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Map of charities and companies in Rossendale
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Charities are shown at their registered address and companies are grouped by the postcode of their registered office. Select a dot to see who is there and open their profile. A registered address is not always where an organisation works. Zoom in to see more. Sources: Charity Commission, OSCR and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland via the GovReg place index; Companies House register, 2 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Rossendale and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Organisations based here
Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.
How do we know this?
| Figure | Source | Period | Geography | Method and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation counts | Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS Public registers, via the GovReg place index Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 | place index build, 10 Oct 2026 | Rossendale | Counted by registered address or school postcode Active companies with a registered office in this area (Companies House). A registered office is not an operating location. Charities whose contact postcode (or nearest postcode) is in this area; not all serve only this area. NHS trust head offices located here; services are delivered across wider areas. Open schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland located here. |
Who serves this area
Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.
Largest charities by income
- Thrive Social Housingincome £13m · 5 trustees
- Care Housing Associationincome £8.2m · 6 trustees
- Bright Futures Early Learningincome £2m · 3 trustees
- Hospice in Rossendaleincome £1.2m · 11 trustees
- Haslingden Community Linkincome £883,384 · 5 trustees
- M3 Projectincome £392,596 · 5 trustees
- The Whitaker Organisationincome £383,998 · 7 trustees
- The Sophie Lancaster Foundationincome £318,120 · 3 trustees
- The Bacup Consortium Trustincome £288,083 · 4 trustees
- Horse and Bamboo Theatreincome £279,971 · 6 trustees
Largest schools by pupils
- Haslingden High School and Sixth FormSecondary · 1,540 pupils
- Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar SchoolSecondary · 1,087 pupils
- Alder Grange SchoolSecondary · 899 pupils
- Whitworth Community High SchoolSecondary · 654 pupils
- The Valley Leadership AcademySecondary · 578 pupils
- All Saints' Roman Catholic High School, a Voluntary AcademySecondary · 504 pupils
- Helmshore Primary SchoolPrimary · 397 pupils
- Haslingden Primary SchoolPrimary · 372 pupils
The council
- RossendaleCouncillors, wards, party groups and their registered interests
138 charities are registered here; the 132 that report income have a combined income of £31.6m and a median of £20,053. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.
Elected councillors (32)
Rossendale has 32 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.
Show all 32 councillors
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| David Hancock | Labour Party | Bacup |
| Jimmy Eaton | Labour Party | Bacup |
| Judith Driver | Labour Party | Bacup |
| Andrew Walmsley | Labour Party | Britannia & Lee Mill |
| Danielle Ashworth | Labour Party | Britannia & Lee Mill |
| Michelle Christianne Smith | Labour Party | Britannia & Lee Mill |
| Alyson Barnes | Labour Party | Goodshaw & Cribden |
| Christine Gill | Labour Party | Goodshaw & Cribden |
| Greg Bleakley | Labour Party | Goodshaw & Cribden |
| Anne Cartner Cheetham | Conservative and Unionist Party | Greenfield & Eden |
| Neil Looker | Labour and Co-operative Party | Greenfield & Eden |
| Simon Holland | Conservative and Unionist Party | Greenfield & Eden |
| Annie McMahon | Labour Party | Hareholme & Waterfoot |
| Laura Diamond | Green Party | Hareholme & Waterfoot |
| Nick Harris | Labour Party | Hareholme & Waterfoot |
| Tom Belli | Labour Party | Hareholme & Waterfoot |
| Adrian Lythgoe | Labour Party | Haslingden |
| Ann Kenyon | Labour Party | Haslingden |
| Marilyn Procter | Labour Party | Haslingden |
| Alan Woods | Conservative and Unionist Party | Helmshore |
| Ann Hodgkiss | Conservative and Unionist Party | Helmshore |
| Samara Barnes | Labour Party | Helmshore |
| Liz McInnes | Labour Party | Longholme |
| Matt Norton | Labour Party | Longholme |
| Samantha Harrison | Labour Party | Longholme |
| Bob Bauld | Green Party | Whitewell & Stacksteads |
| John Payne | Green Party | Whitewell & Stacksteads |
| Julie Adshead | Green Party | Whitewell & Stacksteads |
| Alan Neal | Community First | Whitworth |
| Mackenzie Lee Ritson | Reform UK | Whitworth |
| Mike Royds | Community First | Whitworth |
| Scott Smith | Conservative and Unionist Party | Whitworth |
Full profiles are on the council page.
Organisations that share board members
Among the 132 largest charities here with trustee data, 30 are linked to at least one other through 22 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.
- Richard Whitaker's Almshouses and Richard Whitaker Charity3 shared board members
- The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Rawtenstall and 21st Rossendale (St Mary's) Scout Group2 shared board members
- Bacup Fellowship of Churches and The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church with St John, Bacup1 shared board member
- Whitewell Pre School Group and Whitewell Bottom Community Centre Cio1 shared board member
- Haslingden Community Link and The Rossendale Players1 shared board member
- Brgs Fundraising Trust and The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of St Mary Rawtenstall1 shared board member
- Brgs Fundraising Trust and 21st Rossendale (St Mary's) Scout Group1 shared board member
- Cowpe Community Hall and Whitewell Bottom Community Centre Cio1 shared board member
- Kay Street Baptist Church, Rawtenstall and Community Assets Standing Tall1 shared board member
- Bacup Family Centre and The Crawshawbooth Youth and Community Building Association1 shared board member
Connections between organisations through shared board members describe how boards overlap. They are not evidence of influence, control or coordination, and many overlaps are ordinary in small communities. Only elected councillors are named. No addresses or other personal details are shown; organisation links point to existing public GovReg profiles.
Sources used on this page
1- Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS England: Organisation registers, via the GovReg place indexA charity or company is counted where its registered address is, which is not necessarily where it works.
Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.