Bootle Tool Shed

Analysis

Bootle Tool Shed is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bootle Tool Shed reported income of £44k and spending of £28k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £55k to £44k (-21%), an average of -5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bootle Tool Shed sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wirral Community Narrowboat Trust (£44k), High Peak Baby Bank (£44k) and Christ Victory Centre (£44k).