West Oldham Trust

Analysis

West Oldham Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in December 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, economic/community development/employment, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07006913). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, West Oldham Trust reported income of £66k and spending of £31k, leaving 54% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £32k to £66k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, West Oldham 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 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leicester Penguins Swimming Club (£66k), Community Football Academy (Cfa) (£67k) and Kedington Community Association (£66k).