THE WELCOME CENTRE (HUDDERSFIELD)

Registered charity 1151282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WELCOME CENTRE

The relief of persons suffering from poverty, sickness, disadvantage and the distress arising therefrom, by providing practical support, guidance, advocacy and advice.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £14,507 for the year ended 31 August 2025, primarily due to expenditure exceeding incoming resources. However, the trustees report that the reserves position remains relatively healthy, with free unrestricted reserves of £399,518 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of £198,000.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Welcome Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

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

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/10/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gillian Dorothy Jane BRUCEchair
• Darran Neil Williams
• David Robert Barnes
• Emily Rose Smith
• Jeremy Richard Pease
• Khalid Siddique · trustee of 1 other charity
• Laure Rigal
• Phillip Lucitt · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rachel Lesley Westbourne

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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