THE CHILDCARE AND COMMUNITY CENTRES, ASHTON AND DISTRICT
Registered charity 1107779 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHTON WIGAN & DISTRICT YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION / ALSO KNOWN AS ASHTON WIGAN & DISTRICT YMCA, ASHTON, WIGAN & DISTRICT YOUNG MEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION / ALSO KNOWN AS ASHTON, WIGAN & DISTRICT YMCA
Childcare provision and out of school activities, general charitable purposes, community organisation, health and social care. Based in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,120,465, which is above its stated reserves policy target of approximately £520,000. The trustees report a healthy surplus for the year and confirm that the organization is in a financial position to continue running, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its 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: three months of expenditure £520,000 (held: £1.1m)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the Charity, should be approximately three months of expenditure £520,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: SB Electrical & Security Ltd, a company in which the director is the spouse of the CEO provided repair and maintenance services in the year totalling £1,602 (2024: £1,348) to the charity and totalling £3,482 (2024: £6,053) to the group.
“SB Electrical & Security Ltd, a company in which the director is the spouse of the CEO provided repair and maintenance services in the year totalling £1,602 (2024: £1,348) to the charity and totalling £3,482 (2024: £6,053) to the group.” — page 30
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Slade & Cooper Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £57k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~9.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Anne Clarkechair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Allan Smith
- Christine Marie Stewart
- Jenny Bullen
- Joyce Bernadette Gorman
- ROBERT BRADLEY
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Wigan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CHILDCARE AND COMMUNITY CENTRES, ASHTON AND DISTRICT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted funds of £1,120,465, which is above its stated reserves policy target of approximately £520,000. The trustees report a healthy surplus for the year and confirm that the organization is in a financial position to continue running, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Slade & Cooper Limited.
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