CRE8 MACCLESFIELD LIMITED

Registered charity 1147150 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Cre8 is based on the Moss Estate in Macclesfield. Cre8 works with children, young people, adults and their families. We run a range of projects and activities such as an Alternative Education project, Music project, Bike Workshops, Youth Clubs, community events, community garden and have a social enterprise which offers work experience to young adults.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £41k on unrestricted funds, bringing its free reserves to £126,716. This represents over 8 months of unrestricted expenditure, which the trustees describe as putting the charity in a strong position despite expecting a deficit in the following year.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Rank Foundation — “Cre8 has been supported by the Rank Foundation since 2019, when we were awarded a Pebbles Grant towards helping fund our Camas Trip, follow…” (source page)
• Oliver Valves — “Oliver Valves, based in Knutsford, provide financial support to Cre8 as well as encouraging their staff to become involved in different acti…” (source page)
• Co-op Local Causes — “Co-op Local Causes chose the Cre8 community garden & allotment as one of their chosen causes for 2018/19. We have been thrilled to be able t…” (source page)
• Cheshire Community Foundation — “Cheshire Community Foundation generously supports Cre8 through their grants programme.” (source page)
• Youth Music — “Youth Music provided two year funding so that we could set up the music project and a further two years funding so that we can continue to d…” (source page)
• Creamline Dairies — “Creamline Dairies have supported us to set up our latest social enterprise Cre8 Facilities .” (source page)
• The Love Music Trust — “The Love Music Trust strives to help children and young people from all backgrounds and every part of Cheshire East deepen their enjoyment o…” (source page)
• Cheshire CVS — “Cheshire East CVS have supported Cre8 with their Christmas Toy Appeal and we are members of the organisation which supports the charity sect…” (source page)
• Church of England — “We are supported by the churches across Macclesfield and wider, through donations and through funding from the Church & Community Fund.” (source page)
• Peaks & Plains Housing Trust — “Peaks and Plains Housing Trust (PPHT) support Cre8 in various ways. They provide the buildings at 11 and 13 Belgrave Road (the Cre8 House) a…” (source page)

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

• Adam Small
• Christine Campbell- Kelly
• Derek Rodwell
• George Morrison
• James Booth
• Jared Brown
• John Burt
• Jonathan Stewart Aiken

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

Operates in: Cheshire East

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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