SALE WEST COMMUNITY URBAN TRUST

Registered charity 1137438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objective of the Trust is to relieve the needs of children, their families and carers in such ways as the trustees think fit with a view to developing their physical, mental, emotional, spiritual and intellectual capabilities and that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society, and that their conditions of life may be improved.

Objects

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS IN SUCHWAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOPING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL,EMOTIONAL, ECONOMICAL, SPIRITUAL AND INTELLECTUAL CAPABILITIES AND THAT THEY MAY GROWTO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY, AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OFLIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Trafford, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£56k
Latest spending
£48k
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held net assets of £12,773, comprising £3,676 in unrestricted funds and £9,097 in restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, this represents 3.2 months of regular expenditure, which is significantly less than their stated policy target of six months. Despite this shortfall, the trustees remain confident that sufficient resources are available to support ongoing commitments for the next twelve months.

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
“Including both unrestricted and restricted funds, at the end of 2025 we held reserves of 3.2 months (1.3 months at the end of 2024). This is significantly less than our target”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£56k£48k
31/12/2024£34k£40k
31/12/2023£33k£32k
31/12/2022£36k£36k
31/12/2021£38k£34k

Common questions

Is SALE WEST COMMUNITY URBAN TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held net assets of £12,773, comprising £3,676 in unrestricted funds and £9,097 in restricted funds. Per the trustees' report, this represents 3.2 months of regular expenditure, which is significantly less than their stated policy target of six months. Despite this shortfall, the trustees remain confident that sufficient resources are available to support ongoing commitments for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SALE WEST COMMUNITY URBAN TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SALE WEST COMMUNITY URBAN TRUST as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ASHTON UPON MERSEY, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/07/2023£60kKeeping connected
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council31/10/2022£2kVoluntary Sector Grant to Sale West Urban Trust
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council31/10/2021£328Voluntary Sector Grant to Sale West
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2021£10kKeeping Connected
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council17/12/2019£2kInclusive Neighbourhood Grant to Sale West Community Urban Trust
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council31/08/2018£5kCommunity Cohesion Grant to Sale West Community Urban Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2017£10kSale West Activators Team ( SWAT)
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2014£4kSale West Beach Party and Sale West Carnival
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council22/06/2013£1kVoluntary Sector Grant to Sale West Community Urban Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund14/06/2012£10kSale West Family Fun Project (SWFFP)

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SALE WEST COMMUNITY URBAN TRUST£56k—0below—no doubt
THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST FY2026£45k——above—no doubt
WARRINGTON WEST DISTRICT SCOUTS FY2025£82k—0within—no doubt
THE EAST TO WEST TRUST FY2025£1.2m—0below—no doubt
WEST LEEDS DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£58k—0unclear—no doubt
SOUTHEND WEST DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2025£25k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.