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Action for Borstal Community Project

Registered · see notesRegistered charity number 1063842RochesterEducation and training
Income£103k2025-03-31
Spending£108ksame year
Spent / received102%5-year average
Size in its cause75th pctEducation and training
Registered1997Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Action for Borstal Community Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochester. It was registered in August 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03364165). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Action for Borstal Community Project reported income of £103k and spending of £108k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £98k to £103k (+5.1%), an average of +1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Action for Borstal Community Project sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Honiton Young Farmers Club (£103k), North Common Pre - School (£103k) and Little Cuckoo's Pre-School (£103k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.

Income and spending

£0£29k£58k£87k£116k2021 Income: £97,7102021 Spending: £89,61320212022 Income: £113,7582022 Spending: £114,17920222023 Income: £108,7742023 Spending: £115,73020232024 Income: £73,2362024 Spending: £80,10320242025 Income: £102,7052025 Spending: £108,0592025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Other 100%

In the charity's own words

The Centre offers activities to the families of Borstal, Rochester and surrounding areas. We provide a pre-school for children aged two to four and support parents with education and health issues. There is also an information centre, computer suite and internet access.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Honiton Young Farmers ClubExeter£103k
North Common Pre - SchoolBristol£103k
Little Cuckoo's Pre-SchoolWiltshire£103k
Wandsworth Mediation ServiceLondon£103k