DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE

Registered charity 1106073 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DRAGON SALE

The Dragon Christmas Charity Sale is held annually on the final morning of the Dragon School Christmas Term. More than 500 volunteers, made up of pupils, parents, teachers and staff work together to set up and run a variety of stalls and activities to raise money for charity.

Objects

SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (AND PARTICULARLY THOSE BENEFITING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES) AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£130k
Latest spending
£127k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased to £20,630 from £17,356 in the prior year. The charity holds £149,351 in cash and has current liabilities of £132,450, resulting in a positive net current asset position. The trustees have approved the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 500
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 500
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 500
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£130k£127k
31/03/2024£159k£175k
31/03/2023£148k£168k
31/03/2022£151k£149k
31/03/2021£54k£105k

Common questions

Is DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets increased to £20,630 from £17,356 in the prior year. The charity holds £149,351 in cash and has current liabilities of £132,450, resulting in a positive net current asset position. The trustees have approved the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DRAGON CHRISTMAS CHARITY SALE£130k—0unclear—no doubt
DRAGON SCHOOL TRUST LIMITED FY2025£25.5m——unclear—no doubt
GREEN DRAGON PLAYGROUP FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
DRAGON BELL TEMPLE FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DRAGON BARMOUTH LTD FY2025£75k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARK ANGEL TRUST FY2025£36k—0unclear—no doubt

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