We Change Lives (WCL)

Registered charity 1003023 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W C L, WARRINGTON COMMUNITY LIVING

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Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of £(302,280) for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £4,169,032. Per the trustees' report, the charity holds cash reserves of £1,731,255, which is in line with its reserves policy of holding £1 million for unplanned cash flow needs. The trustees and auditors confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; 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).

• Westleigh: Requires improvement (11/09/2019) · CQC record
• Heathside: Good (09/08/2019) · CQC record
• The Mews: Good (02/03/2019) · CQC record
• Community Learning Disabilities: Good (04/06/2019) · CQC record

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (20/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees

• Richard Gorechair
• Christopher Cardwell Howarth
• Janice Lorraine Wycherley
• Martin Schwaller

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

Operates in: Bolton · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Lancashire · Warrington · Wigan

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