CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT EARLY YEARS PROJECT

Registered charity 1194003 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as POETS CORNER

Established 32 years ago (1090139) becoming a CIO (1194003) in January 2022. The charity provides a range of services and resources to enhance the education, development, wellbeing and supports for children and their families. Some such activities include play sessions, parenting programmes, family support, language development and many needs led activities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£180k
Latest spending
£213k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased from £193,426 to £160,740 due to a net movement in funds of £(32,686). The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £151,406, which the trustees report is consistent with their policy of holding three months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£180k£213k
31/03/2024£193k£200k
31/03/2023£191k£209k
31/03/2022£266k£48k

Common questions

Is CANTERBURY AND DISTRICT EARLY YEARS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £193,426 to £160,740 due to a net movement in funds of £(32,686). The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £151,406, which the trustees report is consistent with their policy of holding three months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery07/03/2025£40kMillionaire Street 2025 03w3
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2021£409kCDEYP
The National Lottery Community Fund04/04/2019£9kMind Body and Soul Project