WILLENHALL COMMUNITY FORUM LIMITED

Registered charity 1057458 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WILLENHALL FORUM

The relief of the inhabitants of Willenhall, Willenhall Wood and surrounding area by association with local authority, voluntary organisations and local inhabitants in a common effort to provide, or assist in the provision of, facilities for education and recreation or other leisure-time occupations for the inhabitants, particularly to provide and maintain an education, training and advice centre.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £540,501 against a policy target of three to six months of expenditure, which the trustees consider maintained throughout the year. The charity reported a net income increase to £39,363 and total income of £316,974, with cash at bank rising to £636,987. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, indicating a stable financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03125686
• Trading subsidiary: WILLENHALL COMMUNITY FORUM (TRADING) LIMITED Companies House 03731797

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Single Regeneration Budget — “The Centre started to become a reality and the hard work of the local community was rewarded by a capital and revenue grant from the Single …” (source page)
• European Regional Development Fund — “Major refurbishment works began in 1996 after the European Regional Development Fund and English Partnerships donated the outstanding capita…” (source page)
• English Partnerships — “Major refurbishment works began in 1996 after the European Regional Development Fund and English Partnerships donated the outstanding capita…” (source page)
• Coventry & Warwickshire Partnerships — “The Centre has been able to offer a wide range of services due to the major financial support from the following: Coventry & Warwickshire Pa…” (source page)
• Coventry City Council — “The Centre has been able to offer a wide range of services due to the major financial support from the following: Coventry & Warwickshire Pa…” (source page)
• The Lankelly Foundation — “The Centre has been able to offer a wide range of services due to the major financial support from the following: Coventry & Warwickshire Pa…” (source page)
• European Social Fund — “The Centre has been able to offer a wide range of services due to the major financial support from the following: Coventry & Warwickshire Pa…” (source page)
• Coventry & Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce — “The Centre has been able to offer a wide range of services due to the major financial support from the following: Coventry & Warwickshire Pa…” (source page)

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.

• BULL, Matthew, Reverend — director, appointed 02/03/2026on trustee list
• DHADDA, Mohinder Singh — director, appointed 14/03/2024on trustee list
• ONWA, Franklin Ejiofor — director, appointed 03/10/2023on trustee list
• AGBOOLA, Fadahun Oyebisi — director, appointed 27/02/2023on trustee list
• LAKHA, Ram Parkash — director, appointed 17/02/2023not on trustee list
• THOMAS, Christine Elizabeth — director, appointed 15/12/2016on trustee list
• WEIR, Iris Maria — director, appointed 19/12/2014on trustee list
• LINNEY, Caroline Anne — secretary, appointed 17/02/2023

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~6.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading 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: 64.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christine Elizabeth Thomas
• Fadahun Oyebisi Agboola
• Iris Maria Weir
• Mohinder Singh Dhadda
• Ram Parkash Lakha OBE
• Rev Franklin Ejiofor Onwa
• Rev Matthew Bull

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

Operates in: Coventry City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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