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The Harris Charity

  • 10 trustees
  • Income £145k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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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, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Amateur Sport
Where
Lancashire
Website
www.theharrischarity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1963

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£145k£161k
  • 2024£121k£138k
  • 2023£101k£102k
Earlier years
  • 2022£107k£90k
  • 2021£84k£87k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS RESIDENT IN THE COUNTY OF LANCASHIRE WHO ARE IN NEED IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING WAYS OR IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT:- (A) IN RELIEVING THE NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS OF SUCH PERSONS (B) IN PROMOTING THE EDUCATION INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING OF SUCH PERSONS (C) IN PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, OUTFITS, CLOTHING, TOOLS, INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT OR BOOKS TO ENABLE SUCH PERSONS ON LEAVING SCHOOL, UNIVERSITY OR OTHER EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT TO PREPARE FOR, OR TO ENTER, A PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING (D) IN APPRENTICING SUCH PERSONS TO SOME USEFUL PROFESSION, TRADE OR CALLING (E) IN PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION FOR SUCH PERSONS OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS (F) IN MAKING GRANTS OR DONATIONS TO CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS OR ORGANISATIONS HAVING FOR THEIR OBJECT THE BENEFIT OF SUCH PERSONS. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 19 (2) OF THE SCHEME).

Board analysis for researchers

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.

6.7y median 6.5y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
13y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (9)

Portfolio (1)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

General Charitable Purposes 10The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 10Education/training 9Accommodation/housing 1

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

Professional services 4Education 2Tech and media 1

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£145k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
526206
Status
Registered
Governing document
SCHEME OF 8 AUGUST 1985
Contact on the register
01772821021 · harrischarity@mooreandsmalley.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 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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