THE EMMIE DIXON HOME LIMITED

Registered charity 1084627 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CREWE AND DISTRICT SPASTICS SOCIETY LIMITED

Providing residential care for up to 12 adults with physical and learning disabilities. The Home also caters for residents with complex needs.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES AND OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, AND OF THE PARENTS OF AND THOSE CARING FOR SUCH PERSONS

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.

Causes: Disability · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £4,525 for the year, with unrestricted funds decreasing to £198,631. The trustees expressed concern that the level of unrestricted funds, which are not tied up in tangible fixed assets, had increased only slightly to £125,317 and noted that this is concerning given the charity's financial pressures. The trustees acknowledged that reserves have declined and expressed an endeavor to increase levels to protect against unforeseen risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 03877541

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.

• WEALLEANS SMITH, Lisa-Marie — director, appointed 30/04/2018not on trustee list
• BROWN, Joe Daniel — director, appointed 20/07/2016not on trustee list
• MAYMAN, Timothy John — director, appointed 15/07/2009not on trustee list
• HANCOCK, John — director, appointed 06/04/2002not on trustee list
• HEATH, Michael — director, appointed 15/11/1999not on trustee list
• BROWN, Joe Daniel — secretary, appointed 01/07/2017

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: The Emmie Dixon Home Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 29/01/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• The Emmie Dixon Home: Good (17/03/2018) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• MR M HEATHchair
• MR J D BROWN
• MR J HANCOCK
• MR T J MAYMAN
• MRS LISA-MARIE WEALLEANS SMITH

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester

Income and spending

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