CELLS PROJECT CIO

Registered charity 1192651 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as C.E.L.L.S. PROJECT C.I.C., CELLS, CELLS PROJECT

1.'The prevention of crime for the public benefit bya) Advancing the education of young people in the dangers and effects of criminal activity:b) Providing mentoring sessions, support and advice'.2. 'The rehabilitation of offenders by providing support and development

Objects

1.THE PREVENTION OF CRIME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DANGERS AND EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY:B) PROVIDING MENTORING SESSIONS, SUPPORT AND ADVICE.2. THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Knowsley, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £56,028 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income rising to £660,580 from £306,033 in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves stood at £89,892, which is below the stated policy target of £118,575 required to cover three months' running costs and redundancy provisions. The trustees plan to increase reserves through the Supported Respite Solutions initiative to meet this requirement.

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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

• Barry O'Toolechair
• ABBIE ROSE MOORE
• ESTER LOUISA RAGONESE

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

Operates in: Halton · Knowsley · Liverpool City · Sefton · St Helens · Warrington · Wigan · Wirral

Income and spending

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Known funders

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