CENTRE 56 LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 January 1973
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01307825
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £546,427
Latest expenditure: £543,311
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Foundry, 42 Henry Street, LIVERPOOL, L1 5AY

Website recorded by the regulator: www.centre56.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

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.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £546,427
Total Gross Expenditure: £543,311

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 18 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £551,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £541,054

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £150,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,559

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,421
Total Gross Expenditure: £305,542

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £868,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £281,041

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £546,427
Total Gross Expenditure: £543,311
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £91,722
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £551,423
Total Gross Expenditure: £541,054
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £102,858
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £150,913
Total Gross Expenditure: £466,559
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £100,275
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £92,421
Total Gross Expenditure: £305,542
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £54,063
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £868,670
Total Gross Expenditure: £281,041
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £68,059
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 256856
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 279178
Income Investments: 10393
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 546427
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £543,311
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 543311
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 228175
Expenditure Depreciation: 12361
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £433,401
Assets Total Fixed: 44518
Assets Own Use: 44518
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £464,795
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,912
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £433,401
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75912
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £441,912
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 383541
Funds Restricted: 49860
Funds Total: 433401
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 18 December 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 389361
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 152284
Income Investments: 9778
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 551423
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £541,054
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 541054
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 217935
Expenditure Depreciation: 7198
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £430,285
Assets Total Fixed: 52450
Assets Own Use: 52450
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £493,281
Assets Total Liabilities: £115,446
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £430,285
Creditors One Year Total Current: 115446
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £480,923
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 402607
Funds Restricted: 27678
Funds Total: 430285
Count Employees: 14
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 660148
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 208309
Income Investments: 213
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 868670
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £281,041
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 281041
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 80447
Expenditure Depreciation: 2827
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £913,434
Assets Total Fixed: 9835
Assets Own Use: 9835
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £958,900
Assets Total Liabilities: £20,052
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £948,683
Creditors One Year Total Current: 20052
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £955,464
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 913434
Funds Restricted: 35249
Funds Total: 948683
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Liverpool City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Merseyside
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CENTRE 56 LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1973-01-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 APRIL 1977NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 07/03/2014 as amended on 24 Jan 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL BE ASSIST PARENTS; CARERS AND CHILDREN WHO ARE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE PARENTS; CARERS AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM VIOLENCE OR MALTREATMENT IN THEIR HOMES.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 239687
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: WOMEN AND CHILDREN'S AID

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures