Bolton Community Educational Trust
Analysis
Bolton Community Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2026, Bolton Community Educational Trust reported income of £245k and spending of £57k, leaving 77% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £113k to £245k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 41% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bolton Community Educational Trust sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include An-Nasihah Educational Trust (£244k), Four Estates Limited (£245k) and Reading Community Learning Centre Ltd (£244k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To advance the religion of Islam, to educate Muslims, to relieve Muslims in need, hardship or distress, to provide leisure facilities, and to promote good community race relations between persons of different racial and faith groups generally and particular between racial groups professing the Muslim faith and all other inhabitants of the Hulton ward and the neighbouring areas
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| An-Nasihah Educational Trust | Leicester | £244k |
| Four Estates Limited | Runcorn | £245k |
| Reading Community Learning Centre Ltd | Reading | £244k |
| The Redeemed Christian Church of God, Vineyard Chapel | Cardiff | £245k |