WOMEN'S CENTRE

Registered charity 700446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHORLEY WELL WOMEN CENTRE, CHORLEY WOMEN'S CENTRE, THE CHORLEY WELL WOMEN CENTRE, WOMENS CENTRE

Chorley Women's Centre promotes the mental health and wellbeing of women in Chorley and surrounding areas. We provide a listening ear to drop in users, courses, information, self help groups, free counselling, and relaxation sessions.We are run by volunteers and open 2 days a week, and 1 day for DV CounsellingDrop in users may go on to become volunteers and then on to the management committee.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£173k
Latest spending
£168k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity has a total annual cost of £134,543 and holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £100,164, derived from a current account balance of £89,917 and a liaison account of £10,246. The trustees note that most funding streams end in March 2026, creating a dependency on securing future funding to maintain operations beyond that date. The charity is currently transitioning to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and has engaged an accountancy firm to improve financial oversight.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Rebecca Slater (Chair) received remuneration for a paid Centre Manager role funded by the National Lottery.
Rebecca later transitioned into a paid position (funded by the National Lottery), which enabled the Centre to remain open. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Duncan Chapman from Regicide Ltd provided project management skills free of charge.
Duncan Chapman from Regicide Ltd who provided his skills, knowledge and experience free of charge and was on site daily project managing the build, working with our contractors and suppliers and negotiating excellent rates. — page 3
Rebecca later transitioned into a paid position (funded by the National Lottery), which enabled the Centre to remain open. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rebecca Slater (Chair) transitioned into a paid position funded by the National Lottery.
Duncan Chapman from Regicide Ltd who provided his skills, knowledge and experience free of charge and was on site daily project managing the build, working with our contractors and suppliers and negotiating excellent rates. — page 3
Rebecca later transitioned into a paid position (funded by the National Lottery), which enabled the Centre to remain open. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care BoardCounselling Service

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£173k£168k
30/04/2024£110k£81k
30/04/2023£87k£78k
30/04/2022£58k£67k
30/04/2021£64k£44k

Common questions

Is WOMEN'S CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity has a total annual cost of £134,543 and holds unrestricted reserves of approximately £100,164, derived from a current account balance of £89,917 and a liaison account of £10,246. The trustees note that most funding streams end in March 2026, creating a dependency on securing future funding to maintain operations beyond that date. The charity is currently transitioning to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and has engaged an accountancy firm to improve financial oversight.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2013£5kChorley Women's Centre central heating
The National Lottery Community Fund20/10/2005£4kBuilding Work/Event

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WELL WOMEN CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOMEN'S CENTRE£173k0unclearno doubt
WELL WOMEN CENTRE FY2025£809k0unclearno doubt
LANCASHIRE WOMEN FY2025£3.9m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
THE WOMEN'S CENTRE CORNWALL LTD FY2025£2.7m0withinno doubt
WOMENCENTRE LIMITED FY2025£2.0m0unclearno doubt
NOTTINGHAM WOMEN'S CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt

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