SAFEGUARDING
& ACCOUNTS
Our commitment to keeping young people safe, alongside the policies and financial records that keep Prospex open and accountable.
Our commitment to safeguarding
The safety and wellbeing of the young people we work with is at the heart of everything we do. Prospex has a Trustee with specific in-depth professional experience and qualifications to oversee our child-protection responsibilities.
Our operational team has two fully trained youth workers as designated safeguarding leads, and the majority of our staff and trustees have participated in safeguarding awareness courses. Our young people are risk-assessed and then provided with the level of supervision that their needs require, either in groups or one-to-one.
If you have a safeguarding concern about a young person at Prospex, please contact us straight away on 0207 607 7626 or email info@prospex.org.uk.
Worried about a young person?
If a child is in immediate danger, call 999.
Otherwise, talk to one of our safeguarding leads as soon as you can. Call the Underground Youth Centre on 0207 607 7626 and ask for any of the team below.
- Richard FranklandCEO & Designated Safeguarding Lead
0207 607 7626 · richard@prospex.org.uk - Alan HopsonSenior Youth Worker & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
0207 607 7626 · alan@prospex.org.uk - Carole WardGirls & Wellbeing Worker & Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead
0207 607 7626 · carole@prospex.org.uk
Out of hours, or if you can’t reach us
- Islington Children’s ServicesContact Team (weekdays)
020 7527 7400 - Islington Emergency Duty TeamEvenings, weekends and bank holidays
020 7226 0992 - NSPCC HelplineFor adults worried about a child
0808 800 5000 - ChildlineFor children and young people, free and confidential
0800 1111
A trustee, Danielle Cohen (Safeguarding & Deputy Chair), oversees safeguarding at board level. Read the full Safeguarding Policy 2026 (PDF).
Registered & accountable
Our registered charity number with the Charity Commission for England & Wales. View our register entry.
Our charity reporting is filed on time every year. No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.
London Youth Awards 2023 winner (Adventure Award), London Youth Quality Mark (Bronze), Living Wage Employer and a 5-star Food Hygiene Rating.