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COMMUNITY LIVES CONSORTIUM

Registered charity 1161709 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The aim of the Consortium is to provide support for adults with learning disabilities, to help such people live successful lives in the communities of Swansea and Neath Port Talbot.The Consortium provides services under contract with either the City and County of Swansea or Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council.

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Latest income
£16.6m
Latest spending
£16.1m
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £477,365, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £917,375 at year-end. However, the net asset position was significantly impacted by a £241,000 actuarial loss related to a past service deficit in the Social Housing Pension Scheme. The trustees maintain that reserves are sufficient to meet statutory commitments and continue operations, despite acknowledging uncertainty in future local authority funding streams.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£130k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' operational expenditure (held: £750k)
“The trustees have set a target of establishing and maintaining the charity's reserves at a level which is at least equivalent to three months' operational expenditure” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The trustees include service users and relatives for which they receive no special rights or privileges.
“The trustees include service users and relatives for which they receive no special rights or privileges.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Menzies LLP. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Total income
£16.6m
Total spending
£16.1m
Reserves (reported)
£917k
Employees
448

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.6 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 (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Swansea · Neath Port Talbot

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£16.6m£16.1m
31/03/2024£15.5m£15.1m
31/03/2023£14.0m£13.8m
31/03/2022£12.2m£11.9m
31/03/2021£13.2m£13.1m

Common questions

Is COMMUNITY LIVES CONSORTIUM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of £477,365, resulting in total unrestricted and restricted funds of £917,375 at year-end. However, the net asset position was significantly impacted by a £241,000 actuarial loss related to a past service deficit in the Social Housing Pension Scheme. The trustees maintain that reserves are sufficient to meet statutory commitments and continue operations, despite acknowledging uncertainty in future local authority funding streams. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Menzies LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of COMMUNITY LIVES CONSORTIUM earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CARERS TRUST1£675k
SWANSEA C V S1£42k
THE JORON CHARITABLE TRUST1£40k
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£37k
THE VANNECK CHARITABLE TRUST1£26k
YOUNG HARROW FOUNDATION1£19k
THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE TRIANGLE TRUST 1949 FUND1£8k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTH WEST ACTION FOR LEARNING AND LIVING OUR WAY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COMMUNITY LIVES CONSORTIUM£16.6m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
SOUTH WEST ACTION FOR LEARNING AND LIVING OUR WAY LIMITED FY2025£1.8m—0within—no doubt
CONWY CONNECT FOR LEARNING DISABILITIES FY2025£390k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY CONNEX LTD. FY2025£2.5m——above71.5%no doubt
Learning Disability Network London Limited FY2025£22.7m——unclear—no doubt
LEARNING DISABILITY WALES - ANABLEDD DYSGU CYMRU FY2025£942k—0above—no doubt

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