FELLOWSHIP HOUSE CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Registered charity 1098746 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the education of children below compulsory school age

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BELOW COMPULSORY SCHOOL AGE IN ALL ITS ACTIVITIES, THROUGH THE NURSERY, PLAYGROUP AND CARER AND TODDLER GROUP.THE AIM WILL BE ACHIEVED BY:PROVIDING SAFE, SATISFACTORY AND SATISFYING GROUP PLAY THROUGH SESSIONAL AND DAY CARE;ENSURING A SAFE AND NURTURING PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT WITH STAFF WHO HAVE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND EARLY YEARS EDUCATION AS IT APPLIES TO CHILDREN IN THEIR CARE;ENABLING PARENTS TO HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE PART AND TO SHARE IN DECISIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION THROUGH PARENT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE;ENCOURAGING OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES, THROUGH WHICH PARENTS MAY HELP THE CHILDREN;FURTHERING THE AIM OF THE PRE-SCHOOL LEARNING ALLIANCE; ANDMAINTAINING AND DEVELOPING A PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP WITH OTHER CONCERNED BODIES, PRINCIPALLY THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF NEWHAM

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 unrestricted funds decreased from £312,137 to £267,196 due to a net expenditure of £44,941. The charity reported total incoming resources of £776,775 against total expenditure of £821,716, resulting in a deficit for the year. The trustees noted that the latest fiscal year was challenging due to regulatory changes and funding structure adjustments.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds 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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04683961

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• KEMPSEY, Kendal James — director, appointed 22/01/2026not on trustee list
• WAN OWENS, Hollie — director, appointed 22/01/2026not on trustee list
• AHMED, Reshma — director, appointed 09/06/2025on trustee list
• MCCULLAGH, Lynda — director, appointed 02/02/2023on trustee list
• THRUSH, Lucy Helen Buckland — director, appointed 02/02/2023not on trustee list
• FRANTOS-PYNE, Nardia — secretary, appointed 19/06/2025

Official officers record.

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Matei Roscachair
• Lucy Buckland
• Lynda McCullagh
• Nardia Frantos-Pyne
• RESHMA AHMED
• Suzanne Harris

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

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