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Horwich Heritage

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1146434BoltonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£35k2025-05-31
Spending£21ksame year
Spent / received82%5-year average
Size in its cause62nd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2012Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Horwich Heritage is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Horwich Heritage reported income of £35k and spending of £21k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £4,984 to £35k (+598%), an average of +63% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 355%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Horwich Heritage sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashcott Village Hall (£35k), Bedford Choral Society (£35k) and Tarka Valley Railway (£35k).

Income and spending

£0£8,702£17k£26k£35k2021 Income: £4,9842021 Spending: £5,89120212022 Income: £22,6532022 Spending: £14,44420222023 Income: £23,2472023 Spending: £20,33120232024 Income: £12,3862024 Spending: £17,92420242025 Income: £34,8082025 Spending: £21,3092025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Horwich Heritage has 150 members and runs a Heritage Centre which is open 6 days a week. It runs a full programme of talks, walks, trips and produces its own publications, films and exhibitions. Through its wide ranging programme of activities it supports all the local Primary Schools and local people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities with information about local history and heritage.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Ashcott Village HallSomerset£35k
Bedford Choral SocietyBedford£35k
Tarka Valley RailwayBideford£35k
The Film and Video WorkshopLondon£35k