THE WHAT? CENTRE LIMITED

Charity number: 1064579
Charity reporting is up to date (3 days late)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Young Person's Advice, Information and Counselling Service

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £454,998
Total expenditure: £567,072

Total income includes £375,934 from 6 government contract(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

Number of employees
£70k to £80k 1

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Dudley

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 September 1997: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE WHAT? CENTRE LTD (Working name)
Company number:
03415168 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Nadia Jane Billingham Trustee 05 December 2019
HALAS HOMES
Received: 66 days late
MRS GILL LENO Trustee
None on record
JEMMA MORRIS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £530.33k £562.53k £913.42k £455.22k £455.00k
Total expenditure £544.33k £556.32k £603.37k £630.04k £567.07k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £375.93k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £6.47k £2.95k £0 N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £523.12k £559.49k £907.37k N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Income - Investment £351 £94 £60 N/A N/A
Income - Other £394 £0 £5.99k N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £2.95k £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £544.33k £556.32k £603.37k N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £2.56k £2.56k £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 03 February 2025 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 February 2025 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 13 February 2024 13 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 AUGUST 1997

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL AND/OR PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH AND THE PROMOTION OF THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND SOCIAL WELL BEING IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:- A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS; AND B) BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING AND ADVICE, INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING SERVICE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
23 COVENTRY STREET
STOURBRIDGE
WEST MIDLANDS
DY8 1EP
Phone:
01384379992
Email:
what.whatcentre@gmail.com
Website:

www.thewhatcentre.com Open in new window