKER TRUST

Registered charity 1044784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DSWT

Work in schools in the Doncaster area teaching the Christian Gospel to students via lessons, assemblies and out of school clubs, and to teach other Christians to assist in this work.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN DONCASTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR WORLDWIDE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: DONCASTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£209k

Latest spending

£73k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income for the year, a situation the trustees are closely monitoring. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £177,428, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £20,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £177k)

“The policy on reserves is to hold 3 months expenditure which is approximately £20,000” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The trustees are aware that expenditure is greater than income but this is a situation that is being closely monitored”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves 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
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Andrea Robinson · trustee of 1 other charity
Joel David Ward · trustee of 1 other charity
KENNETH JAQUES PROUDMAN
REV GARETH Gareth Warren James BSC · trustee of 1 other charity
Sally Anne Faulkner

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Doncaster

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£209k	£73k
31/03/2024	£30k	£45k
31/03/2023	£88k	£42k
31/03/2022	£37k	£39k
31/03/2021	£49k	£44k

Common questions

Is DONCASTER SCHOOLS WORKER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that expenditure exceeded income for the year, a situation the trustees are closely monitoring. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £177,428, which is significantly above its stated policy target of approximately £20,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention that would prevent a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE	1	£1.4m
THE PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE	1	£399k
BLANDFORD EVANGELICAL CHURCH	1	£19k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST.

ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST income £483k
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) income £536k
WORCESTER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST income £925k
PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION income £487k
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK LIMITED income £163k
R B K SCHOOLS CHRISTIAN WORKER TRUST income £157k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
DONCASTER SCHOOLS WORKER TRUST	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
ST MARY'S CHRISTIAN WORKERS TRUST FY2025	£483k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
FAIZAN-E-MADINA MOSQUE COMMITTEE (TRUST) FY2025	£536k	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WORCESTER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£925k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PETERBOROUGH DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION FY2024	£487k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
WORD OF LIFE MINISTRIES UK LIMITED FY2025	£163k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.