WECIL LTD
Registered charity 1053515 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W E C I L, WEST OF ENGLAND CENTRE FOR INTEGRATED LIVING
WECIL works to enable disabled people to live life without barriers. We are a non-profit organisation run by and for disabled people, delivering information, skills, support and services to give disabled people the same level of choice and control as the wider community. Since 1995 we have worked to challenge restrictions and change possibilities for disabled people in the South West.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a near break-even unrestricted result, having outperformed its budgeted deficit without drawing from reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £867,653, which exceeds its stated policy target of £670,000 (30% of previous year's expenditure).
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: 30% of the previous year’s expenditure (held: £868k)
“The policy sets a minimum target for general reserves of 30% of the previous year’s expenditure (which this year amounts to £670K).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee and director purchased services from the charity and its subsidiary on an arm's length basis.
“During the year one (2024:one) trustee of the charity and one (2024:one) director of WECIL Social Enterprise Limited purchased services from WECIL Limited and WECIL Social Enterprise Limited on an arm's length basis totalling £445 (2024 : £357) and £400 (2024 : £376) respectively.” — page 84
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Auditco Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — West of England Centre for Inclusive Living (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£197k
Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 9.2% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/02/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (24/02/2017) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Vicki Kayechair
- DeeAnne Deirdre Klein
- Fiona Spence
- John Dolton
- Lindi Doy
- Raisha Jesmin Rafa
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WECIL LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a near break-even unrestricted result, having outperformed its budgeted deficit without drawing from reserves. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £867,653, which exceeds its stated policy target of £670,000 (30% of previous year's expenditure). Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Auditco Limited.
Government & lottery funding
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