CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL
Registered charity 1074676 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHESHIRE COMMUNITY ACTION
Supporting volunteers who run community assetsFunding advice to community groupsSupporting neighbourhood planningGroup development with community groupsDeveloping community led housing projectsHealth and social care services Community transport
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds increased to £588,929, with unrestricted reserves at £554,836. The charity reports a net income of £134,898 for the year and holds sufficient cash and deposits to meet current liabilities. The trustees and auditors confirm the organization is a going concern 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 months running costs plus redundancy payments (held: £555k)
“The RESERVES POLICY requirements are calculated on the basis on three months running costs plus redundancy payments.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Murray Smith LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
The charity’s company — latest Companies House iXBRL filing (balance sheet 31.3.26)
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Mark Reading — Chief Executive (source)
- John Heselwood — Deputy Chief Executive (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.
- TURNER, Peter Robert — director, appointed 02/09/2025on trustee list
- AMESBURY, Alison — director, appointed 04/05/2020on trustee list
- WEAVER, Jacqueline — director, appointed 20/02/2009on trustee list
- FELIX, David Rhys, The Revd — director, appointed 27/09/2001on trustee list
- HESELWOOD, John — secretary, appointed 01/06/2007
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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).
- Rev DAVID RHYS FELIXchair
- Alison Amesbury
- JACQUELINE WEAVER
- Peter Turner
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Warrington
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £588,929, with unrestricted reserves at £554,836. The charity reports a net income of £134,898 for the year and holds sufficient cash and deposits to meet current liabilities. The trustees and auditors confirm the organization is a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Murray Smith LLP.
Who funds CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL as a grant recipient include Cheshire West Voluntary Action.
Known funders
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