Our Bolton NHS Charity

Registered charity 1050488 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOLTON HOSPITALS NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUND, BOLTON HOSPITALS NHS TRUST ENDOWMENT FUND, BOLTON NHS CHARITABLE FUND, ROYAL BOLTON HOSPITAL CHARITABLE FUND

The Charity provides patients amenities and extras to help make a patients treatment a better experience, additional and up to date medical and surgical equipment is purchased for diagnosis and treatment. Staff are able to enhance their knowledge through the provision of training and education whilst treating patients with the most up to date technology available.

Objects

FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bolton, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£191k
Latest spending
£331k
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £191,000 from £271,000 in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £331,000 from £595,000. Consequently, unrestricted reserves decreased to £681,000, and the charity reports sufficient funds to meet liabilities over the next 12 months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations (78% of income)
“In 2024/25, the Charity received £149,000 from donations, £3,000 from legacies, £14,000 from grants and £8,000 from gifts in kind.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: apply, wherever possible and without delay, all funds to charitable purposes within the Trust (reserves figure: £681k)
“The policy of the Corporate Trustee is to apply, wherever possible and without delay, all funds to charitable purposes within the Trust. Expenditure is approved only where sufficient funds are available.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Our Bolton NHS Charity (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£724k
Total spending
£753k
Reserves (reported)
£911k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~14.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£191k£331k
31/03/2024£271k£595k
31/03/2023£724k£753k
31/03/2022£353k£387k
31/03/2021£582k£517k

Common questions

Is Our Bolton NHS Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £191,000 from £271,000 in the prior year, while total expenditure fell to £331,000 from £595,000. Consequently, unrestricted reserves decreased to £681,000, and the charity reports sufficient funds to meet liabilities over the next 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Our Bolton NHS Charity?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Our Bolton NHS Charity as a grant recipient include ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES, THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED, Evelyn Partners Charitable Trust.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2022£710kGrant
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2021£40kGrants to members
ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIESFY2023£30kGrants awarded 2023
THE ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2025£10k
Evelyn Partners Charitable TrustFY2025£700Employee charitable collections

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MWL NHS Charity.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Our Bolton NHS Charity£191k—0unclear—no doubt
MWL NHS Charity FY2025£321k—0within—no doubt
Hillingdon Hospitals Charity FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
HAMPSHIRE HOSPITALS CHARITY FY2025£821k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES FY2025£3.1m—0within—no doubt
BOLTON DEMENTIA SUPPORT FY2025£175k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.