THE TREE OF LIFE CENTRE WYTHENSHAWE

Registered charity 1099847 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To work in partnership with others to create a sustainable resource which inproves the health and well being for people in Wythenshawe and increases their ability to participate in the wider community. To do this we offer furniture, white goods and clothes at low cost, courses for physical, mental and emotional well being and our cafe serves healthy food at an affordable cost.

Objects

(A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WYTHENSHAWE AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS.(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION. (C) TO ADVANCE RELIGION. (D) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS.(E) TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE HEALTH. (F) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES FOR THE BENEFICIARIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: FOR THE INHABITANTS F WYTHENSHAWE AND SURROUNDING AREAS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £539,709 to £548,811, resulting in total net assets of £549,709. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Total income for the year was £560,976, with total expenditure on charitable activities amounting to £551,874.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 04759646

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tree of Life Centre Wythenshawe (matched by registered charity number).

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.

• MCGORRIGAN, John — director, appointed 16/06/2025on trustee list
• EATON, Diane — director, appointed 09/03/2011on trustee list
• BROWN, Kendra — secretary, appointed 16/06/2025

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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 · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~11.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (64% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• DIANE EATONchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• John McGorrigan
• Kendra Brown
• MRS E MESQUITA
• Skye Demar
• Sonia Hogarth

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HAWTHORN TREE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE.

• HAWTHORN TREE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE income £677k
• WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED income £201k
• SHERWOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION CIO income £113k
• TREE OF LIFE TALMUDICAL COLLEGE income £83k
• LOTE TREE FOUNDATION income £149k
• WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL TRANSPLANT FUND income £218k

Side by side with its peers

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