LIFESKILLS LEARNING FOR LIVING

Registered charity 1080747 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Lifeskills is a safety education Centre built as a realistic village. Its approach is interactive and bridges the gap that exists between knowledge and behaviour. It is designed to help people learn about safety in a fun and practical way, specifically in the home, on the road and during leisure time.

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Latest income

£325k

Latest spending

£281k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,791 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £325,130 against total expenditure of £280,607. The trustees confirm that unrestricted general funds of £264,533 exceed their stated reserves policy target of approximately £250,000, representing 12 months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)

“No employee earned more than £60,000 during the current or prior period.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 12 months of expenditure (approximately £250k) (held: £265k)

“The Trustees have determined a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets (“free reserves”) held by the Charity should be a minimum of 12 months of expenditure. Based on current levels of expenditure this figure equates to approximately £250k.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 03944179

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.

ELLIOTT, Sue — director, appointed 16/02/2025on trustee list
TWYMAN, Lisa — director, appointed 31/01/2023on trustee list
PARKER, Wendy Nicola — director, appointed 12/05/2021on trustee list
LANSLEY, Julie — director, appointed 31/03/2021on trustee list
TARGETT, Maxine — director, appointed 15/12/2020on trustee list
JENKIN, Antony Kevern — director, appointed 21/02/2017on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

KEVERN JENKINchair
Julie Lansley
Lisa Twyman
Maxine Targett
Sue Elliott · trustee of 1 other charity
Wendy Nicola Parker

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£325k	£281k
31/03/2024	£244k	£262k
31/03/2023	£213k	£220k
31/03/2022	£139k	£192k
31/03/2021	£169k	£172k

Common questions

Is LIFESKILLS LEARNING FOR LIVING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £32,791 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £325,130 against total expenditure of £280,607. The trustees confirm that unrestricted general funds of £264,533 exceed their stated reserves policy target of approximately £250,000, representing 12 months of expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of LIFESKILLS LEARNING FOR LIVING earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds LIFESKILLS LEARNING FOR LIVING?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIFESKILLS LEARNING FOR LIVING as a grant recipient include THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY	FY2021	£5k	Community and social
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£3k	Youth
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST	FY2025	£3k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST	FY2023	£3k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/02/2025	£20k	Lifeskills Learning for Living Learning Disabilities Safety Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund	05/01/2024	£10k	Lifeskills for Everyone
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/09/2022	£10k	Safe Communities
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/08/2016	£7k	Lifeskills Training
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/11/2006	£220k	Lifeskills for Independent Living
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/07/2006	£10k	Learning for living

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	1	£393k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£209k
The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmer Green and Caversham Park St Barnabas	1	£182k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	1	£154k
CMZ LTD	1	£137k
NES FOUNDATION LTD	1	£112k
FRIENDS OF WMSBG-KOLEL DAMESEK ELIEZER	1	£105k
MERCAZ TORAH VECHESED LIMITED	1	£104k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with LIFEWORKS CHARITY LIMITED.

LIFEWORKS CHARITY LIMITED income £2.5m
LIFEBEAT income £166k
Learn and Thrive income £111k
LIVE AND LEARN income £984k
LIFE EDUCATION CENTRE FOR LANCASHIRE income £276k
LIFE EDUCATION (BRADFORD) LIMITED income £122k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
LIFESKILLS LEARNING FOR LIVING	£325k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
LIFEWORKS CHARITY LIMITED FY2025	£2.5m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFEBEAT FY2024	£166k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
Learn and Thrive FY2025	£111k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
LIVE AND LEARN FY2024	£984k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE EDUCATION CENTRE FOR LANCASHIRE FY2025	£276k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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