Centre 56 Limited

Analysis

Centre 56 Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in January 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01307825). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Centre 56 Limited reported income of £546k and spending of £543k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £869k to £546k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Centre 56 Limited sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% 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 Community Transport Calderdale Ltd (£546k), The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust Charity (£547k) and Hebron Trust (£546k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%, donations and legacies 47% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £433k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.