DARTS,DONCASTER COMMUNITY ARTS

Registered charity 1056799 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Through active participation in a huge range of different art forms, darts enables local people, groups and organisations to build their ability, confidence and skills, assisting them to play a crucial role in the cultural, social and economic regeneration of their communities.

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Latest income
£1.8m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £1,755,351, resulting in a surplus of £669,776 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £818,236, which the Trustees report are at 98% of their stated reserves policy target of £457,176. The auditors confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year (2024 – Nil).” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year (2024 – Nil).” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £457,176 (held: £818k)
“At forecast levels of activity, the policy places the reserves requirement at £457,176 for the year ahead (2024: £436,554).” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crozier Jones LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — darts (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.8m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£86k
Reserves (reported)
£447k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (59% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Doncaster · Rotherham · Sheffield City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.8m£1.1m
31/03/2024£998k£979k
31/03/2023£804k£855k
31/03/2022£802k£833k
31/03/2021£758k£758k

Common questions

Is DARTS,DONCASTER COMMUNITY ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £1,755,351, resulting in a surplus of £669,776 for the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £818,236, which the Trustees report are at 98% of their stated reserves policy target of £457,176. The auditors confirmed that the charity is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crozier Jones LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of DARTS,DONCASTER COMMUNITY ARTS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds DARTS,DONCASTER COMMUNITY ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name DARTS,DONCASTER COMMUNITY ARTS as a grant recipient include THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATION, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EVAN CORNISH FOUNDATIONFY2023£9k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2024£5kSinging for Memory

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/10/2025£20kTuneful Chatter
Postcode Lottery31/07/2023£13kProject Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund07/10/2022£10kArt Explorers
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2022£199kCreative Directions Phase 2
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/10/2017£26k"Doncaster's Cycling Stories"
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2017£280kCreative Directions
The National Lottery Community Fund16/12/2008£10kJust a bit of paper!

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DARTFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DARTS,DONCASTER COMMUNITY ARTS£1.8mmore than £60,0001above—no doubt
DARTFORD AMATEUR OPERATIC AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
Diorama Arts Centre FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
DISABILITY ARTS IN SHROPSHIRE FY2025£316k—0unclear—no doubt
DONCASTER LITTLE THEATRE LIMITED FY2025£100k—0above—no doubt
DARTINGTON RECREATION ASSOCIATION FY2025£158k—0above—no doubt

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