THE FOXTON CENTRE

Registered charity 1153080 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Group work, outreach, activities and one to one support to vulnerable children and young people living in an area of multiple deprivation; one to one support and programmes to young people at risk of sexual exploitation; on street and intensive ?routes out? support to women engaged in street sex work; outreach, daytime and intensive support services to rough sleepers, and other vulnerable adults.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£3.6m
Latest spending
£2.1m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,560,637 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets amounting to £2,236,339. Per the trustees' report, sufficient funds can be generated to enable the centre to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, although grant income from Preston City Council has decreased dramatically. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £244,348 against a policy based on risk-weighted financial forecasts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: risk-weighted financial forecasts for possible future adverse events (held: £244k)
“The trustees determine a minimum level of unrestricted reserves to be held on the basis of risk-weighted financial forecasts for possible future adverse events.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Rotherham Taylor Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £85k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.6m
Total spending
£2.1m
Reserves (reported)
£244k
Employees
40

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter 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).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Blackpool · Cumbria · Knowsley · Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton · Warrington

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.6m£2.1m
31/03/2024£2.2m£2.1m
31/03/2023£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2022£2.1m£1.8m
31/03/2021£2.0m£1.8m

Common questions

Is THE FOXTON CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £1,560,637 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets amounting to £2,236,339. Per the trustees' report, sufficient funds can be generated to enable the centre to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, although grant income from Preston City Council has decreased dramatically. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £244,348 against a policy based on risk-weighted financial forecasts. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Rotherham Taylor Limited.

Who funds THE FOXTON CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE FOXTON CENTRE as a grant recipient include HOMELESS LINK.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
HOMELESS LINKFY2022£25kReboot UK

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2025£20kFoxton Womens Services
The National Lottery Community Fund23/12/2024£290kFoxton Youth and Community
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2023£10kMH - Preston Summer Programme
UK government01/04/2023£32kTransformation Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/09/2021£105kFoxton Youth and Community Centre
UK government01/04/2021£87kTransformation Fund
UK government17/06/2020£48kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund11/09/2014£299kPathways to Health and Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2014£6kMoving on up
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2012£299kStreetlink: Base 18
The National Lottery Community Fund08/11/2010£323kCommunity Cafe Plus
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2010£9kAvenham Town Riderz - Health 4 All
The National Lottery Community Fund11/03/2009£219kStreetlink
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2006£5kYouthlink
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2005£5kYouthlinks
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2005£283kDevelopment of MJ/1/010040385
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2004£4kTraining in Cookery Skills for Homeless People

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BOOTH CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE FOXTON CENTRE£3.6m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BOOTH CENTRE FY2026£1.5m——above—no doubt
THE WOMENS' CENTRE SUTTON FY2025£474k£0 - £43,0000unclear—no doubt
FOXHALL CENTRE FY2025£170k—0unclear—no doubt
SEFTON CARERS CENTRE FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
CENTREPOINT OUTREACH FY2025£224k—0unclear—noted

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.