The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Friends of Serenity

Registered charity 1157866 Registered since 2014

Operates: Bolton, Manchester City, Liverpool City, Lancashire, North Yorkshire

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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.

2 trustees on the board

12y median 12y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.4y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

0
company-linked trustees

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  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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Contact

Websitewww.friendsofserenity.org
Emailinfo@friendsofserenity.org
Phone07743448326
AddressFriends Of Serenity, PO Box 194, DARWEN, Lancashire, BB3 9BP

Finances

£40,817 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£37,015£46,007
2022£15,713£15,258
2023£53,590£17,171
2024£32,424£61,142
2025£40,817£25,803

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesActs As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Charitable objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE HEALTH OF SICK PREGNANT WOMEN AND THOSE WHO HAVE SUFFERED A MISCARRIAGE, STILLBIRTH OR NEONATAL DEATH IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: (I) PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT AT EAST LANCASHIRE WOMEN AND NEW BORN CENTRE NOT NORMALLY PROVIDED BY THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES. (II) SUPPORTING NEWLY BEREAVED PARENTS BY THE PROVISION OF MEMORY BOXES.(III) PROVIDING QUALIFIED INFORMATION BY ANY MEANS APPROPRIATE ON THE CHROMOSOME DISORDER TRISOMY 13 FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 16/06/2014

Trustees (2)

2trustees
0aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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