Blackburne House

Analysis

Blackburne House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02674432). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Blackburne House reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.7m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £969k to £1.5m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Blackburne House sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holocaust Memorial Day Trust (£1.5m), Branwood School Trust Limited (£1.5m) and The St Peter and St Paul School Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £300k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.