Birtenshaw Merseyside

Analysis

Birtenshaw Merseyside is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in January 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10500399). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Birtenshaw Merseyside reported income of £5.8m and spending of £4.3m, leaving 26% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.7m to £5.8m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Birtenshaw Merseyside sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kennedy Independent School Trust Limited (£5.8m), Farney Educational Trust (£5.8m) and Gayhurst School Trust (£5.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, investments 3.1% and trading 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £7.6m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 66 people.