THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Registered charity 1205346 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Objects
TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BOLTON THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Bolton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £7,467 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £8,542. The trustees report that all income received is unrestricted and the charity has no tangible fixed assets or creditors at year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention in the report.
Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 2
- Government income: £20,000 — contracts £20,000 (1); 65% of the £30,940 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/04/2025
- Volunteers: 3
- Grant-making is its main activity
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
- Ahmed Patelchair
- Faizal Patel
- Yusuf Atcha
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £7,467 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £8,542. The trustees report that all income received is unrestricted and the charity has no tangible fixed assets or creditors at year-end. The independent examiner confirmed that no matters came to their attention requiring further attention in the report. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE as a grant recipient include THE YOUNG BARNET FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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