BEACON DEMENTIA AND WELLBEING

Registered charity 1189109 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MADE IN HASLINGDEN

Delivery of craft-based activities to promote and support the development of new community relationships and wider community engagement; provision of education to raise awareness in Haslingden, Lancashire and beyond about loneliness, isolation and dementia issues; collaboration with other charities, voluntary organisations and public services in pursuance of the wider charity objectives.

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Latest income
£52k
Latest spending
£74k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £21,975 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £117,348 to £95,373. The trustees confirm that the charity is entitled to exemption from audit and that the accounts were prepared under the small companies regime. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against the actual unrestricted reserves of £39,670.

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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Beacon Dementia and Wellbeing (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£52k£74k
31/03/2024£121k£68k
31/03/2023£60k£6k
31/03/2022£6k£3k
31/03/2021£4k£3k

Common questions

Is BEACON DEMENTIA AND WELLBEING financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £21,975 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £117,348 to £95,373. The trustees confirm that the charity is entitled to exemption from audit and that the accounts were prepared under the small companies regime. No specific reserves policy target is stated in the document to compare against the actual unrestricted reserves of £39,670. 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 Fund14/04/2025£163kBeacon Dementia and Wellbeing - Rossendale Dementia Hubs
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2025£20kBeacon Dementia and Wellbeing - Family Carers
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2022£9kThe Shed at The Whitaker