The Darkley Trust
What it does
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Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ('THE OBJECTS') ARE:(1)FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ART FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT INCLUDING PROMOTING VARIOUS FORMS OF ART AT A NATIONAL, PROFESSIONAL, LOCAL AND AMATEUR LEVEL TOGETHER WITH THE PROVISION OR ARTS FACILITIES AND ENCOURAGING HIGH STANDARDS OF ART. FOR AVOIDANCE OF DOUBT, ART SHOULD INCLUDE THE VISUAL ARTS, MUSIC. LITERATURE, THEATRE AND DANCE, ABSTRACT, CONCEPTUAL AND PERFORMANCE ART, REPRESENTATIONAL AND FIGURATIVE ART.(2)THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY IN WALES AND IT'S BORDERS BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICE STO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS TOWARDS THE SUPPORT OF THE HOMELESSNESS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
- Makes grants to organisations
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 7 June 2025, it had income of £12,580 and spent £38,560.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2025 | £12,580 | £38,560 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 June 2024 | £75,682 | £40,995 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 June 2023 | £0 | £42,726 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 June 2022 | £0 | £36,830 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 June 2021 | £100,000 | £11,888 | 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
- Down 87%, from £100,000 in the year to 7 June 2021 to £12,580 in the year to 7 June 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 307% of its income in the year to 7 June 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 3 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 7 June 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 7 June 2024 | Not reported | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Samantha MaskreyChair
- Alun Rhys Jenkins
- Michele Maskrey
- Sara Bowie
- Tim Rhys-Evans MBE
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 June 2025 | 7 April 2026 | Received 6 April 2026, 1 day early | Not required |
| 7 June 2024 | 7 April 2025 | Received 7 April 2025 | Received 7 April 2025 |
| 7 June 2023 | 7 April 2024 | Received 23 June 2024, 77 days late | Not required |
| 7 June 2022 | 7 April 2023 | Received 6 April 2023, 1 day early | Not required |
| 7 June 2021 | 7 April 2022 | Received 5 April 2022, 2 days early | Received 7 April 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1187920
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 12 February 2020
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 06 JUN 2018
- Website
- www.thedarkleytrust.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Vale of Glamorgan
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.