WEST CHADSMOOR FAMILY CENTRE LTD

Registered charity 1116541 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity runs a Family Centre serving the local community offering services to pre- school children and their families, older children in holidays, when they need it most. Services on offer include baby groups,toddler activities, family support, a community table and parents support group. Open four days per week.Open all year round ,term time pre school sessions and school holiday activities

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND ADVANCE HEALTH AND EDUCATION WITHIN WEST CHADSMOOR AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BYI THE PROVISION OF A DROP IN CENTREII THE PROVISION OF CHILDCAREIII THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATION TRAINING AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, STAFFORDSHIRE.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has expanded its activities and reach to vulnerable families through National Lottery funding. The organization is undergoing management and board changes, including the retirement of a long-serving manager and the appointment of a new chairperson. The trustees report that the centre is preparing for the future with a stronger board and new management team.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• National Lottery Community Fund — “with thanks to funding from the National Lottery Community Fund are still able to offer most of these for free.” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANGELA STAPLES
• Emma Cox
• Helen Aspbury
• JEANETTE MCINNES
• Jacqueline Prestwood · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lindsey Smith
• Louise Newman
• Sue Thornley

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

Operates in: Staffordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with St Christopher's Community Centre.

• St Christopher's Community Centre income £128k
• CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIMITED income £2.9m
• THE FAMILY CENTRE (DEAF CHILDREN) income £147k
• Home-Start Berkshire East income £303k
• ARDLEIGH GREEN FAMILY CENTRE income £110k
• MANOR CHILD CARE CENTRE income £173k

Side by side with its peers

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