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THE ALEX GROUP

Registered charity 1159263 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROUGH LEE HOME

We provide residential care for people age 18-65 with disabilities who require 24 hour support. This is suitable for people who no longer can live on their own or in supported living, or for people who have been supported by their carer and it has become too difficult for them to continue caring for them. we also offer day care and respite care.

Objects

THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATE MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN REGARDLESS OF CREED WHO ARE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED

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

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Latest income
£934k
Latest spending
£899k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £755,119, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £210,000 (equivalent to three months of expected outgoings). However, the trustees report notes that the charity remains dependent on local authority placements and faces a challenging environment with increasing costs and potential under-occupation.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £755k)
“The Trustees feel that reserves of £210,000 must be held as a minimum. This is the expected outgoings for a period of 3 months should the home be unoccupied.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The charity continues to be dependent upon the continued placing of residents in the home by the local authority and the Trustees and Management continue their efforts to seek fees which reflect the quality of care and the increasingly complex demands of residents.” — 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.

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£934k
Total spending
£899k
Reserves (reported)
£755k
Employees
20

Reported reserves equal ~10.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£934k£899k
31/03/2024£856k£891k
31/03/2023£751k£737k
31/03/2022£721k£692k
31/03/2021£817k£630k

Common questions

Is THE ALEX GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £755,119, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £210,000 (equivalent to three months of expected outgoings). However, the trustees report notes that the charity remains dependent on local authority placements and faces a challenging environment with increasing costs and potential under-occupation. 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 Fund21/02/2013£10kThe Beavis Sensory Room

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BRITISH HUMANE ASSOCIATION1—
THE ALBERT GUBAY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£374k
THE ANTHONY AND ELIZABETH MELLOWS CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT1£10k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST1£10k
LILLIE JOHNSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£6k
THE WO STREET CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£5k
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION1£5k
R G HILLS CHARITABLE TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALTERNATIVE FUTURES GROUP LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ALEX GROUP£934k—0unclear—noted
ALTERNATIVE FUTURES GROUP LIMITED FY2025£80.7m——above—no doubt
THE ALEXANDRA HOMES FY2025£220k—0unclear—no doubt
Alex, The Leukodystrophy Charity FY2025£1.1m—0unclear19.0%no doubt
THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA COTTAGE HOMES FY2024£2.5m—0unclear—no doubt
ALEXANDRA HOUSE (ROYAL UNITED SERVICE SHORT STAY RESIDENCE FOR SERVICE CHILDREN) FY2025£489kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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