BLACKBURN & DISTRICT SUPPORTED HOUSING LIMITED

Registered charity 1127369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity provides care for persons with learning disabilities through the provision of supported accommodation. The Charity and its employees are currently able to support up to 9 persons in purpose built accommodation in Blackburn.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES IN THE BLACKBURN, DARWEN AND HYNDBURYN AREAS OF LANCASHIRE AND THE ENVIRONS ('THE AREA OF BENEFIT') AND THE FAMILIES OF SUCH PERSONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND PROVISION OF SUPPORTED ACCOMMODATION.

Area of benefit: BLACKBURN, DARWEN AND HYNDBURYN

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

Causes: Disability · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £1,540,662, which is above the policy target of 3 to 6 months of expenditure. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• 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

CQC provider record: Blackburn & District Supported Housing Limited — Registered, 2 registered locations, 1 regulated activity, last inspected 16/01/2023. CQC record

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

Reported reserves equal ~31.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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 (4.9%) (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).

• Blackburn & District Supported Housing Limited: Good (01/02/2023) · CQC record

Trustees · trustee networks

• GRAHAM JONES · trustee of 1 other charity
• THOMAS NOONE

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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