The Meridian Centre
Analysis
The Meridian Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in January 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05093277). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Meridian Centre reported income of £496k and spending of £580k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £552k to £496k (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Meridian Centre sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cawthorne Children's Centre (£496k), Calthwaite Nursery (£496k) and Ha Meem Foundation (£496k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's objects are to advance education and training amongst the public, and in particular where such education and training will contribute to social cohesion and combat social exclusion
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Cawthorne Children's Centre | Barnsley | £496k |
| Calthwaite Nursery | Cumbria | £496k |
| Ha Meem Foundation | Middlesex | £496k |
| Black Women's Resource Centre Children's Project | Sheffield | £497k |