ST AUGUSTINES CENTRE HALIFAX

Registered charity 1131784 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing and developing a community based local resource operating from a local base within the Park Ward of Calderdale Borough in West Yorkshire. We offer education, care, training, personal development, sanctuary and community outreach; and assist in relieving poverty, deprivation and isolation.We promote health, wellbeing and community cohesion, particularly in the local population.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£809k
Latest spending
£800k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased to £809,462 from £738,413 in the prior year, resulting in a net surplus of £9,541. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £176,479, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £126,000 to £189,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: two to three months of running costs (held: £176k)
holding free reserves equivalent to 2 to 3 months running costs of the current working budget is sufficient, which is between £126k and £189k for the 2025 budget.
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — St. Augustine's Centre Halifax (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£809k
Total spending
£800k
Reserves (reported)
£248k
Employees
22

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Calderdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£809k£800k
31/12/2023£738k£687k
31/12/2022£740k£584k
31/12/2021£531k£476k
31/12/2020£461k£333k

Common questions

Is ST AUGUSTINES CENTRE HALIFAX financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased to £809,462 from £738,413 in the prior year, resulting in a net surplus of £9,541. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £176,479, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £126,000 to £189,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ST AUGUSTINES CENTRE HALIFAX?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ST AUGUSTINES CENTRE HALIFAX as a grant recipient include CIVIC POWER FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CIVIC POWER FUNDFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government01/04/2024£19kTransition to eVisa Fund
UK government26/02/2024£10kALB-Sport England-Integration Through Sport
UK government14/12/2020£2kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
UK government02/12/2020£59kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
UK government01/10/2020£6kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
UK government21/09/2020£9kVSCE CMC Fund
UK government31/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund29/11/2018£10kWelcome Cafe