CAFE WEST

Registered charity 1143422 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£592k
Latest spending
£402k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £189,830 for the year, bringing total reserves to £263,009. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £76,756 are below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity is currently dependent on funding streams that are ending, with plans to reduce staffing and expenditure to manage the financial risk.

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: £77k; policy: three to six months of budgeted expenditure)
“Comparing this to the policy shows that the charity's actual reserves are below the policy target by almost £24,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Cafe West (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £73k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£592k
Total spending
£402k
Cost of raising funds
£10k
Reserves (reported)
£100k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (84% 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: 1.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£592k£402k
31/03/2024£368k£384k
31/03/2023£269k£303k
31/03/2022£276k£257k
31/03/2021£285k£197k

Common questions

Is CAFE WEST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £189,830 for the year, bringing total reserves to £263,009. However, the trustees report that free reserves of £76,756 are below the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity is currently dependent on funding streams that are ending, with plans to reduce staffing and expenditure to manage the financial risk. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/06/2023£163kAspiring Community
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2021£10kRising Phoenix
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2016£9kFive Weeks of Summer
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2015£266kThe HUB Project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/04/2015£7kLive It Up at Cafe West Summer Club
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2011£248kA CHIP
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2007£292kCafe West the Way Forward 2007-2010
The National Lottery Community Fund18/05/2005£5kCommunity Cafe