CENTRAL ENGLAND LIPREADING SUPPORT TRUST

Registered charity 1162613 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CELST

The Charity's aim is to promote Lipreading courses for people who have hearing loss. Our activities include raising funds in order to ensure that these courses are able to run free of charge, so that all deafened people can attend, regardless of means. Other activities include promoting the courses, so that we can reach as many deafened people in the Coventry & Warwickshire areas as possible.

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Latest income
£41k
Latest spending
£32k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity received National Lottery funding, allowing it to increase its course offerings. Per the Treasurer's report, unrestricted reserves of £7,684 are below the policy target of 9-12 months of expenditure, though total reserves including restricted funds provide over 73% coverage of annual recurring spend.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants from organisations (87% of income)
Grants from organisations were the largest contribution at £35,949
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £8k; policy: 9 to 12 months of continuity of our classes)
Our actual reserves of £27,455 includes £19,711 of restricted funds. — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£41k£32k
31/03/2024£23k£24k
31/03/2023£7k£28k
31/03/2022£35k£19k
31/03/2021£19k£16k

Common questions

Is CENTRAL ENGLAND LIPREADING SUPPORT TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity received National Lottery funding, allowing it to increase its course offerings. Per the Treasurer's report, unrestricted reserves of £7,684 are below the policy target of 9-12 months of expenditure, though total reserves including restricted funds provide over 73% coverage of annual recurring spend. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government20/08/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2019£10kFunds for Lipreading Courses