Emmaus Bolton

Analysis

Emmaus Bolton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in April 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03924322). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Emmaus Bolton reported income of £981k and spending of £1.0m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £459k to £981k (+114%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Emmaus Bolton sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mosaic Church Coventry (£981k), Hibiscus Initiatives Ltd (£981k) and Thomas Hickman's Charity (£980k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 48%, charitable activities 41% and donations and legacies 3.7%. Charitable activities took 43% of spending and raising funds 57%. Reserves of £89k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 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.