Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project

Analysis

Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02889356). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project reported income of £435k and spending of £392k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £329k to £435k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Transformation CPR (£435k), Ardina Limited (£436k) and Forma Arts and Media Limited (£435k).