WESTCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1166535 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Westcroft Community Centre exists to empower, inspire and improve the local community. We provide support, activities and opportunities for all centre users and volunteers to realise their potential in a safe, welcoming and inclusiveenvironment.

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Latest income
£155k
Latest spending
£166k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves stood at £35,375, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £15,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total net assets from £59,903 to £48,669, while relying significantly on donations in kind from Southway Housing Trust.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £15,000 (held: £35k)
“Westcroft Community Centre aims to always have reserves of at least £15,000 which is the minimum amount the trustees deem to be necessary to ensure that the charity can continue to operate in the short term in the event of temporary funding shortages.” — page 10
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 — Westcroft Community Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£155k£166k
31/03/2024£156k£141k
31/03/2023£125k£118k
31/03/2022£106k£88k
31/03/2021£95k£80k

Common questions

Is WESTCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free unrestricted reserves stood at £35,375, which is above the trustees' stated policy target of £15,000. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, reducing total net assets from £59,903 to £48,669, while relying significantly on donations in kind from Southway Housing Trust. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WESTCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WESTCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST, MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIO.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUSTFY2024£1kRound Three - Food Poverty
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIOFY2025£0
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIOFY2024£0Group Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund24/04/2026£20kWestcroft community centre community engagement
Southway Housing Trust18/11/2024£2kWestcroft Winter Wonderland
Postcode Lottery01/11/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
Southway Housing Trust06/07/2023£2kArtlee at Westcroft
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2022£10kWestcroft Wellbeing Project
Southway Housing Trust19/01/2022£2kDance at Westcroft
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2021£5kLet's Cook Together

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE CENTRE, WEST CUMBRIA LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WESTCROFT COMMUNITY CENTRE£155k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CENTRE, WEST CUMBRIA LTD FY2025£251kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
WOODCROFT CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
WEST OXFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2024£148k—0unclear—no doubt
LEIGH PARK COMMUNITY CENTRE (WESTBURY) FY2025£135k—0unclear—no doubt
THE COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FOR WEST HAMPSTEAD FY2025£146k—0above—no doubt

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