The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Child Action Northwest

Registered charity 222533 Registered since 1963

Operates: Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Trafford, Lancashire, Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool

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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.

7
trustees on the board
1.3y median 2y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
1.9y
average years in governance
7 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
2
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 2Other services 1

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Contact

Websitewww.canw.org.uk
Emailenquiries@canw.org.uk
Phone01254244700
AddressBuckshaw Parkway 2, Buckshaw Station Approach, Buckshaw Village, Chorley, Lancashire, PR7 7NR

Finances

£8,023,431 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£5,057,639£4,869,644
2022£6,266,999£6,049,158
2023£5,958,945£6,346,359
2024£6,566,637£6,797,963
2025£8,023,431£7,307,801

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityAccommodation/housingAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Defined Groups

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

1 To relieve support, assist, counsel or otherwise benefit children and young persons and the parents of such children and young persons who are in need of care and attention including (but not limited to) children and young persons involved in the provision of care for others; 2 To relieve support, assist, counsel or otherwise benefit children and young persons who are disabled and in need of care and attention and the parents of such children and young persons;3 To relieve support, assist, counsel or otherwise benefit children and young persons who have learning difficulties and the parents of such children and young persons;4 To provide support, care and supervision for young persons and for mentally disordered or otherwise mentally vulnerable persons of any age arrested or being questioned by the police or any other prosecuting authority, remanded on bail by the police or a court or otherwise at risk of being remanded in custody including but not limited to by operation of a service providing appropriate adults to accompany such persons where provided for by law.5 To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people of all ages from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); substance abuse or dependency including alcohol and drugs; discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards); crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society).

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/09/1964AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/08/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/09/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/11/2003AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 12/01/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12/02/2004NOW ARTICLES ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 23/12/2011AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 06/01/2012 as amended on 24 Aug 2020

Trustees (7)

7trustees
50median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Child Action Northwest · 00820660 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 24/09/1964

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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