Stockdales of Sale, Altrincham and District Ltd

Analysis

Stockdales of Sale, Altrincham and District Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in September 1980, 46 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01392344). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Stockdales of Sale, Altrincham and District Ltd reported income of £5.5m and spending of £5.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £4.1m to £5.5m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Stockdales of Sale, Altrincham and District Ltd sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Camphill Milton Keynes Communities Limited (£5.5m), Riverside Estuary Limited (£5.5m) and Independent Options (North West) (£5.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.4% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £2.2m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 137 people.