WEST BOWLING COMMUNITY ADVICE AND TRAINING CENTRE

Registered charity 1011968 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WEST BOWLING ADVICE CENTRE, WEST BOWLING COMMUNITY ADVICE CENTRE

a) Build the Capacity, develop community involvement and maximise the usage of the WBCATC and the project for the social and economic benefit of its participants b) Empower local residents to participate in the decision making process, gain skills to improve their life-chances and employment opportunities and improve the quality of life in their neighbourhood.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£369k
Latest spending
£322k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £556,687, which exceeds its stated policy target of £320,264. The accounts state that the trustees aim to hold this amount to meet unforeseen expenditure and cash flow requirements, with the surplus planned for capital refurbishment.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £320,264 (held: £557k)
“The trustees aim to hold £320,264 (9 months running costs plus 6 months running costs for core staff in cases of closure) in unrestricted reserves” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£369k£322k
31/03/2024£493k£373k
31/03/2023£325k£328k
31/03/2022£325k£248k
31/03/2021£354k£268k

Common questions

Is WEST BOWLING COMMUNITY ADVICE AND TRAINING CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £556,687, which exceeds its stated policy target of £320,264. The accounts state that the trustees aim to hold this amount to meet unforeseen expenditure and cash flow requirements, with the surplus planned for capital refurbishment. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/05/2025£14kTwist and Tone
UK government02/09/2020£84kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
Sport England09/10/2015£10kCommunity Based Exercise Sessions
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2015£9kSilver Surfers