CENTRE 56 LIMITED
Registered charity 502933 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S AID
The charity assists parents and children who are in necessitous circumstances, in particluar those families who have suffered from violence or maltreatment in their homes and families in crisis.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £3,115 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £546,428 and expenditure of £543,313. The trustees report that unrestricted funds were £383,541, which they consider sufficient to maintain a reserves policy target of three months' expenditure, and they have a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence for at least twelve months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Gift Aid from members of the Regenda group (46% of income)
“Income also included £250,000 (2024:£348,484) gift aid receipt from members of the Regenda group.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three month’s expenditure (held: £384k)
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to three month’s expenditure.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Centre 56 (matched by registered charity number).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~9.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (51% 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).
- John Woodchair
- Dr Michael Birkett
- Lesley Dixon
- Susan Stubbs · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Liverpool City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CENTRE 56 LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £3,115 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £546,428 and expenditure of £543,313. The trustees report that unrestricted funds were £383,541, which they consider sufficient to maintain a reserves policy target of three months' expenditure, and they have a reasonable expectation of continuing in operational existence for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds CENTRE 56 LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CENTRE 56 LIMITED as a grant recipient include The Rathbones Group Foundation, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND.
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