PLATFORM FOR LIFE
Registered charity 1176429 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We specialise in counselling (psychotherapy) and other support to adults and children who are experiencing multiple challenges in their lives and who have difficulty accessing other counselling services. We work with a) parents, parents-to-be and carers, families and parent-child relationships, couples and children. We work from the heart of deprived neighbourhoods in the Chester area.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £79,775, funded by a reduction in reserves which stood at £105,850. The trustees believe the current financial position is satisfactory with sufficient funds to continue delivering current service levels, noting that new multi-year funding arrangements provide future financial security.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Restricted grants (71% of income)
“During the course of the financial year, we saw a significant increase in the proportion of restricted grants, which amounted to 70% of income (31% in the prior year).” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £106k; policy: six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“We ended the year with free reserves of 90% of the estimated amount required to undertake an orderly wind-up over a six-month period”
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 — Platform for Life (matched by registered charity number).
- Alan Sieber
- Andrew Kerr · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ann Gill
- Carol Jones
- Ceri George
- Emma Cambell
- Jeannie France - Hayhurst
- Josephine Hinnigan
- Susan Taylor
- susan Vonleduber
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PLATFORM FOR LIFE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a deficit of £79,775, funded by a reduction in reserves which stood at £105,850. The trustees believe the current financial position is satisfactory with sufficient funds to continue delivering current service levels, noting that new multi-year funding arrangements provide future financial security. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PLATFORM FOR LIFE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PLATFORM FOR LIFE as a grant recipient include THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION, THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, THE URSULA KEYES TRUST, EARL OF CHESTER'S FUND.
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