THE BOWLAND VILLAGE TRUST

Registered charity 702924 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as B V T

Promoting the welfare of people with learning difficulties in Garstang and the surrounding area.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND SKILLS AND TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LEARNING DIFFICULTIES (MENTAL HANDICAPS) IN GARSTANG AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF A SUITABLE HOME ENVIRONMENT AND A FACILITY FOR SKILLS AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT WITH SUPERVISION AND SUPPORT TO ENABLE THEM TO DEVELOP MENTALLY PHYSICALLY AND SPIRITUALLY TO REALISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL AS INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THEY MAY BE SEEN AND ACCEPTED AS VALUED MEMBERS WITHIN AND BY SOCIETY AND SO THATH THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.

Area of benefit: GARSTANG AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted net assets were £911,414, with unrestricted reserves of the same amount. The charity reported a surplus of £51,666 for the year, funded entirely by rental income, with no stated reserves policy target to compare against.

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 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALAN PEARSON
• Barry Paul Whittaker
• David Gerrard
• ELIZABETH PEARSON
• JOHN IGNATIUS GERRARD
• SUSAN ANN GOLDSPINK

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

Operates in: Lancashire

Income and spending

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