Bolton Lads and Girls Club Limited
Analysis
Bolton Lads and Girls Club Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03109525). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bolton Lads and Girls Club Limited reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.2m, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.8m to £2.8m (-0.0%), an average of +-0.0% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bolton Lads and Girls Club Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Warrington Disability Partnership (£2.8m), The Electrical Industries Charity Limited (£2.8m) and Tyddyn Mon (£2.8m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%, trading 24% and donations and legacies 22%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 22%
- Charitable activities 54%
- Trading 24%
- Investments 0.8%
In the charity's own words
We aim to enable young people aged 8 to 25 especially from disadvantaged circumstances to realise their full potential. This is achieved by a range of universal and targeted programmes designed by young people to meet their needs. In 2002, we opened a state of the art youth facility from where 3,400 young people access sport, mentoring and arts activities "under one roof", seven days per week.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Warrington Disability Partnership | Warrington | £2.8m |
| The Electrical Industries Charity Limited | London | £2.8m |
| Tyddyn Mon | Amlwch | £2.8m |
| Changing Lives Together | Winsford | £2.8m |