PERTH COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1146204 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

A community centre dedicated to enhancing the lives of the most vulnerable in our community. We provide activities, support, advocacy, guidance and learning opportunities.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF THATTO HEATH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD,WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: St. Helens, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£26k
Latest spending
£30k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,735 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £16,443 to £12,708. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on volunteers and partners to maintain services, with unrestricted funds standing at £12,443 and restricted funds at £265.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 15

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 15
  • Government income: £8,094 — grants £8,094 (3); 33% of the £24,525 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £11,876 — grants £11,876 (2); 35% of the £33,701 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 19/02/2024, 19 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: St Helens

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£26k£30k
31/03/2025£25k£21k
31/03/2024£34k£32k
31/03/2023£20k£25k
31/03/2022£10k£15k

Common questions

Is PERTH COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £3,735 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £16,443 to £12,708. Per the trustees' report, the charity relies on volunteers and partners to maintain services, with unrestricted funds standing at £12,443 and restricted funds at £265. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PERTH COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PERTH COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE RAINFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAINFORD TRUSTFY2022£1kWelfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2026£20kSupport in Thatto Heath – Year Two
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£20kSupport in Thatto Heath
The National Lottery Community Fund15/07/2022£10kNew Beginnings
The National Lottery Community Fund22/04/2020£10kHolistic Help
The National Lottery Community Fund07/06/2018£10kPERTH New Direction
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2015£133kHealthier and Wealthier
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2012£10kThe IT Crowd
The National Lottery Community Fund13/09/2011£100kHealth and Wealth
The National Lottery Community Fund07/01/2010£10kWe didgeri-do need these works

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST DENTON COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
PERTH COMMUNITY CENTRE£26k——unclear—no doubt
WEST DENTON COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
THORLEY COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TOWCESTER COMMUNITY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£7k—0unclear—no doubt
PRESTON COMMUNITY NETWORK FY2025£26k—0unclear—no doubt
HUTTON COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£160k—0unclear—no doubt

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