John Atherton Charitable Trust

Analysis

John Atherton Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, John Atherton Charitable Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £31k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £27k to £34k (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, John Atherton Charitable Trust sits at the 42nd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Pastures Community Church (£34k), Wray Chapel (£34k) and Newton Le Willows Christian Fellowship (£34k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.