NORTON HALL CHILDREN AND FAMILY CENTRE

Registered charity 1112752 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NHCFC

Working towards a community where children and young people are able to fulfill their potential and parents & guardians are equipped to support their families.The charity manages a variety of projects including Community Nursery, Out of School & Holiday Care Project, Positive Activities for Young People, support services for local women, & a range of evening/weekend sports & community facilities

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£997k

Latest spending

£1.0m

Registered

2006

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,949 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £997,265 and resources expended of £1,013,214. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £257,107 provide just under three months of coverage against the 2026 budget, and they have assessed that sufficient funding will be available to continue operations for the next 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (56% of income)

“Income from fees and trading 560,123”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £257k)

“the Trustees policy is to hold sufficient funds in Unrestricted reserves to allow it to operate for a period of 3-6 months in the coming budget year.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Norton Hall Children & Family Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£997k

Total spending

£1.0m

Cost of raising funds

£20k

Reserves (reported)

£257k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (67% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

WENDY MARJORIE KERRchair
GHAZALA PARVEEN
IFTIKAR KARIM
JOHN LOUIS FREEMAN
Rosemin Ahmed

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

Operates in: Birmingham City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£997k	£1.0m
31/03/2024	£948k	£895k
31/03/2023	£730k	£730k
31/03/2022	£626k	£683k
31/03/2021	£697k	£573k

Common questions

Is NORTON HALL CHILDREN AND FAMILY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £15,949 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £997,265 and resources expended of £1,013,214. The trustees confirm that unrestricted reserves of £257,107 provide just under three months of coverage against the 2026 budget, and they have assessed that sufficient funding will be available to continue operations for the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTON HALL CHILDREN AND FAMILY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTON HALL CHILDREN AND FAMILY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED, CLA CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE SAINTBURY TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	FY2024	£10k	General
CLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£5k
THE ROGER & DOUGLAS TURNER CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£3k	Poverty
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Advancement of Environmental Protection or Improvement
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	FY2024	£2k	Relief of those in Need by reason of Youth, Age, Ill-Health, Disability, Financial Hardship or other Disadvantage
THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k
DUMBRECK CHARITY	FY2024	£500	Social Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/12/2025	£20k	Helping BAME women improve their English/ IT skills & employment chances.
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/12/2025	£68k	Improving the wellbeing life skills and behaviour of young people with SEND.
Postcode Lottery	31/03/2025	£5k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/10/2024	£18k	Helping BAME women reach their potential through training.
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/05/2023	£315k	South Asian Young People's Project
Birmingham City Council	01/05/2021	£10k	IT Tech and Skill
UK government	29/07/2020	£90k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	10/12/2019	£47k	Dolphin Centre development grant
The National Lottery Community Fund	12/10/2016	£9k	Empowering Women through Peer Mentoring.
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	26/03/2013	£74k	"Saltley Stories"
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/02/2009	£10k	Norton Hall Ten Plus Project