THE WILLOW TREE CENTRE

Registered charity 1143460 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Centre provides a seven day a week free, confidential, impartial and factually correct support service for women and their partners facing unintended pregnancy, baby loss and post abortion; whatever their age, beliefs, background or circumstances.

Objects

(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF PREGNANCY AND THE TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY AND INTO THE EFFECTS THEREOF UPON WOMEN WHETHER PHYSICAL, MEDICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL. (B) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF WOMEN'S HEALTH.(C) THE PROVISION0001 OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN AND THEIR PARTNERS AND FAMILIES WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ANY PHYSICAL OR MENTAL ILLNESS, DISTRESS OF POVERTY DURING OR AS A RESULT OF PREGNANCY OR FOLLOWING AN ABORTION, MISCARRIAGE, COT DEATH, STILL BIRTH, LOSS OF A CHILD OR SEXUAL ABUSE.(D) THE PROMOTION OF SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH MAY CONVENIENTLY BE CARRIED ON IN CONNECTION WITH THE OBJECTS.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £45,523 with £43,192 in cash at bank at the end of the financial year. The trustees confirmed there is no material uncertainty regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity reported a net income of £9,099 for the year, resulting in a positive movement in funds.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07728156

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• HARRISON, Helen Margaret — director, appointed 30/09/2024on trustee list
• REVELEY, Lucy — director, appointed 23/06/2023on trustee list
• WEBB, Helen — director, appointed 07/12/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/04/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (22/12/2011) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Helen Webbchair
• HELEN HARRISON
• Lucy Reveley

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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