VOLUNTEER CENTRE BLACKPOOL WYRE AND FYLDE
Registered charity 1125184 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To promote and develop volunteering
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £18,684 for the year, resulting from spending restricted fund surpluses from prior years. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted reserves of £59,455 are below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.
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: £59k; policy: three and six month's expenditure)
“This level of reserves has not been achieved at the year end.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
- Angela Jacques
- BEVERLEY LUCAS
- ELAINE SMITH MBE · trustee of 2 other charities
- Jovanka Humble
- Philip Orme
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Blackpool · Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is VOLUNTEER CENTRE BLACKPOOL WYRE AND FYLDE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £18,684 for the year, resulting from spending restricted fund surpluses from prior years. Per the trustees' report, the charity's unrestricted reserves of £59,455 are below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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