SEFTON CU TRUST

Registered charity 1147624 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Sefton Children?s University exists to raise aspirations and broaden pupil horizons through encouraging children and young people to voluntarily engage in extra-curricula learning activities. Our goal is to support the desire to be life-long learners by celebrating participation and independent learning through local learning opportunities.

Objects

THE COMPANY'S OBJECTS ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT:- 1.1 TO PROVIDE FOR THE EDUCATION, CARE AND RECREATION OF CHILDREN OF SCHOOL AGE BY MAKING FACILITIES, SUPPORT AND SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM, ESPECIALLY DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS;1.2 TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH FACILITIES, SUPPORT AND SERVICES;1.3 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PERSONS INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF SUCH EDUCATION, CARE AND RECREATION, INCLUDING PARENT CARERS AND MENTORS; AND1.4 TO FURTHER ANY OTHER PURPOSES OR PURPOSES RECOGNISED AS CHARITABLE.

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 · Recreation · Get email alerts

Latest income
£59k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an income of £58,704 and maintained a healthy balance sheet with unrestricted net assets of £27,413. The trustees confirm there are no loans or liabilities related to buildings, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: School subscriptions (81% of income)
“School subscriptions 47,518”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£59k£53k
31/03/2024£52k£44k
31/03/2023£49k£46k
31/03/2022£28k£36k
31/03/2021£35k£35k

Common questions

Is SEFTON CU TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an income of £58,704 and maintained a healthy balance sheet with unrestricted net assets of £27,413. The trustees confirm there are no loans or liabilities related to buildings, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.