The Childcare and Community Centres, Ashton and District

Analysis

The Childcare and Community Centres, Ashton and District is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater Manchester. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, accommodation/housing and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05262454). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Childcare and Community Centres, Ashton and District reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.4m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £590k to £1.5m (+157%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 103%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Childcare and Community Centres, Ashton and District sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Vision of Hope Animal Assisted Therapy (£1.5m), Penrice House (St Austell) Limited (£1.5m) and Jewish Womens Aid Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and trading 2.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.