THE A.C.Y.P. CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1122187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ACTIVATE PROJECT STEERING GROUP LIMITED

To benefit the local community in Moss Bank and the surrounding areas of St. Helens Borough, without distinction or prejudice, by promoting the health and development of adults, children and young people through safe, supervised and constructive opportunities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN THE MOSS BANK AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF ST HELENS BOROUGH, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OR PREJUDICE, BY PROMOTING THE HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH THE ACTIVATE WHICH OFFERS SAFE, SUPERVISED, CONSTRUCTIVE PLAY OPPORTUNITIES

Area of benefit: ST. HELENS

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total incoming resources of £174,919 and total resources expended of £169,068, resulting in a net positive movement in funds of £5,851. Total unrestricted and restricted reserves stood at £73,170, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet stated aims and objectives while moving towards a target of holding 12 months of running costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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
• Internal risk management 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).

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “Thank you from all of us at Park Farm Celebrating National Lottery Community Fund support that helps us serve Carr Mill, Clinkham Wood and M…” (source page)
• ASDA Foundation — “Partners & funders Thank you to our valued supporters As an independent charity, we depend on funding to keep our doors open. We are gratefu…” (source page)
• Community Foundation for Merseyside — “Partners & funders Thank you to our valued supporters As an independent charity, we depend on funding to keep our doors open. We are gratefu…” (source page)
• UK Shared Prosperity Fund — “Partners & funders Thank you to our valued supporters As an independent charity, we depend on funding to keep our doors open. We are gratefu…” (source page)
• The Rainford Trust — “Partners & funders Thank you to our valued supporters As an independent charity, we depend on funding to keep our doors open. We are gratefu…” (source page)
• Foyle Foundation — “Partners & funders Thank you to our valued supporters As an independent charity, we depend on funding to keep our doors open. We are gratefu…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Derbyshire
• David James Bishop
• Michael Thomas Bishop
• PETER BOLD
• Patricia Marian Long · trustee of 1 other charity
• Tracy Paula Dickinson

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

Operates in: St Helens

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED.

• BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £164k
• THE MILLENNIUM CENTRE (ST HELENS) LTD income £859k
• ABBEY COMMUNITY CENTRE income £490k
• MERSEYSIDE YOUTH ASSOCIATION LIMITED income £5.1m
• CITY PRAISE CENTRE CIO income £763k
• CENTRAL ELTHAM YOUTH PROJECT income £179k

Side by side with its peers

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