Saddleworth Outdoor Pursuits Association

Analysis

Saddleworth Outdoor Pursuits Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oldham. It was registered in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, accommodation/housing, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Saddleworth Outdoor Pursuits Association reported income of £30k and spending of £51k, spending 171% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £19k to £30k (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Saddleworth Outdoor Pursuits Association sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Whitehead Almshouses (£30k), Harcourt Almshouse Charity (£30k) and Blackburn and District Outdoor Pursuits Centre (£30k).