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THE WHALEY BRIDGE COMMUNITY TRUST

Registered charity 1094147 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Exists to advance education and to relieve people living in Whaley Bridge and surrounding area who are in need because of their social and/or economic circumstances by the provision of a drop-in centre offering facilities and services calculated to relieve such charitable needs.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£31k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £1,796 for the year ended 31 March 2025, funded from existing reserves. Total income decreased to £29,546 from £34,016 in the prior year, primarily due to lower donations and the absence of a one-off tax refund. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £44,990 and a designated reserve of £14,000, with a cash position of £24,744, which the trustees note provides financial capacity to manage future risks.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a reserve amount from the receipt of unrestricted funds to enable the Trust to operate particularly in bidding for funds and where awards can only be paid after goods and services have been purchased (held: £45k)
“The Trustees have established a policy to provide a reserve amount from the receipt of unrestricted funds to enable the Trust to operate particularly in bidding for funds and where awards can only be paid after goods and services have been purchased.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold); recorded price paid £150k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£30k£31k
31/03/2024£34k£30k
31/03/2023£47k£34k
31/03/2022£28k£21k
31/03/2021£27k£12k

Common questions

Is THE WHALEY BRIDGE COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £1,796 for the year ended 31 March 2025, funded from existing reserves. Total income decreased to £29,546 from £34,016 in the prior year, primarily due to lower donations and the absence of a one-off tax refund. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £44,990 and a designated reserve of £14,000, with a cash position of £24,744, which the trustees note provides financial capacity to manage future risks. 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 Fund11/09/2009£8kUsing Computers and accessing the World Wide Web
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2005£112kRefurbish centre to create additional space