Registered charity (CIO) · Blackburn
ONE Voice Blackburn
ONE Voice Blackburn is a registered charity (number 1194240) based in Blackburn, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Abrar Hussain since 2021. Latest income £561k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £561k (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, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Blackburn With Darwen
- Website
- onevoicenetwork.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£561k£474k
- 2024£631k£459k
- 2023£425k£354k
Earlier years
- 2022£432k£208k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 67%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1. TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN THE BOROUGH OF BLACKBURN WITH DARWEN ‘THE AREA OF BENEFIT’ BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;(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.2. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.3. TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.
Grants received
11 grants · £99,357 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 · £37,435 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £30,410
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,490
- Sport England · £8,260
- Henry Smith Foundation · £7,950 (3 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage 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
- Abrar Hussain Chair since 2021
- Ased Javed Mahmood since 2021
- Ehsan Pazir Raja since 2021
- Humma Ahmed since 2022
- Nisbah Hussain since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Ased Javed Mahmood since 2021
- Ehsan Pazir Raja since 2021
- Humma Ahmed since 2022
- Nisbah Hussain since 2021
Portfolio (1)
- Abrar Hussain Chair since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
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
14.0 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.0 in 2022
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1194240
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 27 Apr 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01254676193 · info@onevoicenetwork.org.uk
- 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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