THE PARENTING PROJECT

Registered charity 1125291 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To improve the life experiences and outcomes of children, young people and their families by providing services and support at a time when they are most needed

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AMONGST PARENTS, CARERS, THOSE WITH PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROFESSIONALS CONCERNED WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT SERVICES IN THE STRATFORD ON AVON DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT').

Area of benefit: STRATFORD ON AVON DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREA

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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Registered contact address: Warwick, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £13,038 within unrestricted funds, bringing total unrestricted reserves to £101,548. However, the trustees report that these unrestricted reserves are below their stated policy target of approximately £155,000, which is designed to cover six months of core expenditure. The trustees remain confident in the charity's going concern status, citing stabilised operations and plans for future sustainability through a new commercial arm.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

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
• 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

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Parenting Project (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 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 (90% 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

• ADAM WILLIAM JOHN SHERRATT
• ANDREA JOYCE MILTON
• Allison Mary Anne Watmore
• Beverley Jane Ballinger
• Graham Robert Lowther
• JANE WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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