ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH DAY CENTRE

Registered charity 1064581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY OF THE COMPANY/CHARITY IS THE PROVISION OF DAY CARE SERVICE TO ELDERLEY AND DISABLED PEOPLE FOR THOSE REFERRED BY THE SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT OF WOLVERHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL AND WHO ARE ACCEPTED BY OUR STAFF AS SUITABLE USERS OF THE SERVICE.

Objects

PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE BOROUGH OF WOLVERHAMPTON AND ELSEWHERE AND IN PARTICULAR1) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION:2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS:3) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES OR TO ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: BOROUGH OF WOLVERHAMPTON AND ELSEWHERE

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Get email alerts

Latest income

£213k

Latest spending

£174k

Registered

1997

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £38,207 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £103,671. However, the trustees highlight uncertainty regarding future funding due to frozen or decreased Local Authority support and rising costs, noting that unrestricted reserves should not fall below £44,000 to cover one year of administration and support costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Wolverhampton City Council (63% of income)

“Wolverhampton City Council - Revenue for services 66,998”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: one years administration fund raising and support costs (held: £104k)

“The directors/trustees are of the opinion, after careful consideration of all relevant facts, that the unrestricted reserves during the year to 31 March 2026 should not fall below £ 44,000.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The directors/trustees are monitoring performance and cash reserves throughout the year and adjusting prices for services when necessary. During this period of Government and Local Authority austerity funding from Wolverhampton City Council has been frozen or decreased.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St Columbas Day Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

ANNIE FRANCIS MABLY
IRENE MARTHA ARCHIBALD
LAURENCE WILLIAM TURNER
RUTH DIANA METCALFE
Rev ANDREW MANN-RAY

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

Operates in: Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£213k	£174k
31/03/2024	£178k	£148k
31/03/2023	£148k	£123k
31/03/2022	£132k	£121k
31/03/2021	£111k	£122k

Common questions

Is ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH DAY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £38,207 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves of £103,671. However, the trustees highlight uncertainty regarding future funding due to frozen or decreased Local Authority support and rising costs, noting that unrestricted reserves should not fall below £44,000 to cover one year of administration and support costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST	1	£25k
THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION	1	£10k
THE MASON BIBBY 1981 TRUST	1	£800

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST COLUMBA'S OXFORD UNITED REFORMED CHARITY.

ST COLUMBA'S OXFORD UNITED REFORMED CHARITY income £206k
TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION income £1.0m
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.5m
COLLINGWOOD CENTRE LIMITED income £228k
ST MARYS CARE CENTRE income £162k
STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £3.9m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH DAY CENTRE	£213k	—	0	above	—	noted
ST COLUMBA'S OXFORD UNITED REFORMED CHARITY FY2024	£206k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
TRUST PROPERTY AND FUNDS HELD IN CONNECTION WITH ST COLUMBA'S CHURCH AND CONGREGATION FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
COLLINGWOOD CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£228k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARYS CARE CENTRE FY2025	£162k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.