RAVENSBOURNE PROJECT

Registered charity 1056481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

a) day and short term residential care for disabled children in order to provide temporary relief and respite for their parents and carers andb) recreational facilities such as but not limited to, toy library for the purpose of improving the conditions of life of:i. disabled or handicapped childrenii. economically and socially deprived children under the age of eight years

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Latest income
£632k
Latest spending
£732k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £100,831 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £471,759 to £370,928. The trustees' report confirms that the objective of establishing a reserve fund equivalent to six months of running costs has been achieved, and the auditor concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of the Ravensbourne Project's running costs (held: £371k)
The Project has achieved the objective of establishing a reserve fund approximating to six months of the Ravensbourne Project's running costs. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Robert Jones (Trustee/Operational Director) received remuneration of £73,139 and pension contributions of £3,082.
One of the trustees Robert Jones received remuneration of £73,139 (2024: £74,766) for the services provided as an operational director. The charity paid £3,082 (2024: £3,009) pension contributions for Robert Jones during the year. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Robert Jones, a trustee and Operational Director, received remuneration of £73,139 and pension contributions of £3,082.
One of the trustees Robert Jones received remuneration of £73,139 (2024: £74,766) for the services provided as an operational director. The charity paid £3,082 (2024: £3,009) pension contributions for Robert Jones during the year. — page 21
Jessica Webb, who is the daughter of one of the trustees, received remuneration of £8,505 working as the social media curator for the charity. The charity paid £68 pension contributions for Jessica Webb during the year. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Jessica Webb, daughter of a trustee, received remuneration of £8,505 and pension contributions of £68 as social media curator.
One of the trustees Robert Jones received remuneration of £73,139 (2024: £74,766) for the services provided as an operational director. The charity paid £3,082 (2024: £3,009) pension contributions for Robert Jones during the year. — page 21
Jessica Webb, who is the daughter of one of the trustees, received remuneration of £8,505 working as the social media curator for the charity. The charity paid £68 pension contributions for Jessica Webb during the year. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £280k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£632k
Total spending
£732k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£158k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£632k£732k
31/03/2024£633k£677k
31/03/2023£641k£626k
31/03/2022£640k£579k
31/03/2021£629k£490k

Common questions

Is RAVENSBOURNE PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £100,831 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total unrestricted funds from £471,759 to £370,928. The trustees' report confirms that the objective of establishing a reserve fund equivalent to six months of running costs has been achieved, and the auditor concluded that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TOWER PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RAVENSBOURNE PROJECT£632kaboveno doubt
THE TOWER PROJECT FY2025£4.4maboveno doubt
STREET CHILD FY2025£22.3m£130,000 - £139,99912withinno doubt
THE O'SULLIVAN FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£145k0unclearno doubt
VARIETY THE CHILDREN'S CHARITY FY2025£7.2maboveno doubt
CHILDREN'S SCRAPSTORE FY2025£1.6m0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.