NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S VENTURE
Registered charity 1061676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MACARONI WOOD, NOAH'S ARK CHILDRENS VENTURE
NACV provides high quality, low cost residential facilities for groups who work with children, young people and adults from disadvantaged backgrounds from the London Borough of Lewisham and elsewhere.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of £53,064 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £148,936 to £95,872. The trustees note that reserves were heavily utilised to cover operating and reorganisation costs, with the unrestricted general fund dropping to £8,340, below the target of £10,000. Despite the current burn rate of circa £15,000 per month, the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £10,000 (held: £8k)
“initially bring the general fund up to the level the trustees consider appropriate (£10,000).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: James Eastham, a trustee, is a director of Young Lewisham Project (Workshop).
“James Eastham, a trustee of the charity, is also a director of Young Lewisham Project (Workshop), a private Corporation tax” — page 27
“A trustee made donations of £3,620 to the charity (2024: £nil).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: A trustee made donations of £3,620 to the charity.
“James Eastham, a trustee of the charity, is also a director of Young Lewisham Project (Workshop), a private Corporation tax” — page 27
“A trustee made donations of £3,620 to the charity (2024: £nil).” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- Caroline Newton-Alfredchair
- Adam Hainsworth
- George Smith
- JAMES EASTHAM
- Jane Catherine Phipps
- John Davidson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Patricia Meredith Baskin
- Sarah Robinson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Birmingham City · Gloucestershire · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S VENTURE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outflow of £53,064 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £148,936 to £95,872. The trustees note that reserves were heavily utilised to cover operating and reorganisation costs, with the unrestricted general fund dropping to £8,340, below the target of £10,000. Despite the current burn rate of circa £15,000 per month, the trustees remain confident in the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S VENTURE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name NOAH'S ARK CHILDREN'S VENTURE as a grant recipient include LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST.
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