CRY IN THE DARK
The primary beneficiaries are 22 young adults with special needs at Casa Lumina Romania. For whom this is their home. It is a model in the region for the care of those with special needs.Children's Hospice Lumina for children with terminal or life limiting illness and base for community palliative care services in the Bacau region Romania.Working in Ukraine helping those displaced by the war
Objects
TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WORLD-WIDE, PARTICULARLY IN ROMANIA AND EASTERN EUROPE, BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACULTIES AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £232,543 against a policy target of six months of working capital requirements. The trustees report that reserves were sufficient to sustain operations to March 2025 and beyond, with no material uncertainty regarding going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“maintaining a level of unrestricted reserves sufficient to cover at least working capital requirements on day-to-day activities for six months may be prudently adopted.” — page 7
Policies the charity declares
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- 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
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 11
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 35
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 5
- Grant-making is its main activity
Trustees
- Catherine Lasky
- Dr Louise Chanarin
- ELAINE LINDA CORNWALL NNEB
- Stanley Harrison
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £326k | £244k |
| 31/03/2024 | £192k | £181k |
| 31/03/2023 | £183k | £242k |
| 31/03/2022 | £236k | £213k |
| 31/03/2021 | £215k | £168k |
Common questions
Is CRY IN THE DARK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £232,543 against a policy target of six months of working capital requirements. The trustees report that reserves were sufficient to sustain operations to March 2025 and beyond, with no material uncertainty regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CRY IN THE DARK?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CRY IN THE DARK as a grant recipient include THE SQUIRES FOUNDATION, KINGSLAND CHURCH COLCHESTER, RAYLEIGH BAPTIST CHURCH, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST AUGUSTINE'S WITH ST LUKE’S , BROMLEY COMMON, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WOODBRIDGE.