Samuel Oldham

Analysis

Samuel Oldham is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ashton-Under-Lyne. It was registered in June 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Samuel Oldham reported income of £10k and spending of £6,224, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £8,626 to £10k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Samuel Oldham sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 42% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Clifton-On-Teme-Village Hall (£10k), Hargrave Village Hall (£10k) and The Arthur Stevens Charitable Trust (£10k).