SPACE 2 BE ME

Registered charity 1140764 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as M4S, M4S - MAIDSTONE SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT SERVICE

Space 2 Be Me provides information and support and social activities to families with children and young people with Special needs and/or disabilities who live or go to school in West Kent.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £5,503 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £55,754 to £50,251. The trustees note that the charity is currently largely dependent on fundraising and grants for its income, which presents a risk to financial stability. However, the trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Space 2 Be Me (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).

• Children in Need — “Children in Need fund some of our youth groups in Maidstone , namely Rockets, Comets and Galaxy since 2017.” (source page)
• The Cobtree Charity Trust Limited — “Space 2 Be Me would like to thank The Cobtree Charity Trust Limited for their generous financial contribution in 2023 to our Tonbridge and M…” (source page)
• The Philip and Connie Phillips Foundation — “The Philip and Connie Phillips Foundation makes grants to support charities in Kent who demonstrate their impact on the health and wellbeing…” (source page)
• The Edward Gostling Foundation — “Over the past financial year, The Edward Gostling Foundation has supported Space 2 Be Me with funding to cover some of our charity’s core ru…” (source page)
• The Garfield Weston Foundation — “Space 2 Be Me would like to thank The Garfield Weston Foundation for their substantial contribution to our charity over the past financial y…” (source page)
• The Gatwick Foundation Fund — “The Gatwick Foundation Fund, administered by Kent Community Foundation , has provided invaluable funding which have been allocated to some o…” (source page)
• Kent Sport — “Kent Sport have supported our Dance Stars group during the pandemic through an Everyday Active Grant and further funding has been made avail…” (source page)
• Maidstone Leisure Trust — “Maidstone Leisure Trust have contributed over the last financial year (2023/24) to our Space 2 Be Me Dance Stars classes in Maidstone, which…” (source page)
• Awards for All — “Awards for All have have provided us with invaluable funding over the past financial year to support our membership and marketing activities…” (source page)
• Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council — “Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council have helped us with ongoing funding in 2023/24 for our Asteroids Club , for children aged 11-14 with add…” (source page)
• People’s Postcode Lottery — “Space 2 Be Me received funding from the People’s Postcode Lottery which has been allocated towards core costs for running our charity.” (source page)
• Kent County Council — “Kent County Council has generously supported many projects across our charity this financial year (2023/24). They provided an Early Help pre…” (source page)

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/05/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (06/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• AMANDA JANE FRANKLIN
• Laura Jenkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARTIN PEMBER
• Michelle Tatton
• Rebecca Homewood

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

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Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

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