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Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited

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Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited?

Reported income · year ending 2018-03-31
£2,355,452
Reported spending · year ending 2018-03-31
£2,577,422
Registered charity number
702427
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
35 Railway Road
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited (number 702427) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited do?

The Charity offers a range of services including: supporting unemployed local people into employment by providing advice and guidance, facilitating and providing work experience and training; business development support, including training, advice and guidance to local people considering self-employment and to community and voluntary groups looking to develop social enterprises.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited

Answers Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2018, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's money come from?

Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited reported £2.4m total income for the year ending 31 March 2018. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.3m (99%), donations and legacies £15k (1%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.3m · 99%
  • Donations and legacies£15k · 1%

Does Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited receive government funding?

Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 reports £6,200 from government grants — about 0% of total income.

In its annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018, Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited says it does not raise funds from the public.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02201116 (Companies House)
Also known as
Bootstrap Enterprises
Where it says it operates
Lancashire · Blackburn With Darwen

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited registered for?

Education/trainingEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited as a registered charity (number 702427) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's charity number?
Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's charity number is 702427. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 702427?
Search 702427 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited do?
The Charity offers a range of services including: supporting unemployed local people into employment by providing advice and guidance, facilitating and providing work experience and training; business development support, including training, advice and guidance to local people considering self-employment and to community and voluntary groups looking to develop social enterprises.
Does Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited?
Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's website listed in our register data is http://www.bootstrap.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £60,001–£70,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Does Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited receive government funding?
Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 reports £6,200 from government grants — about 0% of total income.
Where does Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's money come from?
Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited reported £2.4m total income for the year ending 31 March 2018. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.3m (99%), donations and legacies £15k (1%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited?
The register does not record Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's trustees paid?
Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2018 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited registered as a charity?
Bootstrap Company (Blackburn) Limited was entered on the register on 10 January 1990. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02201116).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.