ST MARYS CARE CENTRE

Registered charity 1000849 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide day care to older people. We provide transport to and from the centre, a three course lunch and a range of stimulating activities. We actively promote activities designed to increase and support healthy lifestyles and a sense of well-being. We support and host a number of community groups and events. Our area of operation is primarily Halewood but also includes the borough of Knowsley

Objects

A) PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION PHYSICAL EDUCATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF ALL FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED BEING PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES B) TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE AGED WITHIN THE PARISH OF HALEWOOD IN ANY MANNER WHICH IS NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE

Area of benefit: PARISH OF HALEWOOD AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an overall deficit of £26,360 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves falling to £116,279. The trustees consider that these reserves are sufficient to cover six months of ordinary expenditure, aligning with their stated policy target of maintaining between three and six months' expenditure. The charity remains dependent on annual grant funding from Knowsley Borough Council to cover core salaries and expenses.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHRISTINE GIBBINS
• GEORGINA McQUEEN

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

Operates in: Knowsley

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY CARING ASSOCIATION.

• ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY CARING ASSOCIATION income £2.8m
• HAYLE DAY CARE CENTRE TRUST COMMITTEE income £354k
• THE WESTWAY COMMUNITY AND WELL BEING CENTRE income £230k
• THE OVER DAY CENTRE ASSOCIATION income £170k
• ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH DAY CENTRE income £213k
• BURWELL AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE TRUST income £165k

Side by side with its peers

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