THE POULTON LE FYLDE OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE COMMITTEE
PROVIDES A PLACE FOR THE ELDERLY TO MEET EACH OTHER AND CHAT OVER A CUP OF TEA OR COFFEE.
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TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF THE AGED IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE WITHIN THE URBAN DISTRICT OF POULTON LE FYLDE IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASTER INCLUDING PROVIDING HOUSING COMMUNITY CENTRES AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £7,495 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to £1 in the prior year. Free reserves increased from £34,008 to £41,503, with all assets held as bank balances and no liabilities disclosed.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £4,000 — grants £4,000 (1); 14% of the £28,605 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024
- Volunteers: 6
- Government income: £5,000 — grants £5,000 (1); 20% of the £25,221 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £10,000 — grants £10,000 (1); 29% of the £34,845 total gross income on the same return
Trustees
- Geoffrey George Nisbettchair
- Jack Smith
- Maralyn Gothard
- Roger Peter Barkworth
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/12/2025 | £29k | £21k |
| 31/12/2024 | £25k | £25k |
| 31/12/2023 | £35k | £36k |
| 31/12/2022 | £27k | £33k |
| 31/12/2021 | £26k | £12k |
Common questions
Is THE POULTON LE FYLDE OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE COMMITTEE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £7,495 for the year ended 31 December 2025, compared to £1 in the prior year. Free reserves increased from £34,008 to £41,503, with all assets held as bank balances and no liabilities disclosed.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 11/11/2022 | £10k | Old Peoples Welfare T/A Teanlowe 60+ Community Centre |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST | 1 | £21k |
| THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £20k |
| SOCIETY OF THE SACRED HEART CIO | 1 | £20k |
| THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION | 1 | £19k |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £15k |
| FRAZER TRUST | 1 | £12k |
| THE SQUIRES FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE ELSIE DAVIS TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- HELPING OLDER PEOPLE NEW FOREST
- PAULTON PENSIONERS' SOCIAL WELFARE COMMITTEE
- OTLEY OLD PEOPLES WELFARE COMMITTEE
- DARWEN OLD PEOPLES WELFARE ASSOCIATION
- AGE CONNECTED
- THE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN LIMITED
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE POULTON LE FYLDE OLD PEOPLE'S WELFARE COMMITTEE | £29k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HELPING OLDER PEOPLE NEW FOREST | £204k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| PAULTON PENSIONERS' SOCIAL WELFARE COMMITTEE | £41k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| OTLEY OLD PEOPLES WELFARE COMMITTEE | £60k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| DARWEN OLD PEOPLES WELFARE ASSOCIATION | £254k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| AGE CONNECTED | £177k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |