HOWGILL FAMILY CENTRE
Registered charity 519278 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOWGILL CENTRE
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves of £168,101 are below the trustees' stated policy target of no less than £200,000, primarily due to unforeseen refurbishment costs, redundancy expenses, and increased sickness absence. The trustees consider the charity adequately funded to meet current obligations, noting that successful funding bids support service delivery for at least the next three years.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“At present the free reserves, at £168,101, are below the set threshold level” — page 10
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The charity acted as an agent in the collection and distribution of funds on behalf of Purely Nutrition Ltd. The total amount collected was £112,379 and the total distributed as an agent was £60,079. The charity received a fee of £10,870 for providing this service.
“During the year, the charity acted as an agent in the collection and distribution of funds on behalf of Purely Nutrition Ltd. The total amount collected was £112,379 (2023 - £53,710) and the total distributed as an agent was £60,079 (£49,536). The charity received a fee of £10,870 (2023 - £4,174) for providing this service, which is included in the income from other trading activities.” — page 31
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Howgill Family Centre and Nurseries (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (20/09/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (10/09/2012) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustees
- BRENDA HOLDENchair
- Emma McCarthy
- Gemma Leadbetter
- Ivan Baldwin
- Lesley Sewell
- Natalie Reason
- WILLIE SLAVIN
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HOWGILL FAMILY CENTRE financially healthy?
The accounts state that free reserves of £168,101 are below the trustees' stated policy target of no less than £200,000, primarily due to unforeseen refurbishment costs, redundancy expenses, and increased sickness absence. The trustees consider the charity adequately funded to meet current obligations, noting that successful funding bids support service delivery for at least the next three years. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HOWGILL FAMILY CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HOWGILL FAMILY CENTRE as a grant recipient include FRANCIS C SCOTT CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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