# BLACKBURN AND DARWEN DISTRICT WITHOUT ABUSE LIMITED

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1116444
- **Other names:** BLACKBURN AND DARWEN DISTRICT WOMEN'S AID LIMITED, The Wish Centre
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 19, 2006
- **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=1116444


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 21, Business Development Centre, Eanam Wharf, Eanam Old Road, BLACKBURN
- **Phone:** 0300 561 0440
- **Email:** info@thewishcentre.org
- **Website:** www.thewishcentre.org



## Activities

**Objects:** • TO ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF WOMEN AND MEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE AT RISK OF SUFFERING DOMESTIC ABUSE, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, ADVICE AND ACCOMMODATION.

**Activities:** Provision of support, advice and accommodation to adults and children who have suffered or at risk of suffering domestic abuse.

**Area of benefit:** BLACKBURN AND DARWEN DISTRICT.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Blackburn With Darwen
- Lancashire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1448930 | £1533188 | £2457954 | 41 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1653362 | £1349230 | £2542212 | 41 |
| March 31, 2023 | £1682916 | £1174802 | £2238080 | 38 |
| March 31, 2022 | £1743183 | £1084830 | £1729966 | 36 |
| March 31, 2021 | £1471998 | £893887 | £1071613 | 28 |



## Trustees

- **PAULINE GERAGHTY MBE** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 8, 2015
- ANGELA MARY MCDONAGH-KELLY — appointed Sept. 2, 2011
- CHRISTINE MARIE SOUTHWORTH — appointed April 24, 2025
- Gillian Clarke — appointed Feb. 1, 2023
- JOAN WHITTAKER
- Jonathan Phillip Atkinson — appointed Feb. 12, 2020
- Rabiya Gangreker — appointed Sept. 2, 2014
- Sarah Jane Miranda Lynas — appointed Sept. 8, 2022
- Sophia Isa — appointed June 25, 2021