East Lancashire Community Action Project
Analysis
East Lancashire Community Action Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nelson. It was registered in November 2007, 19 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 06317150). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, East Lancashire Community Action Project reported income of £72k and spending of £77k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £105k to £72k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, East Lancashire Community Action Project sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chinese Health Information Centre (£72k), Cure Myotonic Dystrophy UK Charity (CDM) (£72k) and Malayalee Muslim Cultural and Welfare Association (UK) (£72k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To establish or secure a radio station and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any organisation or statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a station for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of its objects.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Health Information Centre | Manchester | £72k |
| Cure Myotonic Dystrophy UK Charity (CDM) | Scunthorpe | £72k |
| Malayalee Muslim Cultural and Welfare Association (UK) | Northolt | £72k |
| Music Therapy Lambeth | London | £72k |