TACTYC: Together and Committed for Young Children

Registered charity 1181278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TACTYC, TACTYC: ASSOCIATION FOR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN EARLY YEARS

* Advocacy and lobbying - providing a voice for those engaged with professional development of UK early years workforce* Informing - developing the knowledge base: commissioning and disseminating research findings through our Early Years Journal, annual conference, website and occasional publications* Supporting - encouraging informed, constructive discussion, debate, reflection and practice

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR THOSE WORKING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION. B) PROMOTING AND/OR CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO ALL ASPECTS OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AND TO PUBLISH THE USEFUL RESULTS.

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 the charity reported a surplus of £20,153 for the year ended March 2025, with incoming resources of £34,364 and resources expended of £14,211. The trustees confirmed that no remuneration was paid to trustees, though expenses were reclaimed. The financial statements were independently examined rather than audited.

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
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Victoria Louise Vealechair
• Dr Charlotte Jones
• Dr Eleanor Milligan
• Dr Lewis Fogarty
• Elizabeth Wilson Carruthers
• Eva Mikuska · trustee of 1 other charity
• Hannah Foster
• RODERICK PARKER-REES
• Stella Smith

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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