CPRE Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester

Registered charity 1107376 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANCASHIRE CPRE, THE LANCASHIRE BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND

THE LANCASHIRE BRANCH OF CPRE HELPS THE PEOPLE OF LANCASHIRE, GREATER MANCHESTER & MERSEYSIDE TO PROTECT THEIR LOCAL COUNTRYSIDE FROM THREAT & TO KEEP IT BEAUTIFUL, PRODUCTIVE & ENJOYABLE FOR EVERYONE.

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Latest income
£146k
Latest spending
£155k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,843 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a reduction of total net assets to £127,665. The trustees describe the charity's financial position as strong, noting that reserves were approximately 50 months of operating costs at the year end. The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: about 50 months of operating costs (held: £128k)
“At the year end the charity had reserves of about 50 months of operating costs, which was a strong position.” — page 6
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£146k£155k
31/12/2023£252k£182k
31/12/2022£86k£121k
31/12/2021£62k£80k
31/12/2020£34k£56k

Common questions

Is CPRE Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,843 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in a reduction of total net assets to £127,665. The trustees describe the charity's financial position as strong, noting that reserves were approximately 50 months of operating costs at the year end. The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation with no disclosed trading subsidiaries or pension deficits. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CPRE Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CPRE Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester as a grant recipient include RAMBLERS HOLIDAYS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
RAMBLERS HOLIDAYS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/05/2026£245k"The Liverpool City Region Walking and Cycling Ringway"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/04/2025£37k"The working title for the completed project is currently ‘ LCR Walking and Cycling Ringway’, to echo the name of its sister project in Greater Manchester, ‘The GM Ringway’. However, this may change after this R&D process has concluded"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/05/2022£250k"GM Ringway – Greater ManchesterÂ’s walking trail"
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2005£52kRural Development

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GREATER MANCHESTER ENVIRONMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CPRE Lancashire, Liverpool City Region and Greater Manchester£146k—0above—no doubt
GREATER MANCHESTER ENVIRONMENT TRUST FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
THE KENT BRANCH OF THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND FY2025£232k—0below—no doubt
CPRE North and East Yorkshire FY2025£302k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT RURAL ENGLAND (CPRE) LEICESTERSHIRE FY2025£286k—0unclear—no doubt
COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF LANCASHIRE FY2025£738k——below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.