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FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1112796 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SURE START SPEKE LIMITED

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Latest income
£2.3m
Latest spending
£1.8m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £36,549 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting in total funds decreasing from £427,843 to £391,294. The trustees' report notes that the charity's reserves policy target of three months' expenditure is currently 'realistically unobtainable', although unrestricted reserves stood at £189,998. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At present this level of reserves is realistically unobtainable but the trustees are looking at ways of increasing its incoming resources that would enable unrestricted reserves to be built up over a period of time.” — page 11
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£2.3m
Total spending
£1.8m
Reserves (reported)
£485k
Employees
68

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.3m£1.8m
31/03/2024£1.8m£1.7m
31/03/2023£1.5m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.4m

Common questions

Is FIVE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES TRUST LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £36,549 for the year ended 31 March 2023, resulting in total funds decreasing from £427,843 to £391,294. The trustees' report notes that the charity's reserves policy target of three months' expenditure is currently 'realistically unobtainable', although unrestricted reserves stood at £189,998. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.