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FIX IT (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1105320 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Fix It UK Ltd enables young people from Wigan and the surrounding areas to meet the opportunities and responsibilities of society today, by offering them training in Motor Vehicle Studies, Basic Construction and personal development programmes that build confidence, motivation and personal, social and life skills.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£988k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £147,869 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £428,637. The trustees report that the charity holds cash reserves of £217,924, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £152,000. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two months' general running costs and an additional one month's salary costs (held: £218k)
“It is the policy of this charity to hold in reserves, if possible, the equivalent of two months' general running costs and an additional one month's salary costs. This amounts to approximately £152,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: None of the trustees received remuneration. One trustee (Matthew Keefe) received £1,635 for HR consultancy services via a connected limited company.
“None of the trustees (or any persons connected with them) received any remuneration or benefits from the charity during the year and no expenses were claimed or paid to any of the trustees, other than disclosed on note 25.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Matthew Keefe, who was a trustee until his resignation on 4 November 2024, carried out HR consultancy work for the charity during the year to 31 August 2025 via a limited company of which he was the sole director and shareholder. The amount charged to the charity by that company for work done to the date of his resignation was £1,635 (2024 - £1,740)
“Matthew Keefe, who was a trustee until his resignation on 4 November 2024, carried out HR consultancy work for the charity during the year to 31 August 2025 via a limited company of which he was the sole director and shareholder. The amount charged to the charity by that company for work done to the date of his resignation was £1,635 (2024 - £1,740)” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£988k
Reserves (reported)
£429k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Lancashire · Sefton · St Helens · Warrington · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.1m£988k
31/08/2024£962k£747k
31/08/2023£723k£588k
31/08/2022£597k£696k
31/08/2021£591k£605k

Common questions

Is FIX IT (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £147,869 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £428,637. The trustees report that the charity holds cash reserves of £217,924, which exceeds its stated policy target of approximately £152,000. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
MONDAY CHARITABLE TRUST1£2.8m
The Merchant Taylors' Foundation1£200k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY1£180k
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION1£101k
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION1£100k
CHK Foundation1£100k
WATES FAMILY ENTERPRISE TRUST1£90k
KUSUMA TRUST UK1£75k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PATCHWORK PROJECT.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FIX IT (UK) LIMITED£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
PATCHWORK PROJECT FY2025£263k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE ENGINEERING GROUP TRAINING ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRUST FOR YOUTH FY2024£1.9m£80,001 - £90,0001below—no doubt
WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.8m—0below—no doubt
YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE FY2025£497k—0below—no doubt

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