LANCASHIRE WOMEN — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 2 December 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04777720
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £3,947,566
Latest expenditure: £3,730,840
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 21-23 Blackburn Road, Accrington, LANCASHIRE, BB5 1HF

Website recorded by the regulator: www.lancashirewomen.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Lancashire Women's Centres offer support in a non-judgemental, confidential and safe environment. Services include complex casework, mental health interventions, money, benefit and debt advice, training, mentoring and volunteering opportunities. We are open to all women but have specific focus on those with mental health needs and those with an offending history. We have 5 bases in Lancashire.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 22 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,947,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,730,840

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,683,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,251,850

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,849,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,717,495

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 13 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,693,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,558,684

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,373,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,412,502

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £3,947,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,730,840
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £19
Income From Government Contracts: 1255285
Income From Government Grants: £1,306,462
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 28

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £3,683,919
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,251,850
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £26
Income From Government Contracts: 1577190
Income From Government Grants: £2,038,880
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £2,849,088
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,717,495
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 1297618
Income From Government Grants: £692,114
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000: 1
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,693,316
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,558,684
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Contracts: 1207050
Income From Government Grants: £617,693
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 30

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £2,373,918
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,412,502
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £14
Income From Government Contracts: 702988
Income From Government Grants: £481,871
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 28

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 22 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 22866
Income Other Trading Activities: 13922
Income Charitable Activities: 3866447
Income Investments: 41242
Income Other: 3089
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3947566
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £19
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,730,821
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3730840
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 95084
Expenditure Support Costs: 1063898
Expenditure Depreciation: 4823
Gain Loss Investment: 938
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,683,306
Assets Total Fixed: 225361
Assets Own Use: 201354
Assets Long Term Investment: 24007
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,960,265
Assets Total Liabilities: £417,082
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,768,544
Creditors One Year Total Current: 393019
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 24063
Assets Cash: £1,540,667
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1683306
Funds Restricted: 85238
Funds Total: 1768544
Count Employees: 110
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 26172
Income Other Trading Activities: 20311
Income Charitable Activities: 3625921
Income Investments: 11337
Income Other: 178
Income Total Income And Endowments: 3683919
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,560
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £3,205,290
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 3251850
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 124545
Expenditure Support Costs: 149214
Expenditure Depreciation: 35261
Gain Loss Investment: -5387
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,453,714
Assets Total Fixed: 230655
Assets Own Use: 207587
Assets Long Term Investment: 23068
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,761,991
Assets Total Liabilities: £441,766
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,550,880
Creditors One Year Total Current: 403613
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 38153
Assets Cash: £1,146,739
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1453714
Funds Restricted: 97166
Funds Total: 1550880
Count Employees: 95
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 26891
Income Other Trading Activities: 38120
Income Charitable Activities: 2779445
Income Investments: 3158
Income Other: 1474
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2849088
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £49,997
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,667,498
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2717495
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 73428
Expenditure Support Costs: 155799
Expenditure Depreciation: 1042
Gain Loss Investment: 7343
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £939,838
Assets Total Fixed: 271303
Assets Own Use: 242848
Assets Long Term Investment: 28455
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,021,269
Assets Total Liabilities: £168,374
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,124,198
Creditors One Year Total Current: 168374
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £653,835
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1021741
Funds Restricted: 102457
Funds Total: 1124198
Count Employees: 95
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 31449
Income Other Trading Activities: 51793
Income Charitable Activities: 2536199
Income Investments: 4
Income Other: 73871
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2693316
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £63,891
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,494,793
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2558684
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 82421
Expenditure Support Costs: 158010
Expenditure Depreciation: 1422
Gain Loss Investment: 1389
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £719,717
Assets Total Fixed: 265002
Assets Own Use: 243890
Assets Long Term Investment: 21112
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £897,088
Assets Total Liabilities: £176,828
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £985,262
Creditors One Year Total Current: 176828
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £590,219
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 875266
Funds Restricted: 109996
Funds Total: 985262
Count Employees: 95
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 39079
Income Other Trading Activities: 10459
Income Charitable Activities: 2321000
Income Investments: 3380
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2373918
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £39,075
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,373,427
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 2412502
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 65447
Expenditure Support Costs: 197011
Expenditure Depreciation: 1707
Gain Loss Investment: 1069
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £524,971
Assets Total Fixed: 265035
Assets Own Use: 245312
Assets Long Term Investment: 19723
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £799,973
Assets Total Liabilities: £215,767
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £849,241
Creditors One Year Total Current: 215767
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £486,880
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 674971
Funds Restricted: 174270
Funds Total: 849241
Count Employees: 91
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LANCASHIRE WOMEN
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-12-02T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27/05/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 21/10/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 01/10/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/12/2011AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 18/09/2013AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19 SEP 2018
Charitable Objects: FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE WOMEN IN NEED OR DISTRESS IN THE AREA, WHICH IS DEFINED BY REFERENCE TO THE BOUNDARIES OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH, HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:(A) TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF WOMEN IN THE AREA.(B) TO PROMOTE AND FURTHER THE INTERESTS OF WOMEN IN NEED OF HELP AND SUPPORT AND ADVICE ON A RANGE OF ISSUES INCLUDING LEGAL RIGHTS, WELFARE RIGHTS, EMPLOYMENT, CHILDCARE, DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE, PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS AND PHYSICAL HEALTH.(C) TO PROVIDE A MEETING PLACE FOR WOMEN AND FACILITIES FOR PROVIDING ADVICE, INFORMATION AND ASSISTANCE TO WOMEN IN NEED THEREOF.(D) TO EDUCATE WOMEN IN THE AREA OF THEIR RIGHTS, PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS AND IN THE AREA OF HEALTH CARE.
Area Of Benefit: IN THE AREA, WHICH IS DEFINED BY REFERENCE TO THE BOUNDARIES OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH, HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 538888
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S CENTRES

Charity Name Id: 517327
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EAST LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S CENTRES

Charity Name Id: 317631
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE WOMENS CENTRE FOR BLACKBURN AND DISTRICT

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures