LIFE EDUCATION CENTRE FOR LANCASHIRE
We work in partnership with primary schools in the provision of high quality health (including drug) education to their pupils.
Objects
1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 2) TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE 3) RELIEF IN SICKNESS AMONGST PERSONS (IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net surplus of £3,319 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £298,465. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £286,940, which the trustees state comfortably exceeds their established policy target of £75,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“Life Education Centre for Lancashire has paid an annual subscription of £12,611 (2024: £13,489) to Coram Life Education (formerly Life Education Centre UK Limited) a national charity which works with the Life Education Centre for Lancashire Limited. Coram Life Education North West paid a donation grant to Life Education Centre for Lancashire during the year amounting to £8,718 (2024: £10,057) for office services to be provided in the North West Region for the period of these accounts. Insurance premiums during the year amounting to £650 (2024: £650) were incurred by the charity in respect of indemnity insurance for the trustees.” — page 20
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- 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
- Volunteer management
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/07/2015)
Trustees
- Chris Parle
- FRANK BOLGER
- John Parle
- Michelle Jenkins
- Pauline Coope
- Peter O'Donnell
- Peter O'Donnell
- RITA KUMAR
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £276k | £273k |
| 31/03/2024 | £260k | £256k |
| 31/03/2023 | £240k | £215k |
| 31/03/2022 | £246k | £208k |
| 31/03/2021 | £187k | £168k |
Common questions
Is LIFE EDUCATION CENTRE FOR LANCASHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £3,319 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £298,465. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £286,940, which the trustees state comfortably exceeds their established policy target of £75,000. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- LIFE EDUCATION EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED
- NORTH WEST LIFE EDUCATION LIMITED
- EDUCATION FOR LIFE
- LEICESTERSHIRE INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- LIFE EDUCATION (BRADFORD) LIMITED
- LANCASHIRE CRICKET FOUNDATION LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LIFE EDUCATION CENTRE FOR LANCASHIRE | £276k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| LIFE EDUCATION EAST MIDLANDS LIMITED | £355k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| NORTH WEST LIFE EDUCATION LIMITED | £118k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EDUCATION FOR LIFE | £231k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| LEICESTERSHIRE INDEPENDENT EDUCATIONAL TRUST | £7.2m | — | — | below | — | no doubt |
| LIFE EDUCATION (BRADFORD) LIMITED | £122k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |