Action Together CIO

Analysis

Action Together CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in February 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Action Together CIO reported income of £8.0m and spending of £6.3m, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.8m to £8.0m (+69%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Action Together CIO sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haberdashers' Charities Investment Pool (£6.4m), Good Things Foundation (£8.1m) and Cornwall Voluntary Sector Forum (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.2m. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 79 people.