Gateway Support Group

Analysis

Gateway Support Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gateway Support Group reported income of £85k and spending of £112k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £59k to £85k (+44%), an average of +9.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Gateway Support Group sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd Ashbourne Scout Group (£85k), Surbiton High School Parents Association (£86k) and King Edward VII Institute (£84k).