ACT FOR CHANGE
Our main activities are to provide: - 1:1 counselling or psychotherapy for young people. - Assessment & support planning - Carer & parenting support- Ongoing supervision, training for our partners & stakeholders in the wellbeing of young people5) We also run forums in the community around difficult, often marginalised issues affecting young people and their families.
Objects
The promotion of racial harmony for the public benefit by: the advancement of the education of the public in the history of the Holocaust and by the provision of information, training, resources, materials and support; Working towards the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race. To promote the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people who have experienced trauma by providing therapeutic support, counselling services, and trauma-informed interventions that address both individual and collective experiences of trauma, with particular attention to cultural, communal, and developmental needs.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £12,435 at the end of the financial year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of three months of operating costs (approximately £35,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £6,391 for the year, resulting in total funds of £59,796, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Income from: Donations and legacies 150,824 64,300 215,124”
“As at 31 October 2025, the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £16,335 representing 46.6% of the target.”
Policies the charity declares
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
Trustees
- DARREN JOHNSON
- Joanne Boddison
- Marc Keidan
- Sean J Clarke
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 29/10/2025 | £215k | £211k |
| 29/10/2024 | £215k | £246k |
| 29/10/2023 | £271k | £260k |
| 29/10/2022 | £213k | £143k |
| 29/10/2021 | £77k | £86k |
Common questions
Is ACT FOR CHANGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £12,435 at the end of the financial year, which is below the charity's stated policy target of three months of operating costs (approximately £35,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £6,391 for the year, resulting in total funds of £59,796, and the trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/09/2025 | £18k | Compassionate Communities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2022 | £50k | Growing Connectedness and Care |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/10/2019 | £10k | Healing together from street violence |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/06/2018 | £10k | Community-based healing of past trauma |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/05/2016 | £9k | Catching the Past in the Present: tracking past trauma in our communit |