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Description

Metro works with anyone experiencing issues related to sexuality, identity, gender & Diversity. We work in the fields of: Sexual & Reproductive health: Mental Health & Wellbeing: HIV Prevention & Support: Youth Services: Community Involvement & Participation. We provide support, advice, advocacy, information, counselling, group work, community development, research, clinical services & resources.

Also known as

  • Metro
  • The Metro Centre Ltd
  • METRO Centre
  • METRO Centre Ltd
  • METRO Charity
  • METRO Charity (The Metro Centre Ltd)
  • Metro Centre
  • Metro Centre Limited
  • Metro Centre Ltd
  • The Metro Centre Ltd
  • ...and 3 other names
  • Metro Centre Ltd T/A METRO Charity
  • Metro Charity
  • The Metro Charity (Centre) Ltd

CCEW Charity number

1070582

Company number

02716101

Registered

Postcode

SE18 6FH

Website

metrocharity.org.uk

Domain

metrocharity.org.uk

Latest income

£4,850,339 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Locations

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Registered Office in the UK

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Linked records

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This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1070582 .
What is an organisation identifier?

An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.

Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.

Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.

GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1070582 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

The Metro Centre Ltd (this record)

Organisation record from Charity Commission for England and Wales
Last updated 2024-05-06

Metro Centre Ltd

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-05-04

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Specialized outpatient care centres C12

UK Charity Activity Tags

These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.

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  • Beneficiary group BE » Young people BE115
  • Charitable activities CA » Advice and individual advocacy CA101
  • Economic and community development EC » Community development EC101
  • Health HE
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » HIV / Aids HE208
  • Health HE » Health condition HE200 » Mental health HE210
  • Health HE » Health services HE300 » Counselling and therapy HE304
  • Research RS
  • Research RS » Medical research RS101

Theme (CCEW)

  • General Charitable Purposes 101
  • Education/training 102
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 103
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity 115
  • Recreation 116
  • Other Charitable Purposes 117

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204
  • Other Defined Groups 206
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Provides Human Resources 304
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space 305
  • Provides Services 306
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research 308
  • Other Charitable Activities 310

Scale of operation

  • Regional

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1998-07-17 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 527,131 506,819
2005-03-31 491,429 441,221
2006-03-31 553,405 519,933
2007-03-31 623,266 552,378
2008-03-31 616,733 637,525
2009-03-31 1,532,154 1,509,446
2010-03-31 2,441,767 2,434,096
2011-03-31 2,524,472 2,522,993
2012-03-31 2,583,823 2,557,931
2013-03-31 2,179,469 2,310,120
2014-03-31 2,437,247 2,460,525
2015-03-31 2,519,496 2,325,613
2016-03-31 3,242,372 2,944,070
2017-03-31 3,207,754 3,061,316
2018-03-31 3,824,003 3,691,033
2019-03-31 4,314,444 4,238,498
2020-03-31 4,675,784 4,652,380
2021-03-31 5,499,845 5,448,357
2022-03-31 5,188,582 5,175,114
2023-03-31 4,850,339 5,037,489
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 115 104
Employees paid more than £60,000 2 4
Volunteers 80 55
Trustees 4
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 99.0 58.8
Legacies - -
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 99.0 58.8
Income from charitable activities 4,699.9 5,024.2
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 4.5 0.4
Other income 46.9 105.1
Total 4,850.3 5,188.6
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds - -
Grants to institutions - -
Other charitable activities 5,037.5 5,175.1
Charitable activities 5,037.5 5,175.1
Other spending - -
Total 5,037.5 5,175.1
Net income / (expenditure) (187.2) 13.5

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2023
£000s
2022
£000s
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 1,033.4 1,071.7
Investment assets - -
1,033.4 1,071.7
Current assets
Current investment assets - -
Cash 1,283.3 1,211.3
Other current assets 401.5 682.4
1,684.8 1,893.7
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (476.5) (1,105.7)
Net current assets 1,208.3 788.0
Total assets less current liabilities 2,241.7 1,859.6
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (570.2) (577.9)
Net assets 1,671.6 1,281.7
Funds
Endowment funds - -
Restricted funds 393.9 -
Unrestricted funds 1,277.7 1,281.7
1,671.6 1,281.7

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
Income from government contracts 4,040,008 3,830,317
Government contracts as % of total income 83.3% 73.8%
Number of government contracts 36 40
Government grants
None recorded

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Grants received

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Received 37 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
City Bridge Foundation
Infrastructure funding: capacity building and representation
£345,200 Grant to Metro Centre
BBC Children in Need
Main Grants Autumn21
£500
Oct 2022
Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
Oct 2022
BBC Children in Need
Main Grants Autumn21
£120,089
3 years
Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
Jan 2022 to Jan 2025
City Bridge Trust
Wave 3
£49,869 Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
Community Foundation for Surrey
Coronavirus Response
£24,000
11 months
COVID19 - People with Disabilities
Sep 2020 to Aug 2021
Essex Community Foundation
Essex Coronavirus Response and Recovery Programme
£3,341 Grant to Metro Charity
BBC Children in Need
Covid-19 Next Steps Grants
£79,939
1 year
Grant to Metro Centre Ltd
Sep 2020 to Mar 2022
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£63,844 Coronavirus Community Support Fund
Comic Relief
COVID19 Recovery funding
£38,885
6 months
Metro Centre Recovery Funding
Jul 2020 to Mar 2021
Comic Relief
COVID19 Emergency Funding
£670,000
2 years
METRO - LGBTQ+ Intermediary partner
Jun 2020 to Feb 2023

Data source

Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.

This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.

  • The National Lottery (2 grants) | Licence

The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

Services regulated by the Care Quality Commission

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Registered as a provider with the Care Quality Commissionlaunch (id: 1-1195560235)

CQC Provider: Metro Centre Ltdlaunch

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The Metro Centre Ltd

GB-CHC-1070582

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