THE MERIDIAN CENTRE

Registered charity 1155297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity's objects are to advance education and training amongst the public, and in particular where such education and training will contribute to social cohesion and combat social exclusion

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Latest income
£496k
Latest spending
£580k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The provided document is limited to the front matter and trustee report introduction, containing no financial statements, income, expenditure, or reserve figures. Consequently, no assessment of financial health can be made from the available text.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2024)

Total income
£552k
Total spending
£594k
Reserves (reported)
£696k
Employees
26

Reported reserves equal ~14.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£496k£580k
05/04/2024£552k£594k
05/04/2023£506k£599k
05/04/2022£590k£585k
05/04/2021£552k£444k

Common questions

Is THE MERIDIAN CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The provided document is limited to the front matter and trustee report introduction, containing no financial statements, income, expenditure, or reserve figures. Consequently, no assessment of financial health can be made from the available text. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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£20kConnect & Thrive
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2022£9kManningham Celebration
UK government07/07/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2015£9kFresh Start
The National Lottery Community Fund24/06/2015£198kNorthern Lines
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2012£300kNorthern Lines