THE LEARNING ROOMS SOUTHPORT

Registered charity 1181010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

WE PROVIDE A REALISTIC WORKING ENVIRONMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH ADDITIONAL NEEDS AND HAVE ASSISTED THEM TO GAIN LIFE AND WORK SKILLS AND PROMOTED INDEPENDENCE, THROUGH DELIVERING LIFE AND WORK SKILLS AND GIVING THE PEOPLE ATTENDING A PLACE IN SOCIETY, BY PROMOTING INDEPENDENCE AND INCLUSIVITY, ADDRESSING EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY AND BREAKING DOWN STEREOTYPICAL ATTITUDES.

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Latest income
£785k
Latest spending
£709k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £75,608 for the year, with total funds carried forward reaching £123,995. The trustees report that income covered costs by this margin, adding to accumulated funds, and express confidence that current reserves are sufficient to continue activities even if funding drops significantly.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Service user payments (84% of income)
Our principal funding sources continued to be payments from our service users. These came in the form of Direct Debit Payments, Personal Allowances and Council Contracts. In this financial year this generated £657,988 — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £120k; policy: meet working capital requirements)
Although the strategy is to continue to build reserves through planned operating surpluses, the Management Committee is well aware that it is unlikely that the target range can be reached for at least three years. — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 18
The Charity is related to The Learning Rooms CIC and to Willow House Care Limited through the trustee Mrs R L Wareing being a director and key management of both organisations. During the year ended 31 May 2025, the Charity provided finance of £10,337 to The Learning Rooms CIC. As at that date, £16,262 (2024 - £5,925) was due from the CIC. These balances have been disclosed within 'Other Debtors' in the notes to the financial statements. — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£785k
Total spending
£709k
Cost of raising funds
£37k
Reserves (reported)
£120k
Employees
15

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Liverpool City · Sefton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£785k£709k
31/05/2024£554k£553k
31/05/2023£497k£531k
31/05/2022£487k£504k
31/05/2021£404k£387k

Common questions

Is THE LEARNING ROOMS SOUTHPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £75,608 for the year, with total funds carried forward reaching £123,995. The trustees report that income covered costs by this margin, adding to accumulated funds, and express confidence that current reserves are sufficient to continue activities even if funding drops significantly. 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 Fund22/07/2022£1kFunding for laptops