West Lancashire Crisis and Information Centre

Analysis

West Lancashire Crisis and Information Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03383296). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, West Lancashire Crisis and Information Centre reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.2m to £1.6m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, West Lancashire Crisis and Information Centre sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Canllaw (Eryri) Cyf (£1.6m), Dewis Limited (£1.6m) and The Drapers' Almshouse Charity (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, donations and legacies 8.1% and investments 1.8%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £609k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.