Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

THE WHAT? CENTRE LIMITED 

Young Person's Advice, Information and Counselling Service
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board is completely female
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 27 years

www.thewhatcentre.com

what.whatcentre@gmail.com

01384379992

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£455£630£-175n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22£913£603£310£0£431£2685.3123
31/03/21£563£556£6£0£121£1122.4120
31/03/20£530£544£-14£0£115£110.3124
31/03/19£402£436£-34n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£353£327£26£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£261£137£124£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£335£310£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£288£209£79£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£175£185£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£156£152£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£154£147£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£98£132£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£208£165£43£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£174£180£-6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£150£151£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£136£169£-33£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£157£173£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£141£199£-58£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£148£170£-22£0£0£0n/a00

Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Dudley,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Department of Health - The What Centre
£18,000 01/04/2021
The funded schemes will expand access for children and young people aged 25 and under to local services to support their mental health and provide early intervention for those at risk of mental ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Therapy
£299,940 28/01/2021
36
The project will use the funding to deliver its Family Therapy project. Through this work it aims to improve the lives of families within the local community who experience a range of disadvantages ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Person's Counselling and Advice Service
£37,716 15/05/2020
The funding will enable the project to expand and adapt its services in light of Covid-19. The project will work with children and young people who are presenting a range of issues during Covid-19 ....more
Department of Health - The What Centre
£45,000 28/04/2020
Competitive Grants Scheme on the extension of existing MH services for children and young people.BAU Yr2 of 3 - changed to S70 for 20/21 (Yr 1 was s64)
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£40,855 01/04/2019
.
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£40,855 01/04/2019
.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to What? Centre
£99,699 27/06/2018
36
This project will provide counselling services and LGBTQ peer support groups to young people. The services offered will enable young people to improve their mental health, develop healthy problem ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£40,855 01/05/2017
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DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£40,855 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£40,855 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£30,642 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
DCMS - Youth Investment Fund
£30,642 01/05/2017
The Youth Investment Fund aims to expand, create and strengthen the sustainability of open-access youth services in six disadvantaged regions in the country. It will also expand the evidence base of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - What? Now
£293,061 13/07/2011
36
This continuing and expanding project will provide counselling and advice services to young people and support and signposting for families. The focus of the project will be providing long term ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-54
  • JEMMA MORRIS Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Regional Co-Ordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/1997, number: 1064579
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/08/1997, number: 03415168
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 13 days late,
Main office

23 COVENTRY STREET
STOURBRIDGE
WEST MIDLANDS
DY8 1EP

Objectives

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; ANDB) BY PROVIDING AND MAINTAINING AND ADVICE, INFORMATION AND COUNSELLING SERVICE

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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