WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST
Registered charity 1112342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAP360 WORCESTER LIMITED, COMMUNITIES AROUND THE PARK
WCT enables children, young people, families & communities to access a wide range of positive activities, opportunities & experiences through supporting families, promoting achievement & aspirations, offering early support & reaching out to those with fewest advantages.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £130,733 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £731,287. The trustees maintain a reserves policy equivalent to a minimum of four months' running costs to safeguard against funding delays and rising operational pressures. Per the independent auditor's report, the financial statements give a true and fair view and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four months' running costs (held: £393k)
“WCT maintains reserves equivalent to a minimum of four months’ running costs, which include provision for staff notice periods and redundancy payments.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by RD Accounting Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Worcester Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Bridget Brickley — Chair (source)
- Helen Davis — Chief Executive Officer (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Property (HM Land Registry)
6 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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).
- Bridget Brickleychair
- Claire Louise Thompson
- Jasbinder Cartwright
- Nicholas Morris
- Philip Andrew Fowler
- RICHARD SOPER
- Samantha Mccarthy
- Sharon Louise Tilki
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Worcestershire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £130,733 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £731,287. The trustees maintain a reserves policy equivalent to a minimum of four months' running costs to safeguard against funding delays and rising operational pressures. Per the independent auditor's report, the financial statements give a true and fair view and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by RD Accounting Limited.
Who funds WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name WORCESTER COMMUNITY TRUST as a grant recipient include WORCESTER MUNICIPAL CHARITIES (CIO), THE HOPMARKET CHARITY, SPORTS PARTNERSHIP HEREFORDSHIRE AND WORCESTERSHIRE, THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST.
Known funders
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