J.E.TS CENTRE

Registered charity 1151208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as J.E.TS

J.E.TS Centre is located in Waterloo within easy reach of Crosby, Thornton, Seaforth and surrounding areas. We offer 2 breakfast and after school clubs and 1 holiday club for children aged 3 - 11 years old. This allows parents/carers to return to or stay in work knowing their child is in safe hands. The Waterloo Centre also provides nursery care facilities.

Objects

1)TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FACILITIES FOR THE DAILY CARE,RECREATION AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN DURING SCHOOL,OUTOFSCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS AGE 0-16YRS 2)TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SEFTON 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.3)TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated an operational surplus of £23,892 for the year ended 31 July 2025, reversing a previous deficit. However, the balance sheet shows total net liabilities of £24,678, indicating that accumulated deficits exceed current assets. The trustees confirm the charity is operating as a going concern and are implementing strategic changes to address pressures from government support levels and post-pandemic attendance patterns.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• 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
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• BARRY WILLAN · trustee of 1 other charity
• CHRISTOPHER MCGRORY
• JOHN ERSKINE

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

Operates in: Sefton

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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