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The Nancy Derbyshire Trust

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
237996
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Oct. 28, 2025. Filing history
Registered
Nov. 24, 1964
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Forbes
2-8 Wellington Street
St Johns
Blackburn
BB1 8DD

Activities

The trust owns six almshouses at St Silas Road, Blackburn, where it provides accommodation for the elderly residents. The trust has more recently acquired one additional property which is a flat at Fairhope Court Blackburn which was transferred to it from another Charity pursuant to an order of the Charity Commission and a resident has now been appointed to occupy this flat.

Objects: (1) Almshouses For Poor Persons Of Good Character Who Have Resided Within Seven Miles Of The Almshouses Buildings For At Least Five Years. (2) Any Residue Of Income May Be Distributed Amongst Poor Persons Having Qualifications Similar To The Almspeople.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
Who
Elderly/old People

Geography

Area of benefit
Blackburn
Local Authority
Blackburn With Darwen

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2024 Oct. 28, 2025On time £37,731 £38,706
Dec. 31, 2023 Oct. 21, 2024On time £38,151 £12,180
Dec. 31, 2022 Oct. 17, 2023On time £30,803 £24,419
Dec. 31, 2021 Oct. 24, 2022On time £25,634 £14,269
Dec. 31, 2020 Oct. 28, 2021On time £26,636 £6,335

Trustees

Name Appointed
Richard Bentley Prest (Chair) Oct. 24, 1989
Adam James Bromley July 31, 2018
John Paul Dignan Sept. 11, 2018
Sonya Ann Jolly Nov. 1, 2019
Valerie Margaret Edge Sept. 11, 2014