Registered charity (CIO) · Accrington
The Public Funeral Fund
The Public Funeral Fund is a registered charity (number 1197105) based in Accrington, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Sarah Barton since 2021. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
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, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Lancashire
- Website
- Www.thepublicfuneralfund.godaddysites.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Income trend, 2023 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO RELIEVE AND ASSIST THOSE WHO ARE IN FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO A BEREAVEMENT OF A FAMILY MEMBER OR FRIEND INCLUDING STILLBIRTHS, MISCARRIAGES AND SUDDEN DEATHS, THROUGH THE PROVISIONS OF FUNDRAISING AND GRANT APPLICATIONS TO HELP COVER UPFRONT FUNERAL COSTS IN ORDER FOR PREPARATIONS TO BE MADE FOR THEIR LOVED ONE, THE COSTS WILL BE PAID DIRECTLY TO THE FUNERAL DIRECTORS WHO WILL OR HAVE MADE THOSE PREPARATIONS. WE ARE BASED IN ACCRINGTON, LANCASHIRE AND ARE LIMITED TO THE HYNDBURN BOROUGH.
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
- Sarah Barton Chair since 2021
- Jackie Gregson since 2021
- Zoe Gregson since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Sarah Barton Chair since 2021
- Jackie Gregson since 2021
- Zoe Gregson 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
- 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.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1197105
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Dec 2021
- Contact on the register
- 07534493112 · thepublicfuneralfund2020@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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