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BLACKBURNE HOUSE

Registered charity 1010546 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BLACKBURNE HOUSE GROUP

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,564 for the year ended 31 July 2023, resulting in a deficit on unrestricted funds of £517,203. The trustees acknowledge a net current liability position and a material uncertainty regarding going concern, yet remain confident in the sustainability of the core business model. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of liquidity requirements, valued at £300,000, but the actual unrestricted reserves are negative.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The organisation has not been able to achieve a surplus this year to improve the reserves position but is committed to continual improvement to reverse the negative reserves in future years. The trustees recognise that our negative unrestricted reserves position reflects the fact that we are a trading business rather than grant funded.” — page 12
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Blackburne House (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£300k
Employees
51

Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/07/2025£1.5m£1.7m
31/07/2024£1.5m£1.7m
31/07/2023£1.4m£1.5m
31/07/2022£1.2m£1.3m
31/07/2021£969k£1.1m

Common questions

Is BLACKBURNE HOUSE financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £72,564 for the year ended 31 July 2023, resulting in a deficit on unrestricted funds of £517,203. The trustees acknowledge a net current liability position and a material uncertainty regarding going concern, yet remain confident in the sustainability of the core business model. The charity's reserves policy targets three months of liquidity requirements, valued at £300,000, but the actual unrestricted reserves are negative. Its FY2023 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.

Who funds BLACKBURNE HOUSE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BLACKBURNE HOUSE as a grant recipient include MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmount
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k