CAFE WEST
Healthy Living Centre
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.
What the accounts disclose
“Comparing this to the policy shows that the charity's actual reserves are below the policy target by almost £24,000.” — page 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Heather Weatherhead
- Josiah Sulc
- Lesley Persico
- Sajid Hussain
- Susan Duffy
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/06/2023 | £163k | Aspiring Community |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/08/2021 | £10k | Rising Phoenix |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 06/07/2016 | £9k | Five Weeks of Summer |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/09/2015 | £266k | The HUB Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/04/2015 | £7k | Live It Up at Cafe West Summer Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/09/2011 | £248k | A CHIP |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 14/03/2007 | £292k | Cafe West the Way Forward 2007-2010 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/05/2005 | £5k | Community Cafe |