PROMOTING CHILDREN IN PLYMOUTH

Registered charity 1079458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MOUNT BATTEN CENTRE TRUST, THE DRAKE FOUNDATION, THE PLYMOUTH DRAKE FOUNDATION

We are a Plymouth based charity with a vision of a city of opportunity where no child's life chances are dictated by poverty. We aim to achieve this by delivering, in partnership, high impact, long lasting projects that break the cycle of poverty in Plymouth. Working with local organisations we deliver projects that improve literacy, life skills, career opportunities and wellbeing.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES OF THE COUNTY AND CITY OF PLYMOUTH (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, CITIZENSHIP AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS;THE PROMOTION OF OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES ARE ALSO BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY INCLUDING THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Plymouth, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves totalled £335,225 with free reserves of £148,725, which the Trustees consider above their stated minimum policy of £97,500 (six months of funding). The charity reports a net income of £20,629 for the period and maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future, though it notes that its going concern status is dependent on generating sustainable future income.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Promoting Children in Plymouth (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Princess Yachts — “Princess Yachts is proud to be the principal sponsor of Promoting Children in Plymouth (PCIP) for the second year and into the third.” (source page)
• KPMG — “We’re excited to be supporting PCiP as our charity partner. At KPMG we’re committed to creating a fairer society and we know the key role th…” (source page)
• Womble Bond Dickinson — “PCIP transforms lives with the amazing work that it does. It makes a massive difference to the futures of our young people and thereby has a…” (source page)
• KierBAMJV — “Supporting PCiP has been one of the most rewarding and seamless partnerships we've had” (source page)
• BD Plymouth — “BD Plymouth are proud to partner with Promoting Children in Plymouth (PCIP); the work that this charity does through their pillars of inspir…” (source page)
• Azets — “Participating in PCIPs world book day and reading to the children is one of the most rewarding things I have done this year, an incredible s…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• MAURICE ARNOLD WESTchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL HOWARD STEEL
• Charlie Lauren Jones
• Lynnette Dawn Selbie
• NIGEL ANTHONY THEYER
• Nicola Jane Henderson
• STEPHEN RONALD PATEY

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRANSFORMING PLYMOUTH TOGETHER.

• TRANSFORMING PLYMOUTH TOGETHER income £88k
• PLYMOUTH SPORTS CHARITY LIMITED income £76k
• PLYMOUTH HIGHBURY TRUST income £1.7m
• YMCA Plymouth Ltd income £2.0m
• WHITLEIGH COMMUNITY TRUST income £247k
• PLOIEST ESTATES LIMITED income £152k

Side by side with its peers

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