WEST END IMPACT

Registered charity 1153736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 1WEST END IMPACT

Our weekly activities / sessionsTues - Advice & guidance drop inWed - Well-being Wednesdays; Living life to the full low mood & anxiety course / Innovate art groupThur - Advice & guidance drop in Fri - Staff meetingSun - Drop in meal

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY CONSISTENT WITH THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN MORECAMBE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY).

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lancaster, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£274k
Latest spending
£238k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £271,841.79, with restricted grants comprising the majority at 78.2%. The charity carries forward a total balance of £153,629.94, of which £82,704.98 is restricted funding. The trustees report a substantial six-figure funding gap for the upcoming year due to the conclusion of a major multi-year funding programme, noting that funding remains one of the biggest challenges.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (Restricted) (78% of income)
“Grants (Restricted): £212,680.00 (approx. 78.2%)” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 2 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2026

  • Volunteers: 55
  • Government income: £100,750 — grants £100,750 (2); 37% of the £273,631 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £154,314 — grants £154,314 (2); 60% of the £258,647 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 55
  • Government income: £28,000 — grants £28,000 (3); 13% of the £221,148 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2026£274k£238k
31/05/2025£259k£251k
31/05/2024£221k£226k
31/05/2023£164k£219k
31/05/2022£187k£141k

Common questions

Is WEST END IMPACT financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £271,841.79, with restricted grants comprising the majority at 78.2%. The charity carries forward a total balance of £153,629.94, of which £82,704.98 is restricted funding. The trustees report a substantial six-figure funding gap for the upcoming year due to the conclusion of a major multi-year funding programme, noting that funding remains one of the biggest challenges. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WEST END IMPACT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WEST END IMPACT as a grant recipient include CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND, THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION, FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£8k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£8k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£8k
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£7k29% of the salaries and core costs for a programme of supported volunteering and training for people with multiple needs in Morecambe, Lancashire.
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2024£5kCommunity help
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATIONFY2021£5k
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3k
NORMAN WHITELEY TRUSTFY2022£2k
FREE METHODIST CHURCH, MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAMFY2023£2kTithe Allocation
FREE METHODIST CHURCH, MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAMFY2021£2kTithe Allocation
FREE METHODIST CHURCH, MORECAMBE AND HEYSHAMFY2025£2kExternal Mission Allocation
FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2026£17kWellbeing Wednesdays
UK government14/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2014£5kLIVING LIFE TO THE FULL course and INNOVATE art and craft group
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2010£10kWest End Volunteers

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.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WEST LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WEST END IMPACT£274k——unclear—no doubt
WEST LONDON ISLAMIC CENTRE FY2025£329k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST END WOMEN AND GIRLS CENTRE CIO FY2025£441k—0unclear—no doubt
ST OSWALD'S WEST END CENTRE FY2025£136k—0within—no doubt
THE WEST END COMMUNITY TRUST FY2026£45k——above—no doubt
WESTFERRY COMMUNITY ORGANISATION LIMITED FY2025£111k—0unclear—no doubt

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