# LANCASHIRE WOMEN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1100976
- **Other names:** EAST LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S CENTRES, LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S CENTRES, THE WOMENS CENTRE FOR BLACKBURN AND DISTRICT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Dec. 2, 2003
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1100976


## Contact

- **Address:** 21-23 Blackburn Road, Accrington, LANCASHIRE
- **Postcode:** BB5 1HF
- **Phone:** 03003301354
- **Email:** paige.birkett@lancashirewomen.org
- **Website:** www.lancashirewomen.org



## Activities

**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.

**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.

**Area of benefit:** IN THE AREA, WHICH IS DEFINED BY REFERENCE TO THE BOUNDARIES OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN BOROUGH, HYNDBURN AND RIBBLE VALLEY.




## 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

- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £3947566 | £3730840 | £1768544 | 110 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3683919 | £3251850 | £1550880 | 95 |
| March 31, 2023 | £2849088 | £2717495 | £1124198 | 95 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2693316 | £2558684 | £985262 | 95 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2373918 | £2412502 | £849241 | 91 |



## Trustees

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