THE GATEWAY (WARRINGTON) LTD

Registered charity 1079865 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GATEWAY, WARRINGTON COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTRE

The Gateway is home to and provides a central focus for a number of local voluntary, community and statutory organisations and services to come and work together to help people in the local community. The Gateway is the ideal venue for hosting meetings, conferences, training events, photographic displays, art exhibitions and cultural events.

Objects

ARE TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY BY THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Warrington, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£302k
Latest spending
£330k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £28,384 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted funds to £226,212. The trustees acknowledge that the financial year was challenging due to the cost of living crisis and continued austerity, but they remain confident in the charity's viability for the foreseeable future. Reserves are currently held at £164,973 in cash and investments, which is below the trustees' stated required level of between £133,664 and £240,990.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between £133,664 and £240,990 (reserves figure: £165k)
“The Trustees have concluded that the required level of reserves is between £133,664 and £240,990.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales of £14,337 to Lifetime Homes (Warrington) Limited for conference hall hire. Mr D A Cummins, a trustee, is a director of Lifetime Homes.
“During the period, The Gateway made sales totalling £14,337 (2024: £10,254) to Lifetime Homes (Warrington) Limited, for conference hall hire. Mr D A Cummins, a trustee of the charity, is a director of Lifetime Homes. These were non voluntary transactions and as such were conducted at arms length.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£302k£330k
30/09/2024£278k£309k
30/09/2023£250k£274k
30/09/2022£243k£248k
30/09/2021£248k£181k

Common questions

Is THE GATEWAY (WARRINGTON) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £28,384 for the year, reducing its total unrestricted funds to £226,212. The trustees acknowledge that the financial year was challenging due to the cost of living crisis and continued austerity, but they remain confident in the charity's viability for the foreseeable future. Reserves are currently held at £164,973 in cash and investments, which is below the trustees' stated required level of between £133,664 and £240,990. 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 Fund16/04/2021£85kBuilding Back Together

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GATEWAY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE GATEWAY (WARRINGTON) LTD£302k—0unclear—no doubt
GATEWAY FOUNDATION FY2026£547k—0below—no doubt
GATEWAY INTO THE COMMUNITY FY2026£843k—0above—no doubt
The Gathering Gates FY2025£42k—0within—no doubt
GATEWAY BUILDINGS TRUST FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GATE CHURCH FY2026£149k——above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.