# THE FOUNDATION FOR RIBBLE VALLEY FAMILIES

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1161015
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** March 23, 2015
- **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=1161015


## Contact

- **Address:** Trinity Community Hub, Wesleyan Row, CLITHEROE, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** BB7 2JY
- **Phone:** 07538242314
- **Email:** connect@frvf.co.uk
- **Website:** www.frvf.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF LANCASHIRE AND NORTH YORKSHIRE WITH A FOCUS ON RIBBLE VALLEY FAMILIES BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ?SOCIALLY EXCLUDED? MEANS ? BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS; CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY), OR? BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

**Activities:** The Foundation will provide packages of therapeutic support to families identified in need of support. The intervention will consist of a joined up approach of ?Mindfulness? with ?Fusion Therapeutic Life Coaching? to promote mental wellbeing and the prevention of mental ill health. It will also deliver universal group sessions to the community.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Lancashire
- North Yorkshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £49369 | £59958 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £73695 | £64242 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £57974 | £42316 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £57974 | £42316 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £68699 | £50383 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Dr Susannah Owen — appointed Nov. 9, 2017
- Gillian Harding — appointed Sept. 27, 2018
- Helen Evans — appointed Nov. 9, 2017
- IAN FRANK BROWN — appointed Feb. 8, 2023
- Mark Sutcliffe — appointed Oct. 2, 2025
- Ruchika Kiran — appointed Feb. 25, 2025