Bolton Deaf Society

Analysis

Bolton Deaf Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in October 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bolton Deaf Society reported income of £401k and spending of £508k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £308k to £401k (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 112% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bolton Deaf Society sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Disability Sports Coach (£401k), The Chelsea Players' Trust (£401k) and Saving Lives (£401k).

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.