Spotland Community Association

Analysis

Spotland Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in June 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02247377). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Spotland Community Association reported income of £121k and spending of £90k, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £69k to £121k (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Spotland Community Association sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Oxford Kidney Unit Trust Fund Limited (£121k), Invest in Me Research (£121k) and Stand Against MND (£121k).