MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)

Registered charity 1119226 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

(a) the relief of persons having an addiction to drugs, alcohol or other noxious substances ;(b) the advancement of public education concerning addictions;(c) such purposes charitable as will benefit the community in the Blackpool area.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£251k
Latest spending
£263k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ran at a loss of £12,061 for the year ended 29 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £77,070. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is reliant on housing benefit income and is currently applying for National Lottery funding to secure the project's future. The document notes that the charity has been given permission to look at more properties as referral rates increase.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £77k; policy: approximately six months unrestricted expenditure)
The charity has unrestricted reserves of £77,070 (2024: £88,751) which covers less than 6 months unrestricted expenditure. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Mulberry Community Project (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackpool

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£251k£263k
30/04/2024£238k£279k
30/04/2023£276k£262k
30/04/2022£280k£243k
30/04/2021£286k£247k

Common questions

Is MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ran at a loss of £12,061 for the year ended 29 April 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £77,070. The trustees acknowledge that the charity is reliant on housing benefit income and is currently applying for National Lottery funding to secure the project's future. The document notes that the charity has been given permission to look at more properties as referral rates increase. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/03/2021£181kPost Covid Continuation

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRISTOL DRUGS PROJECT LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MULBERRY COMMUNITY PROJECTS (BLACKPOOL)£251k0belowno doubt
BRISTOL DRUGS PROJECT LIMITED FY2025£5.7m£60,001 - £70,0002unclearno doubt
THE SOCIETY FOR THE STUDY OF ADDICTION FY2025£1.4m£80,001 - £90,0002belowno doubt
STREETSCENE ADDICTION RECOVERY FY2025£3.2mbelowno doubt
PHOENIX FY2025£204k0unclearno doubt
BUILD ON BELIEF LTD FY2025£1.9m0aboveno doubt

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