WEST SMETHWICK ENTERPRISE

Registered charity 1176750 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance the development, welfare and education of children 0-5 to help improve their life chances, through the provision of pre-schools, family outreach and other social support structures in Sandwell.We provide education to develop children through high quality pre-schools. We deliver family outreach services and run a supervised contact centre for parents and children.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £44,196 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £211,455. The trustees report that the charity is working to build up its general fund to meet its policy target of three to six months' expenditure, noting that the current level helps safeguard continuity against unexpected income drops.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN LEEchair
• Adam Cooper
• Andrew Davis
• Craig Walsh
• FITZHERBERT SAMUEL WILSON
• Jane Garner
• Lucia Elena Koumi
• Matthew Till
• Rohan Emmanuel

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

Operates in: Sandwell

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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