Community Solutions North West Ltd

Analysis

Community Solutions North West Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Accrington. It was registered in November 2018, 8 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 07516227). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Solutions North West Ltd reported income of £622k and spending of £647k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £571k to £622k (+9.0%), an average of +2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Community Solutions North West Ltd sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lovebristol (£622k), Shiney Advice and Resource Project (£622k) and The Saturn Foundation (£622k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81%, trading 16% and donations and legacies 2.6%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 5.7%. Reserves of £77k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.