ACTS FAST
Registered charity 1157675 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We provide emotional and practical support to Parents, Carer's and Family members whose child have been affected by childhood sexual abuse. We liken a disclosure irrespective of age to a "bomb going off the shrapnel hitting everyone around" We help build resilience around the trauma. Accessing our support can be by phone, email, text, face to face support in Bournemouth, Poole and Dorchester.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity is nearing the end of its four-year funding award from The National Lottery, resulting in a financial deficit that the trustees describe as making the future of the service uncertain. Despite this uncertainty, the charity reports positive operational impact, having supported 216 clients with 1,965 hours of support during the year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“We are nearing the end of our 4-year funding award from The National Lottery and this deficit means that the future of the service is uncertain.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ACTS FAST (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
- Sarah Vilechair
- Jill Suckling
- Kerensa Butcher
- Michael Sheath
- Simone Elizabeth Walls-MacDonald
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bournemouth · Devon · Dorset · Hampshire · Poole · Wiltshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTS FAST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is nearing the end of its four-year funding award from The National Lottery, resulting in a financial deficit that the trustees describe as making the future of the service uncertain. Despite this uncertainty, the charity reports positive operational impact, having supported 216 clients with 1,965 hours of support during the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ACTS FAST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTS FAST as a grant recipient include THE ROTHERMERE FOUNDATION, THE ALLEN LANE FOUNDATION, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, The Patricia Routledge Foundation.
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