01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 September 2014
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08737838
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £7,925,442
- Latest expenditure
- £7,636,889
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: St. Peters Centre, Church Street, Burnley, BB11 2DL
Website recorded by the regulator: https://blcgroup.co.uk/ (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Performing artsOperation of sports facilitiesActivities of sport clubsFitness facilities
03 Official extract
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
- 19 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 19 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,925,442
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,636,889
- 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 September 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,157,338
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,084,234
- 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
- 23 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,344,866
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,186,607
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 1 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,715,712
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,396,689
- Accounts Qualified
- Yes
- 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
- 7 September 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 7 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,798,985
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,814,319
04 Official extract
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
- 19 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £7,925,442
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,636,889
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1129315
- Charity Has Trading 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- 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 September 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £7,157,338
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,084,234
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 951063
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 0
- Charity Has Trading 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 25
- 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
- 23 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £6,344,866
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £7,186,607
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Income From Government Contracts
- 720517
- Charity Has Trading 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
- 20
- 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
- 1 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £5,715,712
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,396,689
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £526,383
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 120
- 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
- 7 September 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,798,985
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,814,319
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £529,634
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 120
05 Official extract
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
- 19 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7908876
- Income Investments
- 16566
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7925442
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £781,486
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,855,403
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7636889
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 319585
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 90008
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 4957000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £301,961
- Assets Total Fixed
- 369634
- Assets Own Use
- 369634
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 4957000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,099,436
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £713,313
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,712,757
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 713313
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £0
- Funds Endowment
- 4957000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 491661
- Funds Restricted
- 264096
- Funds Total
- 5712757
- Count Employees
- 201
- 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 September 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7142826
- Income Investments
- 14512
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 7157338
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £645,522
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £6,438,712
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 7084234
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 299645
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 74138
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2968000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £283,956
- Assets Total Fixed
- 268570
- Assets Own Use
- 268570
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 2968000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,011,779
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £635,145
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,613,204
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 595325
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 39820
- Assets Cash
- £611,287
- Funds Endowment
- 2968000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 395743
- Funds Restricted
- 249461
- Funds Total
- 3613204
- Count Employees
- 188
- 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
- 23 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 6292454
- Income Investments
- 1030
- Income Other
- 51382
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 6344866
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £565,395
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,913,212
- Expenditure Other
- 708000
- Expenditure Total
- 7186607
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 272319
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 30981
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1771000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £230,726
- Assets Total Fixed
- 143868
- Assets Own Use
- 143868
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 1771000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,004,165
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £521,933
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,397,100
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 521933
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £545,108
- Funds Endowment
- 1771000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 308613
- Funds Restricted
- 317487
- Funds Total
- 2397100
- Count Employees
- 169
- 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
- 1 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 5411244
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 304468
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 5715712
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £605,428
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £5,159,261
- Expenditure Other
- 632000
- Expenditure Total
- 6396689
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 264734
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1616000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £374,615
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -3935000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,269,958
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £510,117
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£3,175,159
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 510117
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £691,345
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -3560385
- Funds Restricted
- 385226
- Funds Total
- -3175159
- Count Employees
- 152
- 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
- 7 September 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3798985
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3798985
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £317,810
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,113,509
- Expenditure Other
- 383000
- Expenditure Total
- 3814319
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 262837
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -1293000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £435,993
- Assets Total Fixed
- 0
- Assets Own Use
- 0
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -4919000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,208,347
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £399,529
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£4,110,182
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 399529
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £875,415
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -4483007
- Funds Restricted
- 372825
- Funds Total
- -4110182
- Count Employees
- 150
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- Burnley Leisure and Culture
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2014-09-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/10/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/08/2014 as amended on 24 Apr 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE COMPANY HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT:1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF BOTH INDOOR AND OUTDOOR FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES OR TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND/OR2) TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES; AND/OR3) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES TO BE AVAILABLE TO ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING USE FOR MEETINGS, LECTURES AND CLASSES AND/OR OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR ALL THOSE WHO USE THE FACILITIES; AND/OR4) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN ALL ASPECTS OF DRAMATIC ART THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A THEATRE; AND/OR5) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 545655
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BURNLEY LEISURE
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures