BASE 25
Registered charity 1071727 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Base 25 is an information, advice and guidance centre for young people between 11 - 25 years. Services offered include a daily drop-in service, counselling, programme to reduce the number of young people at risk of sexual exploitation, Eastern European Community Development work, Safer Action for Everyone, young dads and lads project, anger management programme, and more.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £194,681 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a negative balance of £43,874. The trustees acknowledge this deficit and state that funds are to be replenished to maintain a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months expenditure (held: £-44k)
“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.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mr A Jarvis received remuneration of £43,803 for his role as Head of Service while serving as a trustee.
“One of the trustees, Mr A Jarvis, received remuneration during the year totalling £43,803 (2024 - £54,064) for his full time role as Head of Service. Mr A Jarvis resigned as a trustee on 19 December 2024, the disclosed remuneration is up to December 2024. No other trustees received remuneration during the year (2024 none).” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Wolverhampton City Council provided funding of £514,404. Ms J A Francis is a trustee and a local councillor within the Council.
“Ms J A Francis, a member of the management committee of Base 25, is a local councillor within the City of Wolverhampton Council and also Chair of the Children and Young People's Scrutiny Panel. Wolverhampton City Council had provided funding to Base 25 of £514,404. A balance of £35,841 is due from the Council to Base 25 at the year end.” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Keely Evans — Chair Of The Board (source)
- Alan Jarvis — Head Of Services (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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.8 months of spending — below 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- LAURA BEESONchair
- JANE FRANCIS
- Jodie Winfield Louise
- KASH KANDA
- ROY STOKES
- Rev PETER MILLS
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Staffordshire · Wolverhampton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BASE 25 financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £194,681 for the year, resulting in unrestricted funds falling to a negative balance of £43,874. The trustees acknowledge this deficit and state that funds are to be replenished to maintain a reserves policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Who funds BASE 25?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BASE 25 as a grant recipient include THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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