Bolton Community Kitchen
Analysis
Bolton Community Kitchen is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in April 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Bolton Community Kitchen reported income of £17k and spending of £8,585, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £22k to £17k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 425%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bolton Community Kitchen sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eighton Banks Village Hall Trust (£17k), Special People in Need (£17k) and Frimley and Camberley Cadet Corps and Maple Leaf Club (£17k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Bolton Community Kitchen. Our main purpose and objective is to provide hot and nourishing cooked meals to people who are either homeless or living in hostels. Although nobody is ever turned away.Our second objective is to fund, support and manage an allotment.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Eighton Banks Village Hall Trust | Tyne And Wear | £17k |
| Special People in Need | Tamworth | £17k |
| Frimley and Camberley Cadet Corps and Maple Leaf Club | Mid Glamorgan | £17k |
| Gauntlet Conservation Trust | Knutsford | £17k |