The Burscough Outreach Trust
Analysis
The Burscough Outreach Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 2001, 25 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Burscough Outreach Trust reported income of £175k and spending of £113k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £57k to £175k (+205%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Burscough Outreach Trust sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Disability Foundation Limited (£175k), The Combined Harpole Charitable Trust (£175k) and Tofs (£175k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the charity are to advance the Christian faith in Burscough and other such parts of the UK or world as the trustees from time to time think fit, through education amongst children and young people, by bringing relieve to persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick and any such other charitable purposes in furtherance of the above objects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Disability Foundation Limited | Norwich | £175k |
| The Combined Harpole Charitable Trust | Northampton | £175k |
| Tofs | Nottingham | £175k |
| Action Bladder Cancer UK | Tetbury | £175k |