W.I.L.L. WIRRAL INDEPENDENT LIVING AND LEARNING
Registered charity 1075817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as W.I.L.L., WIRRAL INDEPENDENT LIVING AND LEARNING
We support Adults with Learning Disabilities both in the community and in their own homes.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £119,385 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,266,018. Per the trustees' report, reserves are held at approximately 215% of three months' expenditure, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering at least three months of operating costs. The charity is audited by DED Accountancy Services Ltd, which confirmed no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of operating costs (held: £1.3m)
“The policy is to have reserves that cover at least three months of operating costs so that if all funding ceased, we could still provide support for people until they could find alternative funding.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Close relatives of trustees received support services
“During the year, the close relatives of Trustees received support services from the charity, based on requirements assessed using the same procedures as other supported people, provided under the same terms and at the same rates.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by DED Accountancy Services Ltd. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
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.
- ARMOUR, Jade — director, appointed 05/11/2025on trustee list
- ASHCROFT, Kerry — director, appointed 17/07/2024on trustee list
- NEWTON, Clare — director, appointed 04/08/2020on trustee list
- SOLOMON, Heather — director, appointed 07/12/2012on trustee list
- HOOD, Catherine — director, appointed 19/01/2011not on trustee list
- HOUGHTON, Kemal — director, appointed 01/01/2011on trustee list
- ENGWALL, John Patrick — director, appointed 21/09/2005on trustee list
- PHULBAS, Daune — secretary, appointed 01/01/2020
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
CQC provider record: W.I.L.L. Wirral Independent Living And Learning — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 30/04/2019.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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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- Wirral Independent Living & Learning: Good (18/05/2019) · CQC record
- KEMAL HOUGHTONchair
- Catherine Hood ACA
- Clare Newton
- HEATHER SOLOMON
- JOHN ENGWALL
- Jade Armour
- Kerry Ashcroft
- Lee Chamberlain
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is W.I.L.L. WIRRAL INDEPENDENT LIVING AND LEARNING financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £119,385 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £1,266,018. Per the trustees' report, reserves are held at approximately 215% of three months' expenditure, which exceeds the stated policy target of covering at least three months of operating costs. The charity is audited by DED Accountancy Services Ltd, which confirmed no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by DED Accountancy Services Ltd.
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