DARRAN LAS COMMUNITY BUILDING
The charity was set up to provide a community building for the community. To provide education and leisure activities and opportunities in the interest of social welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants.
Objects
3.1 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SPECIFIED AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED "AREA OF BENEFIT") IRRESPECTIVE OF SEX, SEXUALITY, DISABILITY, RACE, LANGUAGE OR POLITICAL OR RELIGIOUS PERSUASION OR AN OFFENDING BACKGROUND AND TO WORK IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.3.2 TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY BUILDING OR BUILDINGS HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "CENTRE" AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER BODIES IF FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.)3.3 TO RELIEVE THE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS OF THE SAID INHABITANT
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £65,511, an increase from the previous year's £56,165. The charity generated a net income of £9,346 against total expenditure of £168,375, funded primarily by grants of £162,974. The trustees consider reserves sufficient to meet liabilities and contractual obligations should the charity cease to exist.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees consider that the level of reserves should be set at a level to ensure that the charity can meet the liabilities and contractual obligations of the organisation, should it cease to exist.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds 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
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- ANDREW MORGANchair
- Beverley Jones Ms
- DAVID CHRISTOPHER O'MAHONY
- Scott William Treeby Mr
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £178k | £168k |
| 31/03/2024 | £58k | £42k |
| 31/03/2023 | £28k | £28k |
| 31/03/2022 | £8k | £10k |
| 31/03/2021 | £26k | £6k |
Common questions
Is DARRAN LAS COMMUNITY BUILDING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £65,511, an increase from the previous year's £56,165. The charity generated a net income of £9,346 against total expenditure of £168,375, funded primarily by grants of £162,974. The trustees consider reserves sufficient to meet liabilities and contractual obligations should the charity cease to exist. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/03/2026 | £18k | Darran Las Community Building Improvements & Outreach |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE NORTH WALES POLICE AND COMMUNITY TRUST | 1 | £150 |
Charities like this
- LLANI COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED
- PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE
- DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST
- DARNALL FA LIMITED
- FEARON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED
- DAVENTRY COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DARRAN LAS COMMUNITY BUILDING | £178k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LLANI COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED | £112k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| PARKSIDE COMMUNITY CENTRE | £170k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DEESIDE COMMUNITY TRUST | £599k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DARNALL FA LIMITED | £169k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| FEARON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED | £305k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |