ST PAUL'S CENTRE

Registered charity 1001566 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3C TEAMWORK, CHRISTIAN CONCERN, CREWE

Relieving poverty through the recycling of furniture, white goods and cycles, foodbank, therapeutic activities - Day Service Placements for Adults with Care Needs, support of other local charities

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a small deficit of £3,847, significantly better than the predicted deficit of £58,435. Total incoming resources were £844,018, with unrestricted funds totaling £557,022 at year-end. The trustees report that the charity is effectively at capacity and is developing a strategic plan for future sustainability.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Paul’s Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Cheshire Community Foundation — “Cheshire Community Foundation” (source page)
• Cheshire East Council — “Cheshire East Council” (source page)
• The Guinness Partnership — “The Guinness Partnership” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (36% 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: 10.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Dytor-Walsh
• Catherine Lewin
• David McCabe · trustee of 1 other charity
• Howard Jones

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).