Heads Up Leicester Limited
Registered charity 1128547 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CENTRE FOR FUN AND FAMILIES LTD
Heads Up Leicester supports families through life's challenges via groupwork and individual support for children, young people and their parents / carers across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
Objects
TO EDUCATE FAMILIES AND THE PUBLIC IN BETTER STANDARDS OF CHILD CARE, THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND RELATIONS BETWEEN PARENTS AND CHILDREN FOR THE MAINTENANCE AND ENRICHMENT OF FAMILY LIFE AND GOOD INTER-PERSONAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ADULTS AND CHILDREN PARTICULARLY, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN FAMILIES, AND TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF FAMILIES AND THEIR MEMBERS BEING IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES OR THEIR PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL OR SPIRITUAL STATE.
Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.
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 · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £229,096 at the year end, which comfortably met the trustees' policy target of three months of ongoing expenditure (£109k). The charity reported a surplus of £157,101 for the year and confirmed it is a going concern with secured budgeted income for the following year.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months ongoing expenditure (held: £229k)
“The Trustees have considered the Charity Commission guidance on reserves and consider it prudent to hold a general reserve equivalent to 3 months ongoing expenditure, which would be £109k based on 2024/25 turnover.” — page 4
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 handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- 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
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Reported reserves equal ~10.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Alison Heathcote
- DAVID NEVILLE
- Julie Drake
- Leanne Naudusevics
- Matt Gaunt
- Moira O'Hagan
- Sarah Hopton
- Timothy Ennis Render · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Heads Up Leicester Limited financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £229,096 at the year end, which comfortably met the trustees' policy target of three months of ongoing expenditure (£109k). The charity reported a surplus of £157,101 for the year and confirmed it is a going concern with secured budgeted income for the following year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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