THE LAST NIGHT A DJ SAVED MY LIFE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1142478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LAST NIGHT A DJ

Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation is a charitable foundation that creates fundraising initiatives to support grassroots projects that make a difference in the lives of children and young people in the UK and developing countries through the power of music and art.

Objects

4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: (1) TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE DIRECTORS SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY SUPPORTING CHARITIES (THAT ARE CHARITABLE UNDER ENGLISH LAW) WHOSE CHARITABLE AIMS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (A) THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY (OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP) ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT; OR (B) THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD; OR (C) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL NEED AND SUFFERING AMONG VICTIMS OF NATURAL OR OTHER KINDS OF DISASTER IN THE FORM OF MONEY (OR OTHER MEANS DEEMED SUITABLE) FOR PERSONS, BODIES, ORGANISATIONS AND/OR COUNTRIES AFFECTED (INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF MEDICAL AID); OR (D) THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE CONSERVATION PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE PHYSICAL AND NATURAL ENVIRONMENT; OR (E) THE PROMOTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) THROUGHOUT THE WORLD; OR (F) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES; OR (G) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

Area of benefit: WORLDWIDE

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 · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Brighton and Hove, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £407,205 and unrestricted reserves of £98,493, which is below its stated policy target of covering three to six months of running costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, and the trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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 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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• 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

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.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Last Night A DJ Saved My Life Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Pioneer DJ — ““LNADJ is important to Pioneer DJ as it’s an opportunity to give back and help communities and use music as a tool to unite people from all …” (source page)
• Hunter Gatherer — ““The Hunter Gatherer Group have supported LNADJ for several years, we find their ideas to charitable giving, energetic, and inspirational. I…” (source page)
• Downtown Music Group — ““Providing direct resources and support to young people to enable them to exercise their creativity is so meaningful - whether it's art and …” (source page)
• Point Blank — ““Through my involvement with 'Last Night a DJ Saved My Life,' I have witnessed how they use the power of music to address pressing social is…” (source page)
• Empiric — ““Empiric is proud to be a long-term partner of Last Night A DJ Saved My Life and we have always enjoyed being involved in their fundraising …” (source page)
• Secret Garden Party — “Secret Garden Party raised an incredible £16,343 for our Have A Drink On Us Campaign by adding just £1 to every ticket for their 2022 festiv…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Silvia Montellochair
• BRIAN REYNOLDS
• Carlene Heath
• Dominic Aquila Sunderland
• Jonathan Heale
• Kamelia Shreen Zaal Mohammed Zaal
• Kikelomo AdeJoke Anuoluwa Oludemi
• Lee Martin Morrison
• Matthew Pelling
• Robert Amos Cowan
• Ross David Murray
• Simon Runcie

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

Operates in: India · Indonesia · Ivory Coast · Kenya · Malawi · Mozambique · Nepal · Nigeria · Philippines · Sierra Leone · South Sudan · Spain

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE LIFE INTERVENTION, FRIENDSHIP AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION.

• THE LIFE INTERVENTION, FRIENDSHIP AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION income £37k
• THE JD FOUNDATION income £2.5m
• THE YOUNG LIVES FOUNDATION income £984k
• A LIGHT IN THE DARK income £81k
• THE CHANGE FOUNDATION income £1.3m
• PROTEGE DNA income £159k

Side by side with its peers

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