CULTURE WARRINGTON
Registered charity 1151203 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WARRINGTON CULTURAL TRUST
To advance education of and promote arts, culture, heritage and science through maintaining a museum, art gallery and concert hall.to promote community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for the playing of amateur sport
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £492,005 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,138,167. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains strong reserves and cash levels of £3,230,715, supported by increased management fees from Warrington Borough Council and decreased energy prices.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of average operating costs (£850,000) (held: £2.1m)
“The target minimum unrestricted reserve (excluding reserves relating to the pension scheme) is equal to three month’s average operating costs – currently this would equate to £850,000” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 19
“During the current and prior year Culture Warrington utilised the key management personnel and resources of Livewire (Warrington) CIC a company registered in England and Wales, company number 07972958. A recharge is incurred from Livewire (Warrington) CIC for the use of these resources.” — page 36
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Culture Warrington Charitable Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~6.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Alison Duckworth · trustee of 1 other charity
- Bronte Appleby
- Christian Persoglio
- Claire Lloyd-Fitzgerald
- DAVID SIMONS
- Dr Sophie Norton
- Lindsey Margaret Harrison
- Paul Parry
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Warrington
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CULTURE WARRINGTON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £492,005 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £2,138,167. Per the trustees' report, the charity maintains strong reserves and cash levels of £3,230,715, supported by increased management fees from Warrington Borough Council and decreased energy prices. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds CULTURE WARRINGTON?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CULTURE WARRINGTON as a grant recipient include BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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