Registered charity · Blackburn
IMO Charity
IMO Charity is a registered charity (number 1144447) based in Blackburn, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £1.1m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as IMO (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £1.1m (2025)
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Who leads it
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, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 4 more
- Where
- Blackburn With Darwen, Lancashire
- Website
- www.imocharity.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- IMO Charity
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.1m£1.0m
- 2024£982k£1.0m
- 2023£966k£873k
Earlier years
- 2022£828k£689k
- 2021£606k£322k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 22% · Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY WILL ACT AS A RESOURCE TO SUPPORT YOUNG PEOPLE, WOMEN, FAMILIES AND OTHER SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL WELL-BEING AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLY INDIVIDUALS.B. ADVANCING EDUCATION;C. RELIEVING EMPLOYMENT;D. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.E. TO ASSIST IN THE NON-CLINICAL TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION, BY THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, PRACTICAL ADVICE AND TAILORED SUPPORT.
Grants received
30 grants · £893,632 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
- BBC Children in Need · £233,646 (6 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £199,983 (5 grants)
- CAF · £75,596
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £68,500 (5 grants)
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation · £65,000
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.
5 trustees on the board
- Ashley Mccaul since 2024
- Dr Qamar Khan since 2016
- Ebrahim Ghiwala since 2025
- Juned Patel since 2025
- Michael Wedgeworth since 2024
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Qamar Khan since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Ashley Mccaul since 2024
- Dr Qamar Khan since 2016
- Ebrahim Ghiwala since 2025
- Juned Patel since 2025
- Michael Wedgeworth since 2024
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.
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
6.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 13.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1144447
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 14/06/2010AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25/10/2011 AS AMENDED ON 16 AUG 2020AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 03 DEC 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 07282497 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01254 781310 · info@imocharity.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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