The Blackrod Educational Trust

Analysis

The Blackrod Educational Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bolton. It was registered in March 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Blackrod Educational Trust reported income of £16k and spending of £11k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £14k to £16k (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 57% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Blackrod Educational Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% 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 Skiddaw U3a (£16k), Hilltop Schools Association (£16k) and Longridge U3a (£16k).