Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -3
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

BLACKBURN & DISTRICT SUPPORTED HOUSING LIMITED 

The Charity provides care for persons with learning disabilities through the provision of supported accommodation. The Charity and its employees are currently able to support up to 9 persons in purpose built accommodation in Blackburn.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,394,011 available, equivalent to 32 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£566£518£48£0£1,394£1,39432.3170
31/03/22£481£467£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£648£461£187£0£1,332£1,33234.7150
31/03/20£527£462£65£0£1,144£1,14429.7210
31/03/19£469£465£4n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£596£439£158£0£1,075£1,07529.4200
31/03/17£518£455£63£0£918£91824.2190
31/03/16*£476£448£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£784£625£159£10£827£82715.9300
31/03/14*£734£558£177£6£668£66814.4300
31/03/13*£720£517£203£6£491£49111.4280
31/03/12*£499£378£122£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£432£376£56£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£399£310£90£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 7%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 32.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 33 months
Quick Ratio: 139.2
Asset Split ?
Established: 15 years
(26 years as a company)

01254668834

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 17 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 64-87
  • KAREN KERR Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired Nurse
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2009, number: 1127369
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/08/1997, number: 03425195
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Care Quality Commission
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR21: 4 days late, AR16: 1 days late, AR14: 47 days late, AR13: 69 days late, AR12: 22 days late, AR11: 89 days late,
Main office

13-19 Grantham Street
BLACKBURN
BB2 4BZ

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE BLACKBURN, DARWEN AND HYNDBURYN AREAS OF LANCASHIRE AND THE ENVIRONS ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BLACKBURN, DARWEN AND HYNDBURYN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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