CORAM LIFE EDUCATION WEST MERCIA

Registered charity 1102580 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LEC (WORCESTERSHIRE), LECW, LIFE EDUCATION CENTRES (WORCESTERSHIRE)

The companys objects and its principal activity is that of peripatetic health and drug prevention education to primary school children in Worcestershire.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income

£115k

Latest spending

£111k

Registered

2004

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £4,613 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £115,389 against total expenditure of £110,776. However, the Statement of Financial Position reveals a negative net asset position of £883, indicating that unrestricted reserves are insufficient to cover liabilities. The directors acknowledge that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, supported by continuing pledges from a charitable trust.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient for it to meet the costs of delivering the programme to schools and to meet the management, administration and support costs (held: £-883)

“It is the intention of the directors to maintain the company's unrestricted reserves at a level sufficient for it to meet the costs of delivering the programme to schools and to meet the management, administration and support costs.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04417035

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.

LYTTLE, Phoebe Jennifer — director, appointed 19/11/2024on trustee list
LYTTLE, Thomas Jackson Clements — director, appointed 19/11/2024on trustee list
CUSACK, Paula Louise — director, appointed 01/09/2015not on trustee list
CUSACK, Simon James — director, appointed 01/09/2015not on trustee list
DALLIMER, Paul David — director, appointed 15/07/2010on trustee list
LYTTLE, Victor Michael Clements — director, appointed 15/04/2002on trustee list

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

VICTOR MICHAEL CLEMENTS LYTTLE FCAchair · trustee of 2 other charities
PAUL DALLIMER
Phoebe Jennifer Lyttle
Thomas Jackson Clements Lyttle

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

Operates in: Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£115k	£111k
31/03/2024	£106k	£98k
31/03/2023	£102k	£88k
31/03/2022	£119k	£105k
31/03/2021	£59k	£57k

Common questions

Is CORAM LIFE EDUCATION WEST MERCIA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £4,613 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £115,389 against total expenditure of £110,776. However, the Statement of Financial Position reveals a negative net asset position of £883, indicating that unrestricted reserves are insufficient to cover liabilities. The directors acknowledge that the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, supported by continuing pledges from a charitable trust. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
The Parochial Church Council of Ecclesiastical Parish of Emmer Green and Caversham Park St Barnabas	1	£179k
The Keith Howard Foundation	1	£120k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED	1	£72k
Helping Herts	1	£52k
TZEDOKOH VECHESED LIMITED	1	£45k
CML - CHEVRAS MO'OZ LADOL	1	£38k
BELLJOE TZEDOKO LIMITED	1	£21k
JOHN MARTIN'S CHARITY	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CORAM LIFE EDUCATION.

CORAM LIFE EDUCATION income £774k
LIFE EDUCATION EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED income £355k
NORTH WEST LIFE EDUCATION LIMITED income £118k
LIFE EDUCATION CENTRE FOR LANCASHIRE income £276k
LIFE EDUCATION (BRADFORD) LIMITED income £122k
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD income £133k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION WEST MERCIA	£115k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CORAM LIFE EDUCATION FY2025	£774k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE EDUCATION EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED FY2025	£355k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
NORTH WEST LIFE EDUCATION LIMITED FY2025	£118k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIFE EDUCATION CENTRE FOR LANCASHIRE FY2025	£276k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
LIFE EDUCATION (BRADFORD) LIMITED FY2025	£122k	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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