THE FRIENDS OF SPACE PRESTON

Registered charity 1161929 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of, or assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for therapy, education, and recreation at the Space Centre in Preston

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF DISABLED CHILDREN AND ADULTS THROUGH THE PROVISION OR BY ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF AND EQUIPMENT FOR THERAPY, EDUCATION, RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AT SPACE PRESTON.

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £55,920, which exceeds the trustees' stated minimum target of £25,000 for emergency repairs. The charity reported a net decrease in funds for the year, with total receipts of £319,185 against total payments of £285,304, resulting in a positive net cash flow.

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The SPACE Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Darryl Patrick McNicholl
• Jane Elizabeth Stalker
• Jayne Olivia Rodgers
• KAYE MARJORIE DICKINSON

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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