WCCF LTD
Registered charity 1204602 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WORLD CITIES CULTURE FORUM
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £187,540 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £334,977. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves cover more than three months of operating costs, exceeding the stated policy target of three to six months' worth of reserves. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Partnership City Network (42% of income)
“Income from Partnership City Network, including the Summit conference: year ending March 2025 were £403,245” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- AUSTIN, Kevin Philip, Dr — director, appointed 16/12/2021on trustee list
- HALFPENNY, Lillianne Janet — director, appointed 16/12/2021on trustee list
- JACOBS, Jeffrey — director, appointed 16/12/2021on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram · linkedin
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reported reserves equal ~5.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (89% 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: 4.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Jeffrey Jacobschair
- Dr Kevin Philip Austin
- Lillianne Janet Halfpenny
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Australia · Austria · Belgium · Brazil · Canada · China · Finland · France · Germany · Hong Kong · Ireland · Italy
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WCCF LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £187,540 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £334,977. Per the trustees' report, these unrestricted reserves cover more than three months of operating costs, exceeding the stated policy target of three to six months' worth of reserves. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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