Bolton Together

Analysis

Bolton Together is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Horwich. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08730010). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bolton Together reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £285k to £1.3m (+369%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bolton Together sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The William Merritt Disabled Living Centre (£1.3m), Mermaids (£1.3m) and Black Heart Foundation (UK) Limited (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £967k. Reserves of £117k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.