The Bolton Guild of Help

Analysis

The Bolton Guild of Help is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and animals, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Bolton Guild of Help reported income of £249k and spending of £432k, spending 173% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £170k to £249k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 126% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Bolton Guild of Help sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caring Together (North Yorkshire) (£249k), Their Voice (£249k) and The Purple Penguin Club (£249k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.