Tarner
The Object of the CIO is to advance education and provide facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for the benefit of children and young people in Brighton and Hove, particularly those living in the Tarner area and experiencing multiple deprivations with the objective of alleviating the impacts of poverty by developing their physical and mental capacities.
Objects
The Object of the CIO is to advance education and provide facilities for recreation and leisure time occupation for the benefit of children and young people in Brighton and Hove, particularly those living in the Tarner area and experiencing multiple deprivations with the objective of alleviating the impacts of poverty by developing their physical and mental capacities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred an unrestricted deficit of £31,052, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £6,180. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be reasonable given the nature of the activities, although they aim to hold six months of expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“The Trustees would consider a level of unrestricted reserves equivalent to 6 months expenditure to be appropriate to be held at any one time and this is the aim for the organisation.” — page 6
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Funders the charity credits
- Brighton & Hove City Council
- Blagrave Trust
- Sussex Community Foundation
- Enjoolata
- National Lottery
- UK Youth
- Garfield Western Foundation
- Youth Endowment Fund
- Global Make Some Noise
- Homity Trust
- B&Q
- Brighton Streets
- Julia and Hans Rausing Trust
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (27/11/2014)
Trustees
- Eloise Reed
- Julie Shergold
- Laura Yvonne Keogh
- Ross Oliver Beau Hamilton
- Tom Goulden
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £453k | £442k |
| 31/03/2024 | £345k | £396k |
| 31/03/2023 | £318k | £359k |
| 31/03/2022 | £334k | £311k |
| 31/03/2021 | £299k | £221k |
Common questions
Is Tarner financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred an unrestricted deficit of £31,052, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £6,180. The trustees consider this level of reserves to be reasonable given the nature of the activities, although they aim to hold six months of expenditure. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 07/12/2023 | £9k | Sport for transitioning from primary to secondary school |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/04/2023 | £10k | Community Food Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 29/07/2021 | £10k | Tarner Youth-Led Festival |
| UK government | 03/07/2020 | £33k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Sport England | 11/06/2020 | £2k | COVID-19 CEF |
| UK government | 28/02/2020 | £5k | UK Youth Fund YAF |
| UK government | 28/02/2020 | £10k | UK Youth Fund YAF |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/08/2019 | £10k | Tarner Community Youth Led Events |
| UK government | 04/11/2018 | £10k | Tampon Tax Community Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/05/2018 | £10k | Tarner Festival 2018 |