Firwood and District Residents Association

Analysis

Firwood and District Residents Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in July 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Firwood and District Residents Association reported income of £16k and spending of £1,332, leaving 92% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £15k to £16k (+7.3%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 354%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Firwood and District Residents Association sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kids in Need (£16k), Whispering Angels (£16k) and Bhattai Trust (UK) (£16k).