ASPATRIA DREAMSCHEME LIMITED

Registered charity 1142978 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Aspatria Dreamscheme is a Youth & Community Development Charity who deliver several different project in the heart of the town. We offer sessions for young people, vulnerable women, men in sheds, hobbyshare, a community food pantry and many other activities throughout the school holiday periods. We are soon to open our community kitchen and arts and craft center.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELO0001P THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALSC) THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES TO EXPLORE CULTURAL AND SOCIAL EXPERIENCES WITH ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY AS PART OF PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT.2. TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES IN ASPATRIA AND DISTRICT, IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR THE EDUCATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE A NEED FOR SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABILITY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net assets increased to £376,304, with unrestricted funds rising to £212,529. The trustees note that a revised reserves policy is being drafted, with an interim minimum target of £35,000, which is currently exceeded by the unrestricted reserves. The charity reports a net income increase and has reduced its short-term creditors significantly compared to the prior year.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• 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
• Volunteer management

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

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/08/2025 (received 01/07/2026, 1 day after the 30/06/2026 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Cumbria Community Foundation — “In 2018 the main Dreamscheme building was being refurbished/rewired and we needed to hire another building so that we could continue deliver…” (source page)
• Children in Need — “We were also available to extend our delivery to the younger generation in Aspatria 6-10 year olds with the help of Children in Need and thi…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £160k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/11/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Philomena Morleychair
• Barbara Wilson
• Nicola Myers
• Toni McRea
• Zoe Fulton

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

Operates in: Cumbria

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASPATRIA AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CHARITY ASSSOCIATION.

• ASPATRIA AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY CHARITY ASSSOCIATION income £85k
• ACHIEVED DREAMS income £126k
• UPRISING YOUTH AND COMMUNITY CIO income £226k
• ASPIE LIMITED income £168k
• BISHOPS STORTFORD YOUTH PROJECT LIMITED income £146k
• ASPIRE OXFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE LIMITED income £2.8m

Side by side with its peers

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