Bolton Wanderers Community Trust

Analysis

Bolton Wanderers Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in February 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04323645). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.7m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.5m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bolton Wanderers Community Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sage House, Tangmere (£1.5m), Safe and Sound Group (£1.5m) and Green Crescent Aid UK (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, charitable activities 20% and trading 15%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 5.4%. Reserves of £10k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.