Quarry Bank Community Association
Analysis
Quarry Bank Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in June 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Quarry Bank Community Association reported income of £16k and spending of £66k, spending 416% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £48k to £16k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 178% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Quarry Bank Community Association sits at the 34th percentile: it is larger than about 34% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mark Master Masons of the Province of Nottinghamshire (£16k), Charity of Frederick Pearson Fisher (£16k) and Alliance Family Foundation Limited (£16k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity,both directly and in partnership, delivers education and training to people living in the socially deprived wards of Skelmersdale. It also provides information and guidance. The charity provides open space for use by local communities and it provides low cost office accommodation for social enterprises and other local voluntary groups
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Master Masons of the Province of Nottinghamshire | Nottingham | £16k |
| Charity of Frederick Pearson Fisher | West Midlands | £16k |
| Alliance Family Foundation Limited | Manchester | £16k |
| Khadija Foundation | Middlesex | £16k |