LEAPS AND BOUNDS COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED

Registered charity 1160971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEAPS AND BOUNDS COMMUNITY PROJECT

The Leaps and Bounds Project is an activity centre in the heart of Deal in Kent. The project offers a range of craft based activities within a fully supported setting to encourage healthier living and greater independence.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING AND/OR PHYSICAL DISABILITIES IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING TRAINING, SKILLS AND SUPPORT THAT WILL ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP THEIR LIFE, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL SKILLS AND PROMOTE THEIR GREATER INDEPENDENCE.

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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Latest income

£195k

Latest spending

£179k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £15,667, bringing cumulative reserves to £128,577. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover 3-6 months of operating costs, and the financial position is described as 'very secure'.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3-6 months of Operational costs (held: £115k)

“Our aim is to have 3-6 months of Operational costs covered at any given time.” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 08822560

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

BURNHAM, Gillian Marie — director, appointed 01/11/2025on trustee list
MATLEY, Colin James — director, appointed 06/06/2019on trustee list
ABBOTT, Jeremy Peter — director, appointed 23/03/2017on trustee list
MUSSETT, Luke Graham — director, appointed 13/01/2015on trustee list
ABBOTT, Jeremy Peter — secretary, appointed 20/07/2022

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

JEREMY PETER ABBOTTchair
Gillian Marie Burnham
Katherine Ellen King
LUKE MUSSETT

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£195k	£179k
31/12/2023	£187k	£150k
31/12/2022	£145k	£115k
31/12/2021	£112k	£86k
31/12/2020	£78k	£74k

Common questions

Is LEAPS AND BOUNDS COMMUNITY PROJECT LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £15,667, bringing cumulative reserves to £128,577. The trustees report that these reserves are sufficient to cover 3-6 months of operating costs, and the financial position is described as 'very secure'. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.