LIFE CENTRE STOURBRIDGE

Charity number: 1156191
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We are a Christian support to the community within Stourbridge. After a local survey of needs in the community, the Management Team decided to initially concentrate on Debt Advice and so Life Centre Debt Advice was launched in association with Community Money Advice (CMA) as part of this initiative. It is expected in future years to expand the outreach of the Life Centre into different projects.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £44,595
Total expenditure: £54,099

People

3 Trustee(s)

7 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading 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
  • Religious Activities
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old 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 Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Dudley
  • Shropshire
  • Staffordshire
  • Worcestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 14 March 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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
Christopher Heslop Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Nicola Frances Martin Trustee 03 February 2022
None on record
Malcolm Moss Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £35.22k £34.16k £57.51k £74.10k £44.60k
Total expenditure £23.90k £21.62k £36.06k £62.59k £54.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.05k N/A N/A £39.86k 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 2025 10 July 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 10 July 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 31 July 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 31 July 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 23 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 22 February 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 22 February 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 03 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 03 June 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 14 Mar 2014

Charitable objects

1. TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY PROVIDING ETHICAL DEBT AND MONEY MANAGEMENT ADVICE, FREE OF CHARGE. 2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED (FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT FINANCIAL HARDSHIP) AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY; (I) PROVIDING ADVOCACY SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNABLE TO ADVOCATE FOR THEMSELVES BECAUSE OF FEAR OR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OR LACK OF CONFIDENCE (II) PROVIDING TRAINING AND GUIDANCE TO DEVELOP PEOPLE'S FINANCIAL CAPABILITY (III) HELPING THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN ISOLATED FROM, OR WHO ARE OUT OF TOUCH WITH, SOCIETY TO RE-ADJUST AND RE-INTEGRATE BY BEFRIENDING THEM AND RE-BUILDING THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THEIR LOCAL COMMUNITY. 3. THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY EVANGELISTIC MISSION THAT IS CARRIED OUT ON AN ENTIRELY NON-COERCIVE AND INVITATIONAL BASIS, AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FAITHWORKS CHARTER GIVEN AS APPENDIX 1 OF THE CONSTITUTION.

Contact information

Address:
18A Market Street
STOURBRIDGE
West Midlands
DY8 1AD
Phone:
01384 739757
Email:
info@lifecentredebtadvice.org.uk
Website:

lifecentredebtadvice.org.uk