TRUST HOUSE LANCASHIRE

Registered charity 1174925 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as LANCASHIRE RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT CENTRE

Trauma Informed services for individuals of any age or gender affected by sexual violence. Counselling for adults and young people, play therapy for children. Information, advice, wellbeing, family and group support. Specialist training, prevention and awareness raising. Also supporting sector research. Based in Preston and with key locations county wide and outreach work across Lancashire.

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Latest income

£392k

Latest spending

£510k

Registered

2017

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £118,067 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £383,930 to £265,863. The trustees report that free reserves of £185,417 are held, which falls within their stated policy target of three to six months' normal expenditure (£115,584 to £231,168). The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months’ normal expenditure (held: £185k)

“The Trustees consider that an appropriate level of free reserves is between three and six months’ normal expenditure, which equates to between £115,584 and £231,168.” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income

£582k

Total spending

£536k

Reserves (reported)

£198k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.1 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 (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Graham Coulston-Herrmannchair
David O'Byrne
Liam Goggin
Lyndsay Nicholson
Peter Dobson
Sally Jones

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£392k	£510k
31/03/2024	£582k	£536k
31/03/2023	£729k	£544k
31/03/2022	£555k	£591k
31/03/2021	£459k	£363k

Common questions

Is TRUST HOUSE LANCASHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £118,067 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total fund balances from £383,930 to £265,863. The trustees report that free reserves of £185,417 are held, which falls within their stated policy target of three to six months' normal expenditure (£115,584 to £231,168). The charity confirms it has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds TRUST HOUSE LANCASHIRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name TRUST HOUSE LANCASHIRE as a grant recipient include SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£3k	Ann Rylands Small Donations Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/02/2024	£20k	Survivors toolkit
UK government	01/04/2023	£14k	Male Rape Support Fund 2021-2023 (4 month extension)
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/12/2022	£10k	Digital Development
UK government	15/09/2022	£112k	Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund 2019-2023 (4 month extension)
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/02/2020	£255k	Children and Young People's Lead Therapist
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/05/2019	£10k	Assessment/Intervention/Moving on
UK government	01/04/2019	£336k	Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Fund
UK government	01/04/2019	£43k	Male Rape Support Fund
UK government	01/04/2019	£134k	Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund