FRIENDS OF LANCASHIRE ARCHIVES — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 30 March 1987
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £40,528
Latest expenditure: £55,528
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: c/o Lancashire Archives, Bow Lane, PRESTON, Lancs, PR1 2RE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.flarchives.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The activities of the charity are the education of the public by promotion,support,assistance and improvement of the Lancashire Record Office through the activity of the group of Friends

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £40,528
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,528

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £9,058
Total Gross Expenditure: £43,340

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 17 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,338

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 14 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £8,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,220

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £9,474
Total Gross Expenditure: £9,106

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 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £40,528
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,528
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £9,997
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
Count Volunteers: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 17 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £36,166
Total Gross Expenditure: £55,338
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £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
Count Volunteers: 4

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF LANCASHIRE ARCHIVES
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1987-03-30T00:00:00

Charity Name: FRIENDS OF LANCASHIRE ARCHIVES
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2024-11-13T00:00:00
Reason: Does not operate
Assoc Organisation Number: 3100494
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1064067
Assoc Charity Name: ST HELENS ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH INTO LOCAL HISTORY

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 09/03/1987AS AMENDED ON 25/09/1989AS AMENDED ON 01/10/1990AS AMENDED ON 24/09/2012 as amended on 17 Sep 2019 as amended on 27 Oct 2020 as amended on 20 Sep 2022
Charitable Objects: TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC AND TO ADVANCE THE ARCHIVAL HERITAGE OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THAT COUNTY AND ELSEWHERE AND FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS BY THE PROMOTION, SUPPORT, ASSISTANCE AND IMPROVEMENT OF LANCASHIRE ARCHIVES
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 238047
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: FLA

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures