FACE - FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE

Registered charity 1179629 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FAM - Futures and Mentoring

FACE is a non-profit organisation which endeavours to promote and organise community events and activities involving the local areas of Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire. We are a leading movement in building a more integrated society. We work on a local level to connect people together across all ages and walks of life.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£128k
Latest spending
£157k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £29,166 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £42,219 to £13,053. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of three months' expenditure, and the current unrestricted funds of £378 are significantly below this target. Despite the financial deficit, the trustees confirm the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £378; policy: three months’ expenditure)
The reserves are needed to meet the working capital requirements of the service and the trustees are confident that at this level they would be able to continue the activities of FACE to meet the needs of the community in the event of a significant drop in funding. — 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — FACE (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£128k£157k
31/03/2024£129k£145k
31/03/2023£178k£142k
31/03/2022£71k£79k
31/03/2021£138k£126k

Common questions

Is FACE - FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENTERPRISE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £29,166 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £42,219 to £13,053. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of three months' expenditure, and the current unrestricted funds of £378 are significantly below this target. Despite the financial deficit, the trustees confirm the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England13/06/2024£15kMove it!
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2022£10kSCHOOL'S OUT!
Sport England01/06/2020£7kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2020£10kHOLIDAY KIDS CAMP