WORKCARE WEST MIDLANDS

Registered charity 1208119 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WWM

The provision of chaplaincy, present in various workplaces including (but not limited to) educational establishments, retail, and transport hubs, providing support, a listening ear and help; carrying out, as a practical expression of religious beliefs, activities such as, for example, providing comfort to the bereaved; and promoting social cohesion.

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY MINISTERING TO INDIVIDUALS IN BOTH INDUSTRIAL AND URBAN ENVIRONMENT.(2) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH INITIATING SUPPORTING AND JOINING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH REGENERATION PROJECTS AND PROGRAMMES; BUILDING CAPACITY SUPPORT AND HELP FOR THOSE IN NEED TO TRAINING FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING IN BUSINESS(3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROVISION AND SUPPORT OF INFORMATION AND TRAINING SCHEMESWITHIN BIRMINGHAM, COVENTRY, SOLIHULL AND WARWICKSHIRE

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£72k

Latest spending

£39k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted income of £71,845 against expenditure of £39,127, resulting in a net movement in funds of £32,718. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £133,724, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. However, the going concern basis is dependent upon the continuance of support from the charity’s key donors.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (reserves figure: £134k)

“The basic aim is to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“The validity of this assumption is dependent upon the continuance of support from the charity’s key donors.” — page 14

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Revd Neil Le Tissier (Trustee) was and Rev David Ellis (Trustee) is remunerated by Heart of England Baptist Association, which gave a donation of £4,680.

“Revd Neil Le Tissier (Trustee) was and Rev David Ellis (Trustee) is remunerated by Heart of England Baptist Association, which gave a donation of £4,680.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

Going concern: no going-concern doubt (FY2024) → going-concern doubt noted (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 30

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 50

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

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · linkedin

Register events

Received assets from another charity (14/02/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Madeline Cecilia Bunkerchair
Emma Kate Ekwegh
Fiona Puleston Penhallurick
Gavin James Page
Hilary Anne Dougall
Lindsay Vyvyan Melvin · trustee of 1 other charity
Major Adrian Paul Allman
Mina Margaret Tilt
Walter John Bradley

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Solihull · Warwickshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£72k	£39k
31/12/2024	£118k	£17k

Common questions

Is WORKCARE WEST MIDLANDS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated unrestricted income of £71,845 against expenditure of £39,127, resulting in a net movement in funds of £32,718. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £133,724, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain free reserves equivalent to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. However, the going concern basis is dependent upon the continuance of support from the charity’s key donors. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WORKCARE WEST MIDLANDS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WORKCARE WEST MIDLANDS as a grant recipient include THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	FY2024	£4k	Grants to Organisations
THE HEART OF ENGLAND BAPTIST ASSOCIATION	FY2025	£250

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 MAURICE AND HILDA LAING CHARITABLE TRUST	2	£40k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST, HARBORNE	1	£28k
THE ROCHESTER DIOCESAN SOCIETY AND BOARD OF FINANCE	1	£28k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£10k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
C B AND H H TAYLOR 1984 TRUST	1	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT PETER FARNBOROUGH	1	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHEAM	1	£937

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KENT WORKPLACE MISSION.

KENT WORKPLACE MISSION income £100k
ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES income £83k
GROUNDWORK WEST MIDLANDS income £4.1m
CHAPLAINCY SUPPORT SERVICES income £172k
CHAPLAINCY PLUS income £44k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST.MARY WEST ACKLAM MIDDLESBROUGH income £95k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WORKCARE WEST MIDLANDS	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	noted
KENT WORKPLACE MISSION FY2025	£100k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ECUMENICAL PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES FY2026	£83k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
GROUNDWORK WEST MIDLANDS FY2025	£4.1m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
CHAPLAINCY SUPPORT SERVICES FY2025	£172k	£90,383	2	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAPLAINCY PLUS FY2025	£44k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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