BELLE VALE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1073941 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

community resource centre

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£136k
Latest spending
£142k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity returned a net deficit of £5,732 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £136,122 against total expenditure of £141,854. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £268,984, while the stated reserves policy is to maintain liquid resources sufficient to support the charity for 12 months of operation. The trustees noted that liquid funds represented around 4 months of running costs and expressed confidence that further progress toward a surplus is possible.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £269k; policy: 12 months of operation)
“Ignoring amounts due from its subsidiary undertaking, the Charity had around £50,000 in liquid funds, which represents around 4 months running costs.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The charity currently has only two Trustees. This is below the minimum level of three, set out in paragraph 25 of its Articles of Association.
“The Charity currently has only two Trustees. This is below the minimum level of three, set out in paragraph 25 of its Articles of Association.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Pension scheme deficit: £126
“Pension creditor 126” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Lee Valley Trading Limited
“Lee Valley Trading Limited is the charity's trading subsidiary” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£136k£142k
31/03/2024£122k£135k
31/03/2023£133k£164k
31/03/2022£124k£139k
31/03/2021£118k£122k

Common questions

Is BELLE VALE COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity returned a net deficit of £5,732 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £136,122 against total expenditure of £141,854. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £268,984, while the stated reserves policy is to maintain liquid resources sufficient to support the charity for 12 months of operation. The trustees noted that liquid funds represented around 4 months of running costs and expressed confidence that further progress toward a surplus is possible. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£20kCommunity Vitality Project