Finance Score: 6
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Good Reserves: +1Fundraising costs low: +3
    • Gov Income
    • Grant maker support: +3
    Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

    BUSHELL HOUSE 

    Residential Care Home for the Elderly
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received Government grants
    • This charity has a robust balance sheet
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end but unrestricted reserves are available

    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
    31/12/22*£1,120£1,163£-44£0£2,172£1,13511.7420
    31/12/21£1,048£978£70£0£2,280£1,22915.1440
    31/12/20£977£962£15£0£2,109£1,05813.2420
    31/12/19£983£909£74£0£2,185£1,14915.2460
    31/12/18£937£906£30£0£2,001£96612.84610
    31/12/17£946£897£48£0£2,062£1,07414.4440
    31/12/16£940£925£14£0£1,948£99512.9430
    31/12/15£857£821£36£0£1,871£94913.9400
    31/12/14£879£840£40£4£1,829£1,00114.3350
    31/12/13£886£768£118£4£1,776£1,11117.4330
    31/12/12£790£713£77£4£1,616£1,00416.9320
    31/12/11£722£695£27£4£1,523£98617300
    31/12/10£711£820£-109£4£1,475£99614.6300
    31/12/09£663£648£15£5£1,549£1,08120310
    31/12/08£676£642£34£5£1,413£95917.9310
    31/12/07£946£633£313£6£1,452£1,03819.7290
    31/12/06£523£529£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/05£497£485£12£0£0£0n/a00
    31/12/04£466£461£5£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 3%
    Liabilities/Income: 7%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 52%
    Reserves/Spending: 11.7 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.3
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 60 years

    www.bushellhouse.co.uk

    sue.barr@bushellhouse.co.uk

    01772 865225

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Accommodation/Housing
    GiG Classification
    • Residential nursing care facilities
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Lancashire,
    Who it helps
    • Elderly/Old People
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • 42 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/01/1964, number: 221797
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Other Regulators
    • Care Quality Commission
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR22: 8 days late,
    Main office

    Bushells House
    Mill Lane
    Goosnargh
    PRESTON
    PR3 2BJ

    Objectives

    THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A HOME FOR PROTESTANTS IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS IN THE BOROUGHS OF FYLDE, CHORLEY, PRESTON, RIBBLE VALLEY, SOUTH RIBBLE, AND WYRE AND THE PARISHES OF PLEASINGTON, LIVESEY AND TOCKHOLES IN THE BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    BOROUGHS OF THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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