Registered charity (CIO) · Darwen
Darwen Heritage Centre
- 12 trustees
- Income £32k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- George Anthony Foster BA MAChair · since 2018
- Alan SouthworthTrustee · since 2022
- Albert GavaganTrustee · since 2018
- Anne HoldenTrustee · since 2022
- Anne McnallyTrustee · since 2023
- David John MarsdenTrustee · since 2018
- George SwantonTrustee · since 2021
- Gordon SmithTrustee · since 2021
- Joan Lesley LeahTrustee · since 2021
- Joyce HudsonTrustee · since 2018
- Patricia ANN SmithTrustee · since 2021
- Susan Daphne GavaganTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Blackburn With Darwen, Lancashire
- Website
- darwenheritagecentre.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2019
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£32k£30k
- 2024£40k£57k
- 2023£32k£23k
Earlier years
- 2022£32k£24k
- 2021£42k£23k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT OF DARWEN AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN EDUCATIONAL HERITAGE AND EXHIBITION CENTRE.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]
Grants received
3 grants · £17,449 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 · £16,449 (2 grants)
- Making A Difference Locally · £1,000
Most recent
- 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.
12 trustees on the board
- George Anthony Foster BA MA Chair since 2018
- Alan Southworth since 2022
- Anne Holden since 2022
- Anne Mcnally since 2023
- Albert Gavagan since 2018
- David John Marsden since 2018
- George Swanton since 2021
- Gordon Smith since 2021
- Joan Lesley Leah since 2021
- Joyce Hudson since 2018
- Patricia ANN Smith since 2021
- Susan Daphne Gavagan since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- George Anthony Foster BA MA Chair since 2018
- Albert Gavagan since 2018
- David John Marsden since 2018
- Joyce Hudson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (11)
- Alan Southworth since 2022
- Anne Holden since 2022
- Anne Mcnally since 2023
- Albert Gavagan since 2018
- David John Marsden since 2018
- George Swanton since 2021
- Gordon Smith since 2021
- Joan Lesley Leah since 2021
- Joyce Hudson since 2018
- Patricia ANN Smith since 2021
- Susan Daphne Gavagan since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- George Anthony Foster BA MA Chair since 2018
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1183239
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 02 May 2019 as amended on 07 Jul 2022 as amended on 15 Mar 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01254433140 · darwenheritagecentre@hotmail.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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