KOACH PARENTING
Koach Parenting aims to empower parents to improve their relationships with their childrenMain activities: one to one support and parenting groups for parents
Objects
1. TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN PARENTING AND FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS BY PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL COURSES AND WORKSHOPS.2. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONG PARENTS OF CHILDREN BY THE PROVISION OF PARENTING COURSES, PARENTING SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND ADVICE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Koach Parenting had an excess of receipts over payments of £2,503 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £35,005, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of holding reserves equal to at least three months of running costs.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees aim to hold free realisable reserves equal to at least 3 months, but no more than 12 months of running costs, to ensure continuation of the activities of the charity.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £49,835 — grants £49,835 (4); 66% of the £75,729 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £43,945 — grants £43,945 (4); 49% of the £89,263 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £44,068 — grants £44,068 (7); 63% of the £69,859 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- National Lottery Awards for All
Trustees
- Jeffrey Silkinchair
- ALAN LEWIN
- MARGARET DIANE HEYWOOD
- PINCHAS SMITH
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £76k | £78k |
| 31/03/2024 | £89k | £81k |
| 31/03/2023 | £70k | £57k |
| 31/03/2022 | £60k | £63k |
| 31/03/2021 | £54k | £44k |
Common questions
Is KOACH PARENTING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Koach Parenting had an excess of receipts over payments of £2,503 for the year ended 31 March 2025. Total unrestricted reserves stood at £35,005, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of holding reserves equal to at least three months of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds KOACH PARENTING?
Funders whose own accounts filings name KOACH PARENTING as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM WITH CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTH HACKNEY, BELVEDERE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM WITH CHRIST CHURCH, SOUTH HACKNEY | FY2022 | £1k | A Hackney-based charity aiming to empower parents to improve relationships with their children |
| BELVEDERE TRUST | FY2023 | £1k | |
| BELVEDERE TRUST | FY2024 | £1k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/02/2026 | £20k | Helping Children Thrive with Less Money |
| London Borough of Hackney | 17/04/2024 | £20k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| Hackney Council | 17/04/2024 | £20k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/02/2024 | £20k | The Koach Parenting Enhanced Cost of Living Project |
| London Borough of Hackney | 20/04/2023 | £19k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| Hackney Council | 20/04/2023 | £19k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/02/2023 | £60k | Parenting Power |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/02/2023 | £10k | The Koach Parenting Cost of Living Project |
| Hackney Council | 13/05/2022 | £19k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| London Borough of Hackney | 13/05/2022 | £19k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/01/2022 | £10k | Supporting Parents affected by COVID19 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 12/01/2021 | £10k | Supporting Parents affected by COVID19 |
| UK government | 25/06/2020 | £10k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| Hackney Council | 28/10/2019 | £24k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| London Borough of Hackney | 28/10/2019 | £24k | Grant to Koach Parenting |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/05/2019 | £10k | One to One Parenting Project 2019 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/04/2018 | £10k | The Koach Parenting one to one parenting project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/02/2017 | £9k | Cementing Solihull |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/12/2015 | £8k | Koach Parenting Project to Empower Parents |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST | 1 | £148k |
| Thomas Waley-Cohen Charitable Trust | 1 | £110k |
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £95k |
| The Ethos Foundation | 1 | £90k |
| NESTA | 1 | £85k |
| THE ACCESS FOUNDATION | 1 | £53k |
| THE KING HENRY VIII ENDOWED TRUST, WARWICK | 1 | £34k |
| THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- KEEP HATCH SCHOOLS PARENTS ASSOCIATION
- THE PARENTING PROJECT
- CHRISTCHURCH PRESCHOOL
- LEARNING WITH PARENTS
- KINSHIP CARERS
- THE KING'S SCHOOL CHESTER ROWING CLUB PARENTS' ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KOACH PARENTING | £76k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| KEEP HATCH SCHOOLS PARENTS ASSOCIATION | £33k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE PARENTING PROJECT | £566k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| CHRISTCHURCH PRESCHOOL | £161k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| LEARNING WITH PARENTS | £901k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| KINSHIP CARERS | £169k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |