Registered charity · Lancashire
West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited
West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited is a registered charity (number 1101025) based in Lancashire, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Elizabeth Crossley since 2013. Latest income £627k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Domestic Violence Support Services (W.L.), The Liberty Centre, Trading AS the Liberty Centre (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £627k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 1 more
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- www.thelibertycentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- West Lancashire Women's Refuge Limited
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£627k£550k
- 2024£587k£619k
- 2023£826k£743k
Earlier years
- 2022£592k£628k
- 2021£452k£479k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 22%. From the charity's annual return.
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
Grants received
19 grants · £2,004,088 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £1,709,070 (8 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £124,950 (4 grants)
- Comic Relief · £91,553
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £36,515 (3 grants)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation · £30,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Elizabeth Crossley Chair since 2013
- Karen Michelle Phillips since 2013
- Robert Ferguson Hunter Minto
- Victoria Margaret Cummins since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Elizabeth Crossley Chair since 2013
- Karen Michelle Phillips since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Elizabeth Crossley Chair since 2013
- Karen Michelle Phillips since 2013
- Robert Ferguson Hunter Minto
- Victoria Margaret Cummins since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
8.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 2.4 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1101025
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07/07/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/11/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/10/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/11/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19/08/2014
- Companies House
- Company number 04824324 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 0169550600
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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