EAST CHESHIRE HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED
Registered charity 1001923 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as E C H C
To provide supported and residential housing services, primarily for people with mental health needs and for people who require support to enable them to live within the community. Our philosophy is to provide a range of support services to enable tenants to maintain and improve their quality of life and independence.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £230,874 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following significant prior year adjustments that reduced net assets by £635,110. Free reserves stood at £171,437, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering two to three months of total expenditure (approximately £1.24m). Despite these financial challenges and historic accounting errors, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: two to three months of total expenditure (held: £171k)
“The Trustees attempt to maintain free reserves at a level which covers at least two to three months of total expenditure, which is approximately £1.24m” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mr J Bisset, former Trustee, charged consultancy fees.
“Mr J Bisset, former Chairman of the Board of Trustees charged consultancy fees of £5,232 (2024: £9,871) to the charity until resignation as a Trustee on 9th September 2024.” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Late filing admitted due to historic accounting errors and previous auditor delays.
“The delay caused by the previous auditors in providing the correct financial information and supporting documents, caused significant delay in the finalising of the accounts. This resulted in the late filings.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Harts Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.3.25)
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Steven Shaughnessy — Chairman (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- FLANAGAN, Maria Joanne — director, appointed 19/02/2025on trustee list
- CARR, Janette — director, appointed 10/09/2024on trustee list
- WIGMORE, Jonathan — director, appointed 10/09/2024not on trustee list
- CRESSWELL, Tracy — director, appointed 06/12/2022on trustee list
- SMITH, Michael Andrew — director, appointed 09/11/2020on trustee list
- SHAUGHNESSY, Stephen Andrew — director, appointed 14/03/2016on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
7 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: East Cheshire Housing Consortium Limited — Registered, 5 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 11/01/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).
- East Cheshire Housing Consortium: Good (05/02/2021) · CQC record
- Janette Carr
- Jonathon Wigmore
- Maria Joanne Flanagan
- Stephen Shaughnessy
- Tracy Cresswell
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester
Income and spending
Common questions
Is EAST CHESHIRE HOUSING CONSORTIUM LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £230,874 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following significant prior year adjustments that reduced net assets by £635,110. Free reserves stood at £171,437, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of covering two to three months of total expenditure (approximately £1.24m). Despite these financial challenges and historic accounting errors, the trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Harts Limited.
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