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Lancashire Women

East Lancashire Women's Centres, Lancashire Women's Centres, The Womens Centre For Blackburn And District

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1100976
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 2, 2003
Legal form
Charitable company
Area of benefit
In The Area, Which Is Defined By Reference To The Boundaries Of Blackburn With Darwen Borough, Hyndburn And Ribble Valley.

Address

Address
21-23 Blackburn Road
Accrington
LANCASHIRE
BB5 1HF

Activities

Lancashire Women's Centres offer support in a non-judgemental, confidential and safe environment. Services include complex casework, mental health interventions, money, benefit and debt advice, training, mentoring and volunteering opportunities. We are open to all women but have specific focus on those with mental health needs and those with an offending history. We have 5 bases in Lancashire.

Objects: For The Benefit Of The Women In Need Or Distress In The Area, Which Is Defined By Reference To The Boundaries Of Blackburn With Darwen Borough, Hyndburn And Ribble Valley For The Following Purposes:(a) To Promote The Health And Well Being Of Women In The Area.(b) To Promote And Further The Interests Of Women In Need Of Help And Support And Advice On A Range Of Issues Including Legal Rights, Welfare Rights, Employment, Childcare, Drug And Alcohol Abuse, Psychological Distress And Physical Health.(c) To Provide A Meeting Place For Women And Facilities For Providing Advice, Information And Assistance To Women In Need Thereof.(d) To Educate Women In The Area Of Their Rights, Particularly In The Area Of Their Legal Rights And In The Area Of Health Care.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment, Other Charitable Purposes
Who
Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Lancashire

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £3,947,566 £3,730,840 £1,768,544 110
March 31, 2024 £3,683,919 £3,251,850 £1,550,880 95
March 31, 2023 £2,849,088 £2,717,495 £1,124,198 95
March 31, 2022 £2,693,316 £2,558,684 £985,262 95
March 31, 2021 £2,373,918 £2,412,502 £849,241 91

Trustees

Name Appointed
Lynette Harwood (Chair) Sept. 25, 2013
Amelia Lee Sept. 8, 2025
Dr Charlotte Barrow Sept. 22, 2022
Howard Hamilton-Smith Jan. 3, 2023
Laura Brown Sept. 22, 2022
Margaret Ann Lishman June 5, 2019
Pauline Geraghty MBE Jan. 1, 2022
Robert Dickinson April 15, 2025