Dafen Forum
What it does
To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Dafen and the neighbourhood.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DAFEN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, LANGUAGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE- TIME OCCUPATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Environment, conservation and heritage
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
Where it works
- In Wales
- Carmarthenshire
Area of benefit in its governing document: Dafen, Carmarthenshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 20 June 2025, it had income of £6,961 and spent £11,481.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2025 | £6,961 | £11,481 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 20 June 2024 | £18,677 | £2,879 | Not reported | 21 |
| 20 June 2023 | £9,495 | £5,563 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 20 June 2022 | £2,390 | £5,486 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 20 June 2021 | £3,349 | £3,543 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 108%, from £3,349 in the year to 20 June 2021 to £6,961 in the year to 20 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 165% of its income in the year to 20 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 20 June 2024: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Andrew RogersChair
- Lisa Marie Hopkins
- Susan Nancy Lewis
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 3 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 June 2025 | 20 April 2026 | Received 17 April 2026, 3 days early | Not required |
| 20 June 2024 | 20 April 2025 | Received 7 April 2025, 13 days early | Not required |
| 20 June 2023 | 20 April 2024 | Received 20 March 2024, 31 days early | Not required |
| 20 June 2022 | 20 April 2023 | Received 9 July 2023, 80 days late | Not required |
| 20 June 2021 | 20 April 2022 | Received 9 July 2023, 445 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1118862
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 April 2007
- Governing document
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 20 JUNE 2005
- Website
- www.facebook.com/dafenwebsite
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.