# CRY IN THE DARK

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1071517
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Sept. 14, 1998
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1071517


## Contact

- **Address:** 26 Winterbourne Gardens, Elmstead, COLCHESTER
- **Postcode:** CO7 7FG
- **Phone:** 07957151805
- **Email:** steve@cryinthedark.org
- **Website:** www.cryinthedark.org



## Activities

**Objects:** TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS WORLD-WIDE, PARTICULARLY IN ROMANIA AND EASTERN EUROPE, BY THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACULTIES AND SERVICES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

**Activities:** The primary beneficiaries are 22 young adults with special needs at Casa Lumina Romania. For whom this is their home. It is a model in the region for the care of those with special needs.Children's Hospice Lumina for children with terminal or life limiting illness and base for community palliative care services in the Bacau region Romania.Working in Ukraine helping those displaced by the war

**Area of benefit:** WORLD-WIDE, PARTICULARLY IN ROMANIA AND EASTERN EUROPE




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Romania
- Ukraine



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £325807 | £244116 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £192098 | £181325 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £183000 | £242000 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £235787 | £213156 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £214907 | £168172 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Catherine Lasky — appointed Nov. 19, 2022
- Dr Louise Chanarin — appointed Nov. 19, 2016
- ELAINE LINDA CORNWALL NNEB — appointed Nov. 21, 2015
- Stanley Harrison — appointed Jan. 12, 2019