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Registered charity 1173906 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provide advice and guidance to parents, young people and services working with families and young people.Provide 1:1 support in schools for targeted groupsProvide 1:1 support in schools for pupilsProvide training/workshops for young people, parents and schoolsAdvocacy support for young people and parentsProvide drop in services for young people and parents

Objects

(1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING IN WEALDEN BY PROVIDING THROUGH PROVISION OF A 'ONE STOP SERVICE' ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENTS LIVING IN WEALDEN WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, STATUS, DISABILITY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS; (C) ADVANCING EDUCATION(2) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY (OR PART OF IT) AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS:UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; RACE; GENDER; POOR EDUCATIONAL SKILLS OR ATTAINMENT; DISABILITY; ETHNIC ORIGIN; SEXUALITY; OR WHO ARE WITHIN OR HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PUBLIC CARE OR PENAL SYSTEM BY MEANS OF:(A) PROVIDING EDUCATION AND INFORMATION TO SUPPORT PARENTS TO MAXIMISE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR CHILDREN:(B) PROVIDING WORKSHOPS, FORUMS, ADVOCACY AND GENERAL SUPPORT(C) BY RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE ISSUES THAT CAN LEAD TO SOCIAL EXCLUSION(3) TO RELIEVE THE MENTAL AND PHYSICAL SICKNESS/PAIN OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND PARENTS RESIDENT IN WEALDEN SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES BY PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT FOR SUCH PERSONS;(4) TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE (AND PARENTS) IN MATTERS OF SEXUAL HEALTH AND DEVELOP AMONGST THEM A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY WITH REGARD TO SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR AND PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, WITH THE AIM OF REDUCING UNWANTED PREGNANCIES AND THE SPREAD OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS BY PROVISION OF TARGETED DROP IN'S AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING WITH LOCAL SCHOOLS AND AGENCIES;

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus with unrestricted reserves of £2,826, derived from income of £114,959 against expenditure of £112,133. However, the trustees' report notes that it is unclear if the charity will survive upcoming budget cuts, indicating a dependency on securing future funding to continue operations.

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 4 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
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• MISS R JONES
• MRS S ANDREW
• STEVEN CURTIS

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

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