ACTION FOR BORSTAL COMMUNITY PROJECT

Registered charity 1063842 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABC PROJECT

The Centre offers activities to the families of Borstal, Rochester and surrounding areas. We provide a pre-school for children aged two to four and support parents with education and health issues. There is also an information centre, computer suite and internet access.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS AND THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT FOR THE BENEFIT OF CHILDREN, PARENTS AND OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER IN THE COUNTY OF KENT.

Area of benefit: CITY OF ROCHESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total reserves decreased from £9,876 to £4,522 during the year, falling significantly below the Trustees' stated comfortable level target of £40,000. The charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £5,354 against income of £102,705, with unrestricted reserves dropping to just £90. Despite these pressures, the Trustees confirmed the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lisa Beckettchair
• Catherine Cross
• Denise Elizabeth Curzon
• Elizabeth Margaret McVeigh
• Leanne Beckett

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

Operates in: Medway

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).