Bolton Brownlow Fold Church of the Nazarene

Analysis

Bolton Brownlow Fold Church of the Nazarene is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bolton Brownlow Fold Church of the Nazarene reported income of £26k and spending of £30k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £19k to £26k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bolton Brownlow Fold Church of the Nazarene sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Service to Mankind Foundation (£26k), The Savage Club Benevolent Fund (£26k) and My Child (£26k).