FRESH FUTURES (NCC)
Registered charity 288125 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATIONAL CHILDREN'S CENTRE, NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Delivering services and support to children, young people, families and older people in need and working with partners to promote sustainable early intervention and preventative services.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an in-year deficit of £524,057 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £1,968,533. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was driven by strategic investments in post-16 provision and higher staffing costs amidst a challenging funding environment. However, the trustees consider the charity to be in a financially solid position for the future following cost reviews and secured funding.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three times monthly salary costs and any potential winding up costs (held: £407k)
“The policy requires reserves to be maintained to at least cover three times monthly salary costs and any potential winding up costs. At the year end this amounted to £750,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fresh Futures (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Lucy Jackson — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£94k
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (85% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/01/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Andrew Duncan
- Anna Galindo · trustee of 1 other charity
- Christopher Hardern
- Clare Thomlinson · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jennie Green
- Lucy Jackson
- Oliver Burbage-Hall
- Paul Marygold Brockwell
- Shakkela Ajaib-Latif
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is FRESH FUTURES (NCC) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an in-year deficit of £524,057 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds to £1,968,533. Per the trustees' report, this deficit was driven by strategic investments in post-16 provision and higher staffing costs amidst a challenging funding environment. However, the trustees consider the charity to be in a financially solid position for the future following cost reviews and secured funding. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Azets Audit Services Limited.
Who funds FRESH FUTURES (NCC)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name FRESH FUTURES (NCC) as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED.
Known funders
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