AURORA WELLBEING CENTRES

Registered charity 1166462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AURORA

FREE BEAUTY THERAPY AND HOLISTIC TREATMENTS FOR LOCAL PEOPLE WITH CANCER, AT AURORA CENTRES IN DRI, MEXBOROUGH, SCOT LANE, WORKSOP.FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES E.G. ANNUAL FASHION EVENTS, FUN RUNS, MUSIC FESTIVALS.COFFEE MORNINGS AND SUPPORT GROUPS.AURORA CARE TO GIVE CHARITY SHOP ON SCOT LANE, DONCASTER, AND BRIC-A-BRAC SHOP AT WORKSOP WELLBEING CENTRE; PROCEEDS OF WHICH ARE DONATED TO AURORA.

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Latest income
£888k
Latest spending
£838k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported total income of £888,411 and unrestricted reserves of £245,220 against an annual unrestricted expenditure of £434,865. The trustees state that the reserves are below their policy target of six months' running costs, although the overall net assets increased to £1,866,237. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £245k; policy: at least 6 months’ worth of running costs in unrestricted reserves)
“Unrestricted reserves are currently £245,220 as compared to running costs for unrestricted activities of £434,865 per annum.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Aurora Wellbeing (matched by registered charity number).

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.

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

Total income
£888k
Total spending
£838k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£144k
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (59% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Doncaster · Nottinghamshire · Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£888k£838k
31/03/2024£716k£663k
31/03/2023£545k£585k
31/03/2022£1.7m£559k
31/03/2021£885k£403k

Common questions

Is AURORA WELLBEING CENTRES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported total income of £888,411 and unrestricted reserves of £245,220 against an annual unrestricted expenditure of £434,865. The trustees state that the reserves are below their policy target of six months' running costs, although the overall net assets increased to £1,866,237. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. 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 Fund14/12/2023£305kCancer Support Therapies @ Aurora Wellbeing
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/03/2023£247k"Sustaining and Growing Aurora's Heritage and Health Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/2020£33k"COVID19 Aurora Wellbeing Centre"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/09/2018£9kTime to Grow (cancer survivors group)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/12/2015£1.9m"Heritage and Health: Returning the Heritage to the Old Library and Museum, Worksop"