Backup North West

Analysis

Backup North West is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03399617). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Backup North West reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.4m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.6m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Backup North West sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Great Hospital (£3.5m), The Nia Project (£3.7m) and Eckling Grange Limited (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £18k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Reserves of £842k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.