Deeside Community Trust
What it does
To further or benefit the community of Flintshire and neighbouring counties through the advancement of Education and Sport via the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents and community as a whole.
Its charitable purposes
TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DEESIDE AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD, WITHOUTDISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONSBY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ANDOTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDEFACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONWITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Throughout Wales
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £599,284 and spent £449,154.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £599,284 | £449,154 | 5 | 18 |
| 31 March 2024 | £374,336 | £357,410 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2023 | £396,329 | £350,981 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2022 | £284,235 | £209,300 | Not reported | 6 |
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 111%, from £284,235 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £599,284 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 75% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 4 years shown.
- Money from government
- 29% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£171,759).
- Largest funder
- Log Cabin Grant gave £185,725 in the year to 31 March 2025, 31% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £146,334 from 4 grants. Government contracts: £25,425 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £146,334 from 4 grants | £25,425 from 1 contract |
| 31 March 2024 | £126,007 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £152,094 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £20,000 from 2 grants | £147,776 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 31 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£405,400
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£50,059
- Trading and fundraising£143,825
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 8 funders who gave £371,038 between them. £165,803 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Log Cabin Grant | Trust, company or other | £185,725 | ||
| Lottery Heritage Grant | National Lottery | £163,479 | £72,500 | |
| FCC Wages subsidy Grant | Trust, company or other | £10,000 | £13,519 | |
| ACTIF fund | Trust, company or other | £4,500 | ||
| Warm hub Grant | Trust, company or other | £2,536 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2020, worth at least £74,148.
By funder
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund£36,148, 2 grants
- Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000, 1 grant
- Postcode Community Trust£18,000, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Feb 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | £20,000 |
| 28 Jun 2024 | Postcode Community Trust | £18,000 |
| 27 Sept 2021 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £34,706 |
| 2 Nov 2020 | The National Lottery Heritage Fund | £1,442 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
23 February 2023, Flintshire
Named in an agenda item or minute of Cabinet
EXERCISE OF DELEGATED POWERS
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Mike RobertsChair
- Alison Louise Cockburn Grimshaw
- Ann Josephine Snowden
- Paul Wilcockson
- Stuart Jones
Filing record
Of the last 4 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 29 January 2026, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 15 January 2025, 16 days early | Received 15 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 30 January 2024, 1 day early | Received 30 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 23 January 2023, 8 days early | Received 23 January 2023 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1192285
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 11 November 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Nov 2020
- Website
- www.deesidecommunitytrust.co.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.