01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Suppressed
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 January 1990
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 02201116
- Financial period
- 1 April 2017 – 31 March 2018
- Latest income
- £2,355,452
- Latest expenditure
- £2,577,422
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BOOTSTRAP ENTERPRISES, 35 RAILWAY ROAD, BLACKBURN, BB1 1EZ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bootstrap.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Charity offers a range of services including: supporting unemployed local people into employment by providing advice and guidance, facilitating and providing work experience and training; business development support, including training, advice and guidance to local people considering self-employment and to community and voluntary groups looking to develop social enterprises.
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
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR18
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2017
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2018
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2019
- Ar Received Date
- 3 May 2019
- Total Gross Income
- £2,355,452
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,577,422
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £6,200
- 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
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR17
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2016
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2017
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2018
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2017
- Total Gross Income
- £2,588,925
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,884,668
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 14597
- Income From Government Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR16
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2015
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2016
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2017
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2017
- Total Gross Income
- £3,449,624
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,706,303
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 13146
- Income From Government Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR15
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2014
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2015
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2016
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2015
- Total Gross Income
- £3,933,420
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,827,032
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 144308
- Income From Government Grants
- £6,200
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 1
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR14
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2013
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2014
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2015
- Ar Received Date
- 24 July 2014
- Total Gross Income
- £4,129,527
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,514,728
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Agreement Commerical Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 5
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR18
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2017
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2018
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2019
- Ar Received Date
- 3 May 2019
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 15369
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2340083
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2355452
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,577,422
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2577422
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 126928
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17470
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -221970
- Reserves
- £297,329
- Assets Total Fixed
- 602784
- Assets Own Use
- 602784
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £322,665
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £628,120
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £297,329
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 444331
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 183789
- Assets Cash
- £6,858
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 262305
- Funds Restricted
- 35024
- Funds Total
- 297329
- Count Employees
- 85
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR17
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2016
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2017
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2018
- Ar Received Date
- 21 December 2017
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 39843
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 4513
- Income Charitable Activities
- 2544569
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2588925
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,364
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,881,304
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2884668
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24552
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 142963
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 17938
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Reserves
- £200,353
- Assets Total Fixed
- 620254
- Assets Own Use
- 620254
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £388,934
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £489,889
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £519,299
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 293464
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 196425
- Assets Cash
- £5,698
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 441353
- Funds Restricted
- 77946
- Funds Total
- 519299
- Count Employees
- 101
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR16
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2015
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2016
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2017
- Ar Received Date
- 5 January 2017
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 13146
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 536
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3435942
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3449624
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £4,451
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,679,778
- Expenditure Other
- 22074
- Expenditure Total
- 3706303
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22074
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 206063
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 221334
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Reserves
- £176,250
- Assets Total Fixed
- 638792
- Assets Own Use
- 638792
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £663,358
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £487,108
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £815,042
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 250120
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 236988
- Assets Cash
- £245,776
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 574042
- Funds Restricted
- 241000
- Funds Total
- 815042
- Count Employees
- 129
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR15
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2014
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2015
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2016
- Ar Received Date
- 18 December 2015
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11323
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 12670
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3908969
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 458
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3933420
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,805,180
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3827032
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 13833
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 31865
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,071,721
- Assets Total Fixed
- 306895
- Assets Own Use
- 306895
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,117,185
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £352,359
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,071,721
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 352359
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £453,412
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1071721
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1071721
- Count Employees
- 141
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR14
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2013
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2014
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2015
- Ar Received Date
- 24 July 2014
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 11883
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 21980
- Income Charitable Activities
- 4086504
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 9160
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4129527
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,482,499
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3514728
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 14095
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7968
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Reserves
- £724,333
- Assets Total Fixed
- 326410
- Assets Own Use
- 326410
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £997,098
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £358,175
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £965,333
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 358175
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £479,223
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 724333
- Funds Restricted
- 241000
- Funds Total
- 965333
- Count Employees
- 134
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Lancashire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BOOTSTRAP COMPANY (BLACKBURN) LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1990-01-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/12/1987AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/03/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04/10/1988AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/04/2013AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24/04/2013
- Charitable Objects
- 4. THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND AS ANCILLARY TO THE FOREGOING OBJECTS:-A) TO PROMOTE TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE AND THE MEANS OF PERSONAL, SOCIAL AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT.B) TO PROMOTE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR THE BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN) AND INITIATE COMMUNITY LED REGENERATION PROGRAMMES.C) TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP: (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES AND (III) SOCIAL ENTERPRISE AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP.D) THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT.E) TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, DISCRIMINATION, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 22891
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- BOOTSTRAP ENTERPRISES
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management