VALEHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Registered charity 1207508 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE NEW BRIGHTON AND SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECTS OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE CENTRE') AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

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

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Latest income

£234k

Latest spending

£211k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net incoming resource of £22,658, increasing total funds to £127,284. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £35,000–£50,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. However, the going concern basis is noted as dependent on the future flow of uncertain funding streams from grants, donations, and trading.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £35,000-£50,000 (held: £127k)

“The trustees aim to be able to maintain reserves at a range between £35,000-£50,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The charitable activities are entirely dependent on continuing grant aid and voluntary donations as well as trading revenues. As a consequence, the going concern basis is dependent on the future flow of these uncertain funding streams.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Trading subsidiary: VHCC Limited

“This subsidiary, VHCC Limited, registered number 17091958, was incorporated on 16th March 2026 and has remained dormant since that date.” — page 20

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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 policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07300944

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.

SMITH, Stephen Robert — director, appointed 02/05/2022on trustee list
SHERIDAN, Amanda — director, appointed 13/11/2020on trustee list

Official officers record.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (24/03/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

STEPHEN ROBERT SMITHchair
Amanda Sheridan

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

Operates in: Wirral

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£234k	£211k
31/12/2024	£289k	£247k

Common questions

Is VALEHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a net incoming resource of £22,658, increasing total funds to £127,284. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of £35,000–£50,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. However, the going concern basis is noted as dependent on the future flow of uncertain funding streams from grants, donations, and trading. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE HEADLEY TRUST	1	£65k
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	1	£43k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£23k
THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY	1	£10k
THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED	1	£5k
The Dentons UK and Middle East LLP Charitable Trust	1	£2k
CHAPMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£2k
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TEESVALLEY WOMENS CENTRE LIMITED.

TEESVALLEY WOMENS CENTRE LIMITED income £387k
VALLEY HOUSE income £2.0m
KINGSGROVE COMMUNITY HUB income £394k
ST MARGARET'S HOUSE income £1.3m
CHARITY FOR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER PURPOSES income £29k
HIGHBURY VALE-BLACKSTOCK TRUST income £583k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
VALEHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTRE	£234k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
TEESVALLEY WOMENS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£387k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
VALLEY HOUSE FY2025	£2.0m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
KINGSGROVE COMMUNITY HUB FY2025	£394k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ST MARGARET'S HOUSE FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHARITY FOR RELIGIOUS AND OTHER PURPOSES FY2024	£29k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.