Rochdale Training Association Limited

Analysis

Rochdale Training Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rochdale. It was registered in May 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00897078). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Rochdale Training Association Limited reported income of £3.6m and spending of £3.5m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.6m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Rochdale Training Association Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 The Engineering Council (£3.5m), Voluntary Action Sheffield (£3.7m) and Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) Ltd (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96%, donations and legacies 2.5% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 56 people.