CCEW Charity Commission profile

ROTUNDA LTD

Registered charity 518951 · organisation 518951

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
17 July 1987
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
02050597
Financial period
31 August 2024 – 30 August 2025
Latest income
£1,422,771
Latest expenditure
£1,110,336
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Rotunda Ltd, Rotunda Centre, 109 Great Mersey Street, LIVERPOOL, L5 2PL

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Rotunda offers an alternative education provision for key stage 4. Adult education. Enabling services volunteer programme. Free Counselling service and peer support. Ofsted registered nursery "Good" and catering facilities.Serviced office space and luxury garden venue for hire

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received
11 June 2026
Date Accounts Received
11 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,422,771
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,110,336
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received
26 June 2025
Date Accounts Received
26 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,004,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£965,748
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received
27 June 2024
Date Accounts Received
27 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£952,446
Total Gross Expenditure
£964,193
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received
26 May 2023
Date Accounts Received
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,196,356
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,182,051
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received
21 June 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£978,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£886,048

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
31 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
11 June 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,422,771
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,110,336
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£7
Income From Government Contracts
137213
Income From Government Grants
£19,207
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
26 June 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,004,528
Total Gross Expenditure
£965,748
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
136805
Income From Government Grants
£9,800
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
30
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
27 June 2024
Total Gross Income
£952,446
Total Gross Expenditure
£964,193
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
94968
Income From Government Grants
£4,600
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
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,196,356
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,182,051
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
747968
Income From Government Grants
£253,123
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
4
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
21 June 2022
Total Gross Income
£978,779
Total Gross Expenditure
£886,048
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£4
Income From Government Contracts
92096
Income From Government Grants
£398,989
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
3

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
31 August 2024
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2025
Ar Due Date
30 June 2026
Ar Received Date
11 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
374057
Income Other Trading Activities
89551
Income Charitable Activities
911727
Income Investments
46959
Income Other
477
Income Total Income And Endowments
1422771
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£106,109
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,004,227
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1110336
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
62838
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
72080
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£128,147
Assets Total Fixed
2732293
Assets Own Use
2732292
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£830,876
Assets Total Liabilities
£400,244
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,162,925
Creditors One Year Total Current
152742
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
247502
Assets Cash
£463,152
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2040174
Funds Restricted
1122751
Funds Total
3162925
Count Employees
30
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2023
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2024
Ar Due Date
30 June 2025
Ar Received Date
26 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
66118
Income Other Trading Activities
78990
Income Charitable Activities
796015
Income Investments
33505
Income Other
29900
Income Total Income And Endowments
1004528
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£76,188
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£889,465
Expenditure Other
95
Expenditure Total
965748
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
40476
Expenditure Support Costs
9620
Expenditure Depreciation
683297
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,850,490
Assets Total Fixed
2664069
Assets Own Use
2664068
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£635,423
Assets Total Liabilities
£449,002
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,850,490
Creditors One Year Total Current
182939
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
266063
Assets Cash
£452,837
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1967814
Funds Restricted
882676
Funds Total
2850490
Count Employees
30
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2022
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2023
Ar Due Date
30 June 2024
Ar Received Date
27 June 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
72819
Income Other Trading Activities
59892
Income Charitable Activities
799704
Income Investments
20031
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
952446
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£64,527
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£899,666
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
964193
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
21469
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
49896
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
129840
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£222,832
Assets Total Fixed
2401012
Assets Own Use
2401011
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£604,424
Assets Total Liabilities
£193,726
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,811,710
Creditors One Year Total Current
77562
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
116164
Assets Cash
£479,109
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1832451
Funds Restricted
979259
Funds Total
2811710
Count Employees
30
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2021
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2022
Ar Due Date
30 June 2023
Ar Received Date
26 May 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
60713
Income Other Trading Activities
475289
Income Charitable Activities
441653
Income Investments
25
Income Other
218676
Income Total Income And Endowments
1196356
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£16,672
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,160,635
Expenditure Other
4744
Expenditure Total
1182051
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
26274
Expenditure Support Costs
26274
Expenditure Depreciation
47909
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£251,446
Assets Total Fixed
2321068
Assets Own Use
2321067
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£657,999
Assets Total Liabilities
£390,189
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,588,878
Creditors One Year Total Current
233890
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
156299
Assets Cash
£436,990
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1615379
Funds Restricted
973499
Funds Total
2588878
Count Employees
32
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
31 August 2020
Fin Period End Date
30 August 2021
Ar Due Date
30 June 2022
Ar Received Date
21 June 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
50322
Income Other Trading Activities
5195
Income Charitable Activities
526229
Income Investments
20
Income Other
397013
Income Total Income And Endowments
978779
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£3,791
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£882,257
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
886048
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
14812
Expenditure Support Costs
14812
Expenditure Depreciation
45984
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£231,287
Assets Total Fixed
1523269
Assets Own Use
1523268
Assets Long Term Investment
1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,066,304
Assets Total Liabilities
£823,365
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,766,208
Creditors One Year Total Current
731250
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
92115
Assets Cash
£352,551
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
718914
Funds Restricted
1047294
Funds Total
1766208
Count Employees
2645
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
113
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Economic/community Development/employment
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
304
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Human Resources
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ROTUNDA LTD
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1987-07-17T00:00:00
Charity Name
ROTUNDA LTD
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2025-03-20T00:00:00
Reason
Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number
515775
Assoc Registered Charity Number
515775
Assoc Charity Name
SHOESTRING

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 28 AUG 1986AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21 SEP 2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 29 OCT 2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06 DEC 2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 16 DEC 2015
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE DEVELOPMENT OF USEFUL KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS BENEFITTING ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE SUFFERING DISADVANTAGE AND EXCLUSION. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE AREA OF MERSEYSIDE UK AND IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES; THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING.
Area Of Benefit
NORTH INNER CITY AREA OF LIVERPOOL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
243155
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
ROTUNDA COLLEGE LTD
Charity Name Id
243184
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
VAUXHALL ADULT EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

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

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management