Oldham Metro Rotary

Analysis

Oldham Metro Rotary is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Altrincham. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Oldham Metro Rotary reported income of £14k and spending of £9,252, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £11k to £14k (+31%), an average of +7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Oldham Metro Rotary sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bathford Parish Room (£14k), Rotary Club of Barnstaple Link Trust Fund (£14k) and The Gaby Hardwicke Foundation (£14k).