The Olton Project CIO

Analysis

The Olton Project CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and recreation, which this site groups under religion. 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 March 2026, The Olton Project CIO reported income of £480k and spending of £287k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £866k to £480k (-45%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 39% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Olton Project CIO sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Tiverton St George and St Paul (£479k), St Werburgh's Derby Limited (£480k) and Myrtle House Ltd (£479k).