DONCASTER CONVERSATION CLUB
Providing advice and support to refugees and asylum seekers in the Doncaster area
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity will cease operations on 31 March 2026 due to succession planning challenges and volunteer strain. Financial sustainability is currently supported by a guaranteed grant from the local Council covering running costs, rent, and office support. The trustees have explicitly disclosed the impending closure to stakeholders to allow for potential takeover by alternative providers.
What the accounts disclose
“To avoid this the trustees wrote to all stake holders in November 2024 stating that the DCC will close on the 31 st of March 2026.”
“The charity rents the use of premises from the Balby (Doncaster) Local Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) (“the Meeting”).” — page 4
Trustees
- AKEELA MOHAMMED
- Annette Dews
- BASIL NADEEM
- Barbara Julie Stone
- JAN FOSTER
- NIC BURNE
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £35k | £31k |
| 31/03/2024 | £33k | £30k |
| 31/03/2023 | £6k | £15k |
| 31/03/2022 | £15k | £9k |
| 31/03/2021 | £17k | £14k |
Common questions
Is DONCASTER CONVERSATION CLUB financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity will cease operations on 31 March 2026 due to succession planning challenges and volunteer strain. Financial sustainability is currently supported by a guaranteed grant from the local Council covering running costs, rent, and office support. The trustees have explicitly disclosed the impending closure to stakeholders to allow for potential takeover by alternative providers. Its FY2025 accounts were audited.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK government | 30/07/2020 | £5k | VSCE CMC Fund |