ROCHDALE CHILDREN'S MOORLAND HOME

Registered charity 1086973 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of short term holidays for children in need who live in the Rochdale Borough area. The holidays are provided at the Moorland Home.

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Latest income

£62k

Latest spending

£106k

Registered

2001

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £43,666 for the year, driven by a 37% rise in expenditure that included a £24,000 road resurfacing project. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £840,970, with operational liquid reserves of £66,812 representing approximately 12 months of recurring expenditure, which the trustees consider within their appropriate target range of 6 to 12 months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and other fund raising (75% of income)

“Income per accounts fell by 12.8% to £62,264. Donations fell by 13% (£7,258 )and investment income fell by 12% (£1,859)” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: 6 to 12 months of recurring expenditure (held: £841k)

“The trustees consider a target range of 6 to 12 months of recurring expenditure to be appropriate” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (06/04/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Butterworth Neil
JONATHAN DAVID RIGG
Jade Jean Law
ROBERT STELLING
Rachel Nicholson · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£62k	£106k
31/12/2024	£71k	£77k
31/12/2023	£84k	£100k
31/12/2022	£72k	£139k
31/12/2021	£64k	£65k

Common questions

Is ROCHDALE CHILDREN'S MOORLAND HOME financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of resources of £43,666 for the year, driven by a 37% rise in expenditure that included a £24,000 road resurfacing project. Despite this deficit, unrestricted reserves stood at £840,970, with operational liquid reserves of £66,812 representing approximately 12 months of recurring expenditure, which the trustees consider within their appropriate target range of 6 to 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROCHDALE CHILDREN'S MOORLAND HOME?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROCHDALE CHILDREN'S MOORLAND HOME as a grant recipient include THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITY.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITY	FY2024	£3k	To replace cooker, dishwasher and mattresses etc for 3 dormitories
THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITY	FY2024	£200	To purchase an air fryer to help prepare healthy food