THE METRO CENTRE LTD
Registered charity 1070582 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as METRO · filing overdue (register status)
Metro works with anyone experiencing issues related to sexuality, identity, gender & Diversity. We work in the fields of: Sexual & Reproductive health: Mental Health & Wellbeing: HIV Prevention & Support: Youth Services: Community Involvement & Participation. We provide support, advice, advocacy, information, counselling, group work, community development, research, clinical services & resources.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,105,166 at the end of the financial year, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that expenditure exceeded income for the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of a loss, and note that the charity is dependent on the continued support of its main funders.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £1.1m)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure (£1,276,678 - £2,553,356).” — page 11
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity is dependent on the continued support of its main funders and in particular the Royal Borough of Green. These funders have continued to support the Metro Charity for many years and they ensure the provision of its core services and the fluffing of its main aims and objectives.” — page 19
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by M J Bushell Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Insolvency history (Companies House)
The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: liquidation).
creditors-voluntary-liquidation — 2026-04-13
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Metro Centre (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Gareth Buckley — Head of Insolvency & Licensed Insolvency Practitioner (source)
- Steve Elliott — Partner & Licensed Insolvency Practitioner (source)
- Stephanie Buckley — Partner (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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.
- SCARIA, Sunil — director, appointed 20/03/2024on trustee list
- LEY, John Trevor — director, appointed 24/04/2019on trustee list
- BROWN, Dawn — director, appointed 11/01/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £900k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Metro Centre Ltd — Registered, 2 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 11/01/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Care Quality Commission ratings
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Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/09/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (19/11/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (11/08/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (09/01/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Dawn Brownchair
- John Ley
- Juan Sebastian Dennis-Beron
- Sunil Scaria
- Viji Richard Arulraj
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Essex · Hertfordshire · Kent · Medway · Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE METRO CENTRE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,105,166 at the end of the financial year, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees report that expenditure exceeded income for the year, resulting in a net movement in funds of a loss, and note that the charity is dependent on the continued support of its main funders. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by M J Bushell Audit LLP.
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