Valan Social Welfare Trust

Analysis

Valan Social Welfare Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in May 2007, 19 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. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Valan Social Welfare Trust reported income of £759k and spending of £451k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £412k to £759k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 378%. Over the whole period it spent 85% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Valan Social Welfare Trust sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hive Portsmouth (£759k), Carers Network Westminster (£759k) and Changing Lives Charity (£757k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £526k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.