Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

THE WELCOME (KNUTSFORD) LIMITED

The Welcome is a fully functioning community centre offering a wide range of activities, services and support to the people of Longridge and Shaw Heath in Knutsford. Our activities include a youth cafe; adult education; fun times for children and families; mental and physical exercise for the elderly and support for those trying to return to work.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£178£279£-100n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£213£200£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£229£160£69n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£162£147£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£113£113£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£90£94£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17?£60£52£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£93£87£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£117£105£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/14£94£101£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/13£91£74£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/12£89£77£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

http://thewelcome.org.uk/

info@thewelcome.org.uk

01565750905

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£236,466
Cheshire Community Foundation£156,408
Garfield Weston Foundation£45,000
DCMS£39,997
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust£25,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£3,900
Co-Operative Group£2,540
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£45,000 08/12/2023
36
The Welcome A Hub For All
Cheshire Community Foundation - Enterprising Crewe
£23,513 29/11/2023
11
Continue working with the existing schools. Delivering from the same portfolio of programmes to new cohorts of young people. Previous participants will be offered progression opportunities separately from this project through YE’s Next Steps ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Enterprising Warrington
£19,790 23/10/2023
12
Grant to Young Enterprise
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Welcome
£1,013 21/10/2023
We would like to provide trips and activities for families throughout the holidays, providing families with fun and lasting memories.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Welcome -Chatty Children; Chatty Women
£10,000 15/09/2023
The funding will be used to deliver a year of holiday activities and trips for local children and families and a course for women with experience of domestic abuse with the aim of addressing holiday hunger engaging with and supporting local families ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Community Meals On Wheels
£2,440 19/07/2023
To delivery a hot meal and dessert to approximately 20 disadvantaged Elderly residents of Knutsford for 6 months.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Welcome (Knutsford) Ltd
£4,928 28/06/2023
Grant to The Welcome (Knutsford) Ltd
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£25,000 01/05/2023
This funding supported more than 800 people through the cost of living crisis with food and fuel vouchers, advice and welfare support.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Support Staff for The Welcome -Year 2 of 3
£25,000 12/01/2023
Grant to The Welcome (Knutsford) Ltd
Cheshire Community Foundation - Winter support 2022
£2,500 07/12/2022
Winter support 2022
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Welcome (Knutsford)
£3,900 17/11/2022
Purchase of furniture for a community centre supporting older people in Cheshire
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Welcome (Knutsford) Limited
£1,527 22/10/2022
We aim to provide group sessions for young people and older people so that they can build resilience and mental wellbeing after a year of isolation.
Cheshire Community Foundation - Seaside days out
£3,870 08/08/2022
Seaside days out
National Lottery Community Fund - Parkletics
£9,945 06/05/2022
The funding will be used to create an outdoor gym facility for the local community. The project aims to improve individual and group fitness wellbeing and community spirit with accessible exercise equipment and training on how to use it effectively.
Cheshire Community Foundation - The Welcome community Jubilee celbrations
£2,000 04/04/2022
The Welcome community Jubilee celbrations
Cheshire Community Foundation - Support Staff for The Welcome
£25,000 13/12/2021
Grant to The Welcome (Knutsford) Ltd
Cheshire Community Foundation - The Welcome, Knutsford/Mixed Martial Arts Sports Club
£2,073 28/10/2021
Developing Life Skills, by teaching young people how to respect others, develop good habits around diet, what they do and don't indulge in, and to learn the principles of how they manage money as they grow up Building Strong Communities by engaging ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to The Welcome, Knutsford/Mixed Martial Arts Sports Club
£5,000 20/07/2021
The Welcome is a true hub for the local community and works closely with many other charities within the Knutsford area. It has a wide reach supporting all aspects of the community. The Welcome has partnered with the principal volunteer, Ric ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Just Drop In
£1,700 07/06/2021
To raise awareness for Just Drop In - Mental Health Support for young people aged 12-25, and for other Knutsford charities.  
Cheshire Community Foundation - well being day trips
£3,595 29/04/2021
The Welcome our hoping to take their local disadvantaged residents on a day trip to the seaside. They would like to run two trips, one for families and one for adults. The grant will be used to cover the cost of the day trip, providing coaches and ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£39,997 09/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - New Cooked Meal Delivery Service
£10,000 07/05/2020
The Welcome would normally provide community/ welfare initiatives and subsidised meals at our centre: We are now closed to the public and operating crisis support through online and telephone advice and counselling, plus emergency food delivery ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - The Welcome -A Hub For All -Support Worker
£25,000 30/03/2020
The Welcome is a thriving community hub and café based in the heart of the Longridge and Shaw Heath estates and we provide a one-stop-shop for essential housing related advice and support services to local residents. The funding is for continuation ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - The Welcome - A Hub for Everyone
£216,521 31/01/2020
36
Funding for the project will enable the organisation to expand their services to serve more people. The organisation currently runs a café, job centre drop ins, bereavement support, school uniform bank and a variety of activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - All together
£9,914 29/11/2018
12
The organisation will deliver activities, services and support to local people through their community centre, with the aim of improving and increasing access to activities and support. Funding will go towards club activities, women's group, family ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to The Welcome (Knutsford)
£5,000 01/12/2017
Towards new equipment for a community café.
Cheshire Community Foundation - The Welcome Youth Service
£9,360 30/11/2017
The Welcome is a small, grassroots charity at the heart of the Longridge & Shaw Heath estate in Knutsford; we exist to support members of the local community, who are facing disadvantage as a result of poverty, social exclusion and/or isolation. ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to The Welcome Charity
£75,000 08/06/2017
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support to disadvantaged people in Cheshire
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£15,000 26/04/2017
36
The Welcome Charity
National Lottery Community Fund - The Welcome - Obesity and Diabetes Awareness for Young People
£10,000 17/10/2013
12
_x000B_This is a project by an incorporated charity in Cheshire. The organisation will use the funding to run a cookery project to educate the local community about healthy eating. This will reduce childhood obesity and diabetes in the local ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-76
  • CHRISTINA LEES-JONES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • HELEN MOUNTNEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • JAMES MCCULLOCH MR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Coach/Consultant
  • JOHN KINNEY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Business Consultant
  • MICHAEL JOHN GLENNON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Housing Manager
  • PETER BOWLER Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Scientific Analyst
  • SIMON CARIN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Business Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2011, number: 1142084
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/02/2010, number: 07168557
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

Welcome Cafe
147 Longridge
KNUTSFORD
WA16 8PD

Objectives

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, FOR RECREATION OR OTHER ACTIVITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.THE CHARITY SHALL BE NON-PARTY IN POLITICS AND NON-SECTARIAN IN RELIGION.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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