DARLINGTON LIONS CLUB

Registered charity 1179241 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WhatGeneral Charitable PurposesWhoChildren/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesThe General Public/mankindHowMakes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsOther Charitable Activities

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Latest income

£55k

Latest spending

£56k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is considered satisfactory with a surplus carried forward of £5,769. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that expenditure is matched to income and there are no long-term commitments. Reserves are held within the stated policy target of £500 to £1,000, with the actual unrestricted reserves at £5,768.81.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £500 and £1,000 (held: £6k)

“The reserve policy of the charity is to carry forward between £500 and £1,000 to cover expenditure in the early part of the year before fund raising activities have fully started.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (30/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ann Gentchair · trustee of 1 other charity
ALEXANDER MCMILLAN DUNCAN
JOHN DE MARTINO

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£55k	£56k
30/06/2024	£50k	£50k
30/06/2023	£25k	£27k
30/06/2022	£16k	£14k
30/06/2021	£3k	£9k

Common questions

Is DARLINGTON LIONS CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is considered satisfactory with a surplus carried forward of £5,769. The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern, noting that expenditure is matched to income and there are no long-term commitments. Reserves are held within the stated policy target of £500 to £1,000, with the actual unrestricted reserves at £5,768.81. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.