BREAKING BARRIERS NW

Registered charity 1153249 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BB

We support and empower disabled children and young people aged 0-25 and their families. By offering advice, signposting and listening. We develop and deliver bespoke training material to families and the wider community. We work towards challenging and removing social barriers and promote inclusion for disabled children and young people and equality of opportunity for all.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £16,627 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in an unrestricted fund deficit of £11,143. The trustees describe this as a short-term problem which was resolved in April 2025 when a further unrestricted grant was received. The charity maintains sufficient cash flow for known commitments rather than a specific minimum reserves target.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Breaking Barriers NW (matched by registered charity number).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (12/11/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Bethany Claire Mather
• Catherine Bamford
• Matthew Haselden

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

Operates in: Bolton · Lancashire · Salford City · Wigan

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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