CASTLE SUPPORTED LIVING LIMITED

Registered charity 1014894 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CASTLE SUPPORTED HOUSING LTD

Provision of domiciliary care, training and support to persons with learning difficulties in the Ribble Valley district of Lancashire.

Objects

A) THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OF THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS,IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF SUPPORTED ACCOMODATION B) THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING FACILITIES FOR PERSONS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN THE AREA, PARTICULARLY, FACILITIES WHICH WILL LEAD TO SELF RELIANCE AND INDEPENDENT LIVING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: RIBBLE VALLEY AREA OF LANCASHORE AND ITS ENVIRONS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £42,999 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £214,077. Per the trustees' report, this level of reserves is maintained in line with the charity's policy of holding between three and six months' expenditure to ensure continuity of activities. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Smith & Goulding Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 02733145

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• SANDHAM, Alexandra Louise, Dr — director, appointed 13/01/2026not on trustee list
• PARROTT, Lisa — director, appointed 16/01/2014on trustee list
• HOPWOOD, Peter — director, appointed 01/12/2009on trustee list
• HOWARTH, Pauline — director, appointed 21/07/1992on trustee list
• HOWARTH, Pauline — secretary, appointed 09/04/2024

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Castle Supported Living Limited — Registered, 1 registered location, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 17/12/2018.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

• Castle Supported Living Limited: Outstanding (30/01/2019) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lisa Parrott
• PAULINE HOWARTH
• PETER HOPWOOD

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with The Chiltern Centre Limited.

• The Chiltern Centre Limited income £1.3m
• RIBBLE VALLEY NETBALL CLUB income £114k
• RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.5m
• CARTREF NI LIMITED income £5.5m
• YMCA Cheshire Limited income £3.7m
• RIPON COMMUNITY LINK COMPANY LIMITED income £948k

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