Registered charity · Blackburn
Debt Advice Foundation
- 3 trustees
- Income £412k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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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
- Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.debtadvicefoundation.org (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Debt Advice Foundation
- Registered
- 2012
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£412k£500k
- 2024£454k£519k
- 2023£491k£495k
Earlier years
- 2022£461k£500k
- 2021£502k£490k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, THIS MAY INCLUDE:1. THE PROVISION OF FREE IMPARTIAL AND APPROPRIATE ADVICE TO PEOPLE WITH UNAFFORDABLE DEBT;2. TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DEBT PROBLEMS TO GAIN ACCESS TO APPROPRIATE SOLUTIONS THAT WILL HELP THEM;3. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN FINANCIAL CAPABILITY AND MONEY MANAGEMENT SO AS TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF DEBT MISUSE;4. TO UNDERTAKE OR FUND RESEARCH TO UNDERSTAND WHY PROBLEM DEBT HAPPENS AND ITS EFFECT ON INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES AND THE WIDER UNITED KINGDOM ECONOMY AND TO DISSEMINATE THE USEFUL RESULTS.
Grants received
4 grants · £174,025 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 · £149,963
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £20,000 (2 grants)
- Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside · £4,062
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Kathryn Maclennan since 2026
- Peter Sargent since 2015
- Susan Margaret Ireland since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Peter Sargent since 2015
- Susan Margaret Ireland since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Kathryn Maclennan since 2026
- Peter Sargent since 2015
- Susan Margaret Ireland since 2017
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
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1148498
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20/04/2012AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/08/2012
- Companies House
- Company number 08039416 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01254778404 · info@debtadvicefoundation.org
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 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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