WEST LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S REFUGE LIMITED

Charity Number: 1101025
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The key objectives and activities of the charitable company are to relieve the distress and suffering of women and their children staying at the refuge.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£587,120

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Donations and legacies £22.00k
Charitable activities £561.45k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £3.66k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£619,499

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £619.50k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £206,959 from 4 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £619.50k

People

19 Employee(s)

3 Trustee(s)

6 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

One or more of the employees were formerly trustees

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 December 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SUPPORT SERVICES (W.L.) (Working name)
  • THE LIBERTY CENTRE (Working name)
  • TRADING AS THE LIBERTY CENTRE (Working name)
  • WEST LANCASHIRE WOMEN'S REFUGE (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ELIZABETH CROSSLEY Chair 20 January 2013
None on record
KAREN MICHELLE PHILLIPS Trustee 20 January 2013
None on record
ROBERT FERGUSON HUNTER MINTO Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £424.06k £451.81k £592.08k £826.05k £587.12k
Total expenditure £475.97k £478.50k £627.68k £743.09k £619.50k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £183.50k £85.10k £138.32k £284.95k £206.96k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A £7.46k £10.38k £22.00k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A £584.58k £814.28k £561.45k
Income - Endowments N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A £38 £1.39k £3.66k
Income - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A £0 £10.38k £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A £627.68k £743.09k £619.50k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A £26.76k £39.04k £29.57k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets N/A N/A £105.66k £105.66k £105.66k
Long-term investments N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Other assets N/A N/A £405.00k £332.15k £274.00k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A £248.90k £93.10k £67.33k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 22 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 22 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 08 May 2024 98 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 08 May 2024 98 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 28 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 28 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 February 2022 8 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 08 February 2022 8 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 31 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/07/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2003 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/08/2014

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS AND SUFFERING BY: - (I) PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OR ARE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, FINANCIAL HARM OR ABUSE. (II)PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE MEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OR ARE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL, FINANCIAL HARM OR ABUSE. (III) PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR THOSE CHILDREN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OR WHO ARE LIKELY TO BE VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE, INCLUDING THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE LIKELY TO SUFFER PHYSICAL EMOTIONAL, SEXUAL HARM OR ABUSE. (IV) PROVIDING HOSTEL ACCOMMODATION ONLY TO SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN AND BY ANY OTHER SUCH MEANS AS SHALL FURTHER THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY. (V) ASSISTING AND ENCOURAGING SUCH WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN TO IDENTIFY THEIR FUTURE NEEDS, ASPIRATIONS AND INTENTIONS AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT. (VI) THE LIBERTY CENTRE WILL WORK WITH THOSE PEOPLE IDENTIFIED ABOVE INCLUDING VULNERABLE FAMILIES, EMPOWERING THE LIVES OF WOMEN, MEN AND CHILDREN TO BUILD CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM TO IMPROVE AND CHANGE THEIR LIVES

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WEST LANCASHIRE

Contact information

Address:
Unit 10A
Malthouse Business Centre
48 Southport Road
Ormskirk
Lancashire
L39 1QR
Phone:
0169550600
Email:
No information available
Website:

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