LARK CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Registered charity 1155134 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LARK CHILDREN'S CENTRE LTD

The education of families of preschool children through the provision of groups and by providing family support in area of the provision of antenatal care, access to health visitors, parenting classes, along with the relief of economic need by the provision of debt advice, money management and budgetary advice, and the provision of training and education with the aim to employment.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £593,593, which exceeds the trustees' policy target of three months' unrestricted expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £22,902 for the period, funded primarily by a PCC contract, though core funding was reduced by 8% in April 2025.

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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~15.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rachel McManuschair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Donna Vinecombe
• Helen Huntley
• Nicola Jane Chinnock
• Ryan Leslie Campbell
• Susan Pauline Raspison

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

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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