THE PLACE

Registered charity 1175671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Place children and family project offers lifeline groups for children and their families to improve outcomes and life chances.It runs drop in groups and sessions and responds to need in the community. It gives parents a relaxed place to meet within an inclusive and supportive community

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO (THE PLACE) SHALL BE TO FURTHER SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN RESIDENT IN FARINGDON (THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH FAMILIES IN RELATION TO CHILDCARE, PARENTING, HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, ICT AND LIFE SKILLS BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £37,868, which the trustees consider equivalent to six months of operating costs. The charity reports no immediate risks and maintains a rolling three-year financial plan. Funding is secured through core support from the Town Council and Faringdon United Charity, supplemented by grants and volunteer fundraising.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Place (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ashley Brown · trustee of 1 other charity
• Brenda Roach
• JOANNA CAVE
• Jonathan Leslie Mapley · trustee of 1 other charity
• LUCINDA MARIA HENDERSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• MAYOR OF FARINGDON
• Rebecca Louise Stewart

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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