Crossroads in East Lancashire Limited

Analysis

Crossroads in East Lancashire Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in September 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03366688). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Crossroads in East Lancashire Limited reported income of £633k and spending of £657k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £991k to £633k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Crossroads in East Lancashire Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Dr N K Shah Trust (£633k), The Vavengers (£634k) and Oxford Parent-Infant Project (£632k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £83k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 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.