WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED

Registered charity 1112990 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST MARK'S COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED

To provide activities for children, young people and families in Wythenshawe and Woodhouse Park in particular including - Playgroup, Playschemes, Family Support, Child Contact sessions, Mobile Creche Services and student placements.

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Latest income
£201k
Latest spending
£192k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £9,139 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total charity funds of (£690). The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, citing an expectation of positive fund flow in the coming year supported by ongoing efforts to secure new funding.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-690; policy: six months' worth of current running costs)
Subject to meeting the ongoing expenditure needs of the organisation we will aim to maintain our unrestricted funds at a level equivalent to six months' worth of current running costs. — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, Planet Child’s Play Community Interest Company, which incorporated on 15 August 2013 One of the trustees (Ms C Greenhalgh) is a Director of Planet Child's Play At the end of the year Planet Child's Play was owed £nil (2024:nil) by the charity
The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, Planet Child’s Play Community Interest Company, which incorporated on 15 August 2013 One of the trustees (Ms C Greenhalgh) is a Director of Planet Child's Play At the end of the year Planet Child's Play was owed £nil (2024:nil) by the charity — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Planet Child’s Play Community Interest Company
The Company has a wholly owned subsidiary, Planet Child’s Play Community Interest Company, which incorporated on 15 August 2013 — page 32
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 — Woodhouse Park Family Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£201k£192k
31/03/2024£214k£226k
31/03/2023£204k£218k
31/03/2022£175k£186k
31/03/2021£194k£176k

Common questions

Is WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £9,139 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total charity funds of (£690). The trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, citing an expectation of positive fund flow in the coming year supported by ongoing efforts to secure new funding. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED as a grant recipient include SSP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SSP FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/09/2019£243kWythenshawe Bright Sparks
The National Lottery Community Fund28/06/2018£8kWythenshawe Child Contact Centre - supporting families
The National Lottery Community Fund02/03/2007£52kTransfer of MK/1/010142014
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2005£70kThere is no project name available for this record

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE TREE OF LIFE CENTRE WYTHENSHAWE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WYTHENSHAWE COMMUNITY INITIATIVE LIMITED£201k0belowno doubt
THE TREE OF LIFE CENTRE WYTHENSHAWE FY2025£561k£0 - £60,0000unclearno doubt
WYTHENSHAWE HOSPITAL TRANSPLANT FUND FY2024£218k0above10.5%no doubt
THE SHADWELL COMMUNITY PROJECT FY2025£117k0belowmaterial uncertainty
LANCASTER WEST CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY NETWORK FY2025£289k0unclearno doubt
NW5 COMMUNITY PLAY PROJECT FY2025£208k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.