ACTIVATE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION SERVICES
Registered charity 1123336 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACTIVATE ARTS LIMITED
Activate provide alternative education and employability skills programmes to those disengaged or at risk of becoming disengaged from education and/or employment, primarily those with disabilities.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,310,054, which the trustees consider to be around six months of expenditure, meeting their stated policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity reported a net income increase of £130,388 for the year, driven by stable educational income and growth in social care services.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months expenditure on service delivery and fixed office overheads (held: £1.3m)
“It is the policy of Activate that unrestricted reserves should be maintained at a level equivalent to six months expenditure on service delivery and fixed office overheads.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MHA. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "below" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- KAUR, Jagroop — director, appointed 30/05/2026on trustee list
- KIRBY, Julie — director, appointed 23/05/2024on trustee list
- GREGG, David Gary — director, appointed 27/02/2020on trustee list
- BARLOW, David Lees — director, appointed 04/01/2017on trustee list
- THOMPSON, Kim Marie — director, appointed 04/01/2017on trustee list
- CORKE, Nicola — secretary, appointed 09/05/2019
Official officers record.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- DAVID LEES BARLOW
- David Gregg
- Jagroop Kaur
- Julie Kirby
- Kim Marie Thompson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Wirral
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ACTIVATE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION SERVICES financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,310,054, which the trustees consider to be around six months of expenditure, meeting their stated policy target. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity reported a net income increase of £130,388 for the year, driven by stable educational income and growth in social care services. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MHA.
Government & lottery funding
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