LIFECENTRE HATTERSLEY

Registered charity 1124288 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GIFTED HANDS, LIFECENTRE OUTDOORS

Running Outdoor Pursuits / Adventure ActivitiesProviding vocational trainingProviding counselling & support for young people and their carers, including debt counselling and advice/support on alcohol & drug abuse/usageProviding opportunity to pray worship and explore issues of faith

Objects

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN HATTERSLEYAND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISINGPROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS,CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY ASINDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIALWELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OFTHEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCHPERSONS.3.2 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION;3.3 TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEVE POVERTY AMONGST PEOPLE INHATTERSLEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA;3.4 TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF HATTERSLEY AND THE SURROUNDINGAREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OFINDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMICCIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE ANDWITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Area of benefit: HATTERSLEY

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£40k

Latest spending

£33k

Registered

2008

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,145 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £17,576. The trustees' report indicates that budgeted expenditure is in line with forecasted income, leaving the charity in a robust financial position. The charity's reserves policy is to retain funds equivalent to approximately one month's staff and administration costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 1-month’s staff & administration costs (held: £18k)

“the charity’s policy is to retain funds equivalent to approximately 1-month’s staff & administration costs.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Barbara Verrall · trustee of 1 other charity
Howard Robert Priest · trustee of 1 other charity
Philip Chorley · trustee of 1 other charity
Stephen David Percy

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Derbyshire · Manchester City · Stockport · Tameside

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/06/2025	£40k	£33k
30/06/2024	£41k	£45k
30/06/2023	£40k	£50k
30/06/2022	£42k	£62k
30/06/2021	£90k	£67k

Common questions

Is LIFECENTRE HATTERSLEY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £11,145 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £17,576. The trustees' report indicates that budgeted expenditure is in line with forecasted income, leaving the charity in a robust financial position. The charity's reserves policy is to retain funds equivalent to approximately one month's staff and administration costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds LIFECENTRE HATTERSLEY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name LIFECENTRE HATTERSLEY as a grant recipient include THE ARCHER TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2022	£1k