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Big Life Services

Registered charity 1062333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIG LIFE CENTRES, CHRC, COMMUNITY HEALTH & RESOURCE CENTRES LTD

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Latest income
£11.7m
Latest spending
£11.8m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £20,945 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £11,740,115 and expenditure of £11,761,060. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £3,070,588, though free reserves were significantly below the stated policy target of £973k. The auditor confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the going concern status.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The current target level of reserves based on 2024/25 costs is £973k and the actual level of free reserves at 31 March 2025 was £62k (2024 - £233k).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: E. Robinson received £8,000 remuneration from The Big Life Company Limited for her role as chair.
“During the year remuneration of £8,000 (2024: £8,000) was paid to E. Robinson, a trustee, by The Big Life Company Limited for her role as chair of The Big Life Company Limited.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Big Life Services (matched by registered charity number).

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

Total income
£11.7m
Total spending
£11.8m
Reserves (reported)
£62k
Employees
170

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

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Trustees

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Rochdale · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£11.7m£11.8m
31/03/2024£11.1m£10.2m
31/03/2023£8.0m£7.9m
31/03/2022£7.6m£7.5m
31/03/2021£6.8m£6.6m

Common questions

Is Big Life Services financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £20,945 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £11,740,115 and expenditure of £11,761,060. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds stood at £3,070,588, though free reserves were significantly below the stated policy target of £973k. The auditor confirmed the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/01/2024£55k"Kath Locke Community Heritage Project"