Doctor Lane School

Analysis

Doctor Lane School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in June 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Doctor Lane School reported income of £34k and spending of £2,425, leaving 93% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £11k to £34k (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income rose by 442%. Over the whole period it spent 27% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Doctor Lane School sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Mayfield Special School (£34k), Gravesend, Northfleet&district University of the Third Age (U3a) (£34k) and The Andy Taylor Foundation (£34k).