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Doncaster Foster Carers' Association

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1172954South YorkshireAmateur sport and recreation
Income£13k2026-03-31
Spending£29ksame year
Spent / received101%5-year average
Size in its cause40th pctAmateur sport and recreation
Registered2017Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Doncaster Foster Carers' Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Yorkshire. It was registered in May 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Doncaster Foster Carers' Association reported income of £13k and spending of £29k, spending 217% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £29k to £13k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Doncaster Foster Carers' Association sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Pinhoe Scout Group (£13k), Huntingdon Youth Theatre (£13k) and Marston Magna Village Hall (£13k).

Income and spending

£0£7,312£15k£22k£29k2022 Income: £29,2492022 Spending: £26,58020222023 Income: £23,0012023 Spending: £17,06520232024 Income: £21,5682024 Spending: £12,21220242025 Income: £12,3682025 Spending: £15,75720252026 Income: £13,1662026 Spending: £28,5212026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Doncaster Foster Carers' Association, known as DFCA, was formed in June 2014.We work closely with Trust Fostering, delivered by Doncaster Children's Services Trust, and arrange a large number of activities and events for foster carers, their children and those children that they look after.

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