Registered charity · Greater Manchester
Blessing in Disguise
Blessing in Disguise is a registered charity (number 1161139) based in Greater Manchester, governed by 5 trustees. Latest income £88k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £88k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 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
- General Charitable Purposes, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland
- Website
- www.blessingsindisguise.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Blessing in Disguise
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£88k£89k
- 2024£78k£87k
- 2023£76k£82k
Earlier years
- 2022£61k£94k
- 2021£106k£84k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2021: Government grants 24%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:-TO RELIEVE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK WHO ARE DISABLED, HAVE SPECIAL NEEDS OR ARE TERMINALLY ILL, AND THEIR PARENTS AND CARERS, BY THE PROVISION OF RESPITE, RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AND OTHER SERVICES OR SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THEIR NEED.
Grants received
5 grants · £52,500 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 · £50,000 (4 grants)
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £2,500
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- 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
- Catherine Holt since 2013
- Christopher Taylor since 2015
- Colette Scofield since 2014
- James Ellis since 2015
- Sharon Sargent since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Catherine Holt since 2013
- Christopher Taylor since 2015
- Colette Scofield since 2014
- James Ellis since 2015
- Sharon Sargent since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Catherine Holt since 2013
- Christopher Taylor since 2015
- Colette Scofield since 2014
- James Ellis since 2015
- Sharon Sargent since 2013
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1161139
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 26 NOV 2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/02/2015
- Companies House
- Company number 08790053 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01942 316113 · blessingsindisguisecharity@gmail.com
- 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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