LARK CHILDREN'S CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 December 2013
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04112466
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £440,280
Latest expenditure: £417,378
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Lark Childrens Centre, 91-93 North Prospect Road, PLYMOUTH, PL2 2NA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.larkchildrenscentre.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The education of families of preschool children through the provision of groups and by providing family support in area of the provision of antenatal care, access to health visitors, parenting classes, along with the relief of economic need by the provision of debt advice, money management and budgetary advice, and the provision of training and education with the aim to employment.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £440,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £417,378

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 3 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £661,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £641,477

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 14 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 14 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £594,481
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,453

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £647,232
Total Gross Expenditure: £678,825

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £833,271
Total Gross Expenditure: £790,146

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £440,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £417,378
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £430,914
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £661,207
Total Gross Expenditure: £641,477
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £644,945
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £594,481
Total Gross Expenditure: £559,453
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £577,845
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £647,232
Total Gross Expenditure: £678,825
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £613,212
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £833,271
Total Gross Expenditure: £790,146
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £637,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 1

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 3 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 0
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 644947
Income Investments: 11060
Income Other: 5200
Income Total Income And Endowments: 661207
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,502
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £639,975
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 641477
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8157
Expenditure Support Costs: 25265
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £807,124
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £810,304
Assets Total Liabilities: £276,695
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £533,609
Creditors One Year Total Current: 276695
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £810,000
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 807124
Funds Restricted: -273515
Funds Total: 533609
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 14 February 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 585158
Income Investments: 3243
Income Other: 5080
Income Total Income And Endowments: 594481
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £3,025
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £556,428
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 559453
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7808
Expenditure Support Costs: 21403
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £717,286
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £721,604
Assets Total Liabilities: £207,725
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £513,879
Creditors One Year Total Current: 207725
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £720,739
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 717286
Funds Restricted: -203407
Funds Total: 513879
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1000
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 638025
Income Investments: 95
Income Other: 8112
Income Total Income And Endowments: 647232
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £984
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £677,841
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 678825
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10249
Expenditure Support Costs: 23518
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £440,343
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £536,881
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,030
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £478,851
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58030
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £535,687
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 440343
Funds Restricted: 38508
Funds Total: 478851
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 11379
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 816779
Income Investments: 433
Income Other: 4680
Income Total Income And Endowments: 833271
Income Legacies: 11379
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,084
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £786,062
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 790146
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7909
Expenditure Support Costs: 14212
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £475,017
Assets Total Fixed: 0
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £563,425
Assets Total Liabilities: £52,981
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £510,444
Creditors One Year Total Current: 52981
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £397,884
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 475017
Funds Restricted: 35427
Funds Total: 510444
Count Employees: 33
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Plymouth City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: LARK CHILDREN'S CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2013-12-30T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17 NOV 2000AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 18/12/2013
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES IN PLYMOUTH:(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN THROUGH THE PROVISION OF NURSERY FACILITIES WHICH PROMOTE THEIR PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH SAFE AND SIMULATING PLAY;(B) TO PROTECT AND SAFEGUARD THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF ANTENATAL CARE, PARENTING CLASSES, ACCESS TO HEALTH VISITORS AND SUCH OTHER SUPPORT CONSISTENT WITH THESE PROVISIONS THAT ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.(C) THE RELIEF OF NEED IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF DEBT COUNSELLING, MONEY MANAGEMENT AND BUDGETARY ADVISORY SERVICES, AND THE PROVISION OF TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN SKILLS LIKELY TO LEAD TO EMPLOYMENT.(D) TO FURTHER THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF PLYMOUTH, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATION TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 536896
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LARK CHILDREN'S CENTRE LTD

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries