Registered charity (CIO) · Liverpool
Cells Project CIO
Cells Project CIO is a registered charity (number 1192651) based in Liverpool, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Barry O'Toole since 2020. Latest income £661k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Cells, Cells Project (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £661k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Halton, Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton and more
- Website
- www.cellsproject.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2020
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£661k£605k
- 2024£306k£312k
- 2023£287k£286k
Earlier years
- 2022£313k£223k
- 2021£325k£161k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 2%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1.THE PREVENTION OF CRIME FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY A) ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE DANGERS AND EFFECTS OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY:B) PROVIDING MENTORING SESSIONS, SUPPORT AND ADVICE.2. THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND DEVELOPMENT.
Grants received
14 grants · £273,055 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- BBC Children in Need · £96,600 (2 grants)
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation · £67,050
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £49,885 (4 grants)
- Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £19,520 (4 grants)
- John Moores Foundation · £15,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Barry O'Toole Chair since 2020
- Abbie Rose Moore since 2020
- Ester Louisa Ragonese since 2022
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Barry O'Toole Chair since 2020
- Abbie Rose Moore since 2020
- Ester Louisa Ragonese since 2022
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1192651
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Dec 2020
- Contact on the register
- 07841870927 · CHOICES@CELLSPROJECT.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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