COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF LANCASHIRE
Registered charity 702233 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY FUTURES
Promotion of any charitable purposes for the benefit of communities in the county of Lancashire and elsewhere primarily but not exclusively by the advancement of education, research, development, advocacy and training, the protection and enhancement of the environment, the preservation of good health, the relief of sickness and relief of those in necessitous circumstances
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £65,126 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £737,720 and expenditure of £656,337. Free reserves stood at £117,309, which the trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of £170,000, though they intend to monitor and restore this level. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with sufficient cash resources to meet liabilities for at least 12 months.
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: £117k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“free reserves of £117,309 (2024: £72,596) which is below the trustees’ target” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: One trustee was paid remuneration of £75,110 (including pension contributions) strictly for their role as an employee of the charity.
“During the year one trustee was paid remuneration of £75,110 (2024: £71,403), including pension contributions of £13,581 (2024: £12,871), strictly for their role as an employee of the charity and not for their services as a trustee.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Awards for All — “highlighting our Lancashire Village Halls Together project, funded by Awards for All” (source page)
- The National Lottery Community Fund — “Lancashire Village Halls Together (LVHT) project, funded by The National Lottery Community Fund, Awards for All.” (source page)
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (21/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (16/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (15/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (30/03/2015) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (28/11/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Angela Allen
- Daniel James Dixon
- Dr Phillip Henry Smith MBE
- John Lawrence Hymas
- SUSAN COTTON
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is COMMUNITY COUNCIL OF LANCASHIRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £65,126 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £737,720 and expenditure of £656,337. Free reserves stood at £117,309, which the trustees acknowledge is below their stated policy target of £170,000, though they intend to monitor and restore this level. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with sufficient cash resources to meet liabilities for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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