WHITECHAPEL CENTRE
Registered charity 1013060 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We provide services and opportunities to help individuals obtain and sustain a home and to positively change their lives.We work with homeless and vulnerably housed people; some of whom have complex needs in addition to their housing/ homeless difficulties. We provide a wide range of one to one support services in addition to services via our direct access centre and accommodation-based services.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £360,751 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £9,849,351 against total expenditure of £9,488,600. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £946,678, which the trustees acknowledge falls at the lower end of their stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £947k; policy: three to six months of expenditure)
“At present the total unrestricted reserves fall at the lower end of this target.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees made donations to the charity
“Trustees made donations of £1,200 (2024: £900) to the charity during the year. There were no other related party transactions In the year.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Whitechapel Centre (matched by registered charity number).
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)
1 registered title 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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£382k
Reported reserves equal ~1.3 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 (91% 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: 3.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- VALERIE METCALFchair
- Alice Brown
- Brother Ken Vance
- Dr Ryan Young
- Katherine Sheerin
- Margaret Woods
- Steve Collett
- Susan Thomas
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WHITECHAPEL CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £360,751 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £9,849,351 against total expenditure of £9,488,600. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £946,678, which the trustees acknowledge falls at the lower end of their stated policy target of three to six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds WHITECHAPEL CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WHITECHAPEL CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE FRESHFIELD FOUNDATION, THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST, THE AMELIA CHADWICK TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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