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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.

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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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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).

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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