PEN GREEN CENTRE

Registered charity 1122618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PEN GREEN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND RESEARCH CENTRE

The objects of the charity are:-- to assist in the advancement of education and training for children, their families, staff and others working in the fields of early years, family support and community development.- to undertake research of early years and family policy and practice and to disseminate such findings both nationally and internationally.

Objects

1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY: 2.1.1 PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES, STAFF AND OTHERS IN, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THE FIELDS OF EARLY YEARS, FAMILY SUPPORT AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT; 2.1.2 DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; 2.1.3 PROVIDING AT ALL LEVELS, COURSES, TRAINING AND CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY EDUCATION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIAL CARE. 2.2 TO UNDERTAKE RESEARCH IN EARLY YEARS AND FAMILY POLICY AND PRACTICE AND TO DISSEMINATE SUCH FINDINGS BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. 2.3 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BY: 2.3.1 THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND CARE TO CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES; 2.3.2 THE PROMOTION OF THE BETTER CARE AND SAFEGUARDING OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; 2.3.3 THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ADVANCE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES; 2.3.4 THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING PARENT EDUCATION AND SUPPORT; 2.3.5 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; 2.3.6 THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO RELIEVE UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE; 2.3.7 THE PROVISION OF SERVICES TO RELIEVE POVERTY AMONG CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £46,539 at the year end, an increase from £30,667 in the previous year. The trustees report that future costs are covered by grant funding and the general reserve is sufficient to provide support for the foreseeable future. The independent auditor confirmed that there are no material uncertainties related to going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore. Discloses 3 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (65% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• KEITH BARTLEYchair
• ANGELA PRODGER
• Adam Kenneth Cooper
• BOB SCOTT
• Felicity Dewsbery
• JOANNE ARMSTRONG · trustee of 1 other charity
• PROFESSOR CHRISTINE PASCAL OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• ROBERT ORR

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

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARDLEIGH GREEN FAMILY CENTRE.

• ARDLEIGH GREEN FAMILY CENTRE income £110k
• COMMUNITY CHILDCARE CENTRES income £3.6m
• PARTRIDGE GREEN PRE-SCHOOL PLAYGROUP income £140k
• SURE AND FIRM FOUNDATIONS income £869k
• FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD income £2.3m
• BURROUGH GREEN PLAYGROUP income £101k

Side by side with its peers

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