THE BAYTREE CENTRE

Registered charity 1175145 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Baytree Centre is a community centre situated in the LB of Lambeth working with and empowering women and girls through education, skills development programmes, social mobility mentoring (financial management; well-being; education; employment & family stability) integration pathways; 1-1 mentoring; positive & creative activities, academic support, young leaders & social action projects.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.2m
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £18,817 for the year, with total income of £1,191,711 and total expenditure of £1,210,528. The trustees report that free reserves of £679,945 are maintained within their stated target of 5-9 months of charitable expenditure, indicating a stable financial position despite the deficit.

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 (£70k)
“One employee earned between £60,000 to £69,999 in the year (2024 none).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned between £60,000 to £69,999 in the year (2024 none).” — page 41
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 5-9 months (held: £680k)
“The charity has free reserves of £679,945 which represent about 6-7 months expenditure on charitable activities within our target of 5-9 months.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Goldwins Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Baytree Centre (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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.2m
Cost of raising funds
£69k
Reserves (reported)
£680k
Employees
33

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (74% 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: 5.8% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lambeth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£1.2m£1.2m
31/08/2024£1.2m£1.1m
31/08/2023£889k£952k
31/08/2022£992k£757k
31/08/2021£989k£825k

Common questions

Is THE BAYTREE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £18,817 for the year, with total income of £1,191,711 and total expenditure of £1,210,528. The trustees report that free reserves of £679,945 are maintained within their stated target of 5-9 months of charitable expenditure, indicating a stable financial position despite the deficit. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE BAYTREE CENTRE earn?

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

Who funds THE BAYTREE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BAYTREE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED, SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITY, EA FOUNDATION, PRISM THE GIFT FUND, CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£2.4mFacility reactivation
SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2026£75kStrategic grant
SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2025£75kStrategic grant
EA FOUNDATIONFY2023£70kTowards Sparking Futures, an employability program specifically designed to support the most marginalised young women, aged 14 to 22 years in London to overcome
PRISM THE GIFT FUNDFY2024£50kJustice and Community Development
EA FOUNDATIONFY2023£50kSparking Futures programme: as above
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2024£35kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2023£35kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARLES PLATER TRUSTFY2023£30kThe Fatima Project
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2024£30kAcademic Support and One to One Mentoring
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2025£30kChurch & Communities Programme
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2022£25kChurch & Communities Programme
DRAPERS CHARITABLE FUNDFY2024£25kYouth Education Programme
John Lewis Partnership FoundationFY2024£25kSecond year extension payment for 'Step into Work' programme
John Lewis Partnership FoundationFY2023£25kSTEP INTO WORK project extension
John Lewis Partnership FoundationFY2023£25kSTEP INTO WORK project extension (Sub-Committee)
WALCOT EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONFY2022£25kPEACH Project: Academic mentoring for girls (aged 7-16)
CHARLES PLATER TRUSTFY2024£24k
EA FOUNDATIONFY2021£22kAn employability hub for young women in the UK
THE GRANT THORNTON FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kunrestricted
THE FYRISH FOUNDATIONFY2024£20kGrants awarded
SISTERS OF THE HOLY CROSS CIOFY2023£20kThomas Beckett Catholic School
THE LONDON MARATHON CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£20kFacility reactivation
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2025£13k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
SIR WALTER ST.JOHN'S EDUCATIONAL CHARITYFY2023£10kSmall education grants
CHARLES PLATER TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2022£8k
CHARLES PLATER TRUSTFY2025£6k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTONFY2024£5kChurch & Communities Programme
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£5k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
Q CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2024£5k
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2024£4k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2022£3k
SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIOFY2022£3kDonations to institutions and individuals
THE CARMELA & RONNIE PIGNATELLI FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2025£2k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable TrustFY2024£2k
THE ALLEN OVERY SHEARMAN STERLING FOUNDATIONFY2023£1k
THE GRANT THORNTON FOUNDATIONFY2026—unrestricted

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England09/10/2024£10kGirls that move
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2024£20kWomen learning and supporting their integration
City Bridge Foundation25/07/2024£327kGrant to The Baytree Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2022£10kBreaking isolation through community connections
Sport England06/10/2022£7kJubilee Fund - girls get going
The Mercers' Company05/10/2022£105kGrant to Baytree Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund23/07/2021£10kADVICE PROVISION FOR VULNERABLE WOMEN
Barrow Cadbury Trust25/08/2020£50kCOVID-19 - Baytree Centre
UK government29/07/2020£10kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
City Bridge Foundation19/05/2020£74kGrant to The Baytree Centre
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£1kGrant to Baytree Centre
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£1kGrant to Baytree Centre
UK government28/02/2020£12kUK Youth Fund YAF
UK government28/02/2020£6kUK Youth Fund YAF
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£150kBaytree Centre
The Mercers' Company08/10/2019£75kGrant to Baytree Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund31/05/2019£10kGirls Leadership Project
UK government01/04/2019£50kThe Baytree Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund23/11/2018£324kA Place for All (Baytree)
City Bridge Foundation13/09/2018£8kGrant to The Baytree Centre
UK government01/04/2018£50kThe Baytree Centre
City Bridge Foundation22/09/2016£109kGrant to The Baytree Centre
Sport England25/06/2009£9kMove it!
City Bridge Foundation25/11/2008£105kGrant to The Baytree Centre
UK government—£50kThe Baytree Centre

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 BEVERLEY CHERRY TREE COMMUNITY CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BAYTREE CENTRE£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
BEVERLEY CHERRY TREE COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£481k—0unclear—no doubt
THE TREE OF LIFE CENTRE WYTHENSHAWE FY2025£561knot more than £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE BAY TREE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2024£165k—0above—no doubt
WAVERTREE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£312k—0unclear—no doubt
HAWTHORN TREE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CENTRE FY2025£677k—0unclear—no doubt

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