PRESCOT & WHISTON COMMUNITY ADVICE CENTRE

Registered charity 1110989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To relieve poverty by the provision of advice and information about health, welfare and other social benefits in Prescot, Whiston, Cronton and surrounding areas.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH, WELFARE AND OTHER SOCIAL BENEFITS IN PRESCOT, WHISTON, CRONTON AND SURROUNDING AREAS

Area of benefit: PRESCOT, WHISTON, CRONTON 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: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year of £57,769, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £194,696 to £136,927. The trustees consider the financial position to be satisfactory, noting the charity is in a relatively stable position with no unpaid debts. Reserves are held to meet statutory redundancy liabilities and mitigate inflationary increases in overheads.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Trustees · trustee networks

• TERENCE HENRY BYRONchair
• Diane Sedman
• KEITH PEMBERTON
• Malcolm Whipp
• TOM BEST · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Knowsley

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).