Registered charity · Liverpool
Women's Technology Training Limited
Women's Technology Training Limited is a registered charity (number 514972) based in Liverpool, governed by 12 trustees. Latest income £1.4m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Blackburne House Education, Women's Technology and Education Centre (Charity Commission)
- 12 trustees
- Income £1.4m (2025)
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Who leads it
- Alex CousinsTrustee · since 2026
- Amina IsmailTrustee · since 2026
- Annette HennessyTrustee · since 2017
- Dianne BrownTrustee · since 2025
- Elizabeth CrossTrustee
- Fiona ShawTrustee · since 2026
- Humaira KhanTrustee · since 2022
- Jo Ann WhittinghamTrustee · since 2025
- Lynda BradyTrustee · since 2023
- Sally-Anne WatkissTrustee · since 2014
Also 2 organisations acting as trustee: Jayne Worthington, Nina Roberts.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training
- Where
- Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens and more
- Website
- www.blackburnehouse.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Women's Technology Training Limited
- Registered
- 1984
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£1.4m£1.3m
- 2024£1.3m£1.2m
- 2023£1.1m£1.1m
Earlier years
- 2022£1.3m£1.2m
- 2021£1.7m£2.3m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 83%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO RELIEVE FINANCIAL NEED BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR WOMEN AND BY PROVIDING GUIDANCE FOR SUCH OF THEM AS ARE IN NEED CALCULATED TO ENABLE THEM TO EARN THEIR OWN LIVING.
Grants received
17 grants · £1,156,283 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
- Steve Morgan Foundation · £500,773 (4 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £269,486 (2 grants)
- Smallwood Trust · £209,500 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £94,233
- Masonic Charitable Foundation · £57,705
Most recent
- 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.
10 trustees on the board
- Alex Cousins since 2026
- Amina Ismail since 2026
- Annette Hennessy since 2017
- Dianne Brown since 2025
- Elizabeth Cross
- Fiona Shaw since 2026
- Humaira Khan since 2022
- Jayne Worthington since 2021
- Jo Ann Whittingham since 2025
- Lynda Brady since 2023
- Nina Roberts since 2020
- Sally-Anne Watkiss since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Annette Hennessy since 2017
- Nina Roberts since 2020
- Sally-Anne Watkiss since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (1)
- Annette Hennessy since 2017
Portfolio (9)
- Alex Cousins since 2026
- Amina Ismail since 2026
- Dianne Brown since 2025
- Elizabeth Cross
- Fiona Shaw since 2026
- Humaira Khan since 2022
- Jo Ann Whittingham since 2025
- Lynda Brady since 2023
- Sally-Anne Watkiss since 2014
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 0.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 514972
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 APRIL 1983 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS OF 10 FEBRUARY 1984 AND 15 APRIL 2003
- Companies House
- Company number 01712569 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01517094356 · bh.wtec@blackburnehouse.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th 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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