EMMAUS BOLTON

Registered charity 1080391 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of accommodation and work to previously homeless people.Social furniture schemeRecycling facilities

Objects

THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION

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: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£981k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated net expenditure of £23,204 for the year ended 30 June 2025. The trustees note that while free reserves of £88,507 remain below their target policy of covering 3 to 6 months of operating costs, they are confident the charity can achieve the target range in the coming years. Management describes its approach as financially cautious, with rigorous expenditure reviews in place to preserve reserves.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Although this remains below target, we are confident that the charity can achieve a level of free reserves within the target range over the next few years.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Ecostore Limited
“The company has a wholly owned subsidiary, Ecostore Limited, which is incorporated in England and Wales. The subsidiary operates commercial activities related to the Charity and any profit is gifted to Emmaus Bolton.” — page 6
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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2025

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 30
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 35

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£571k
Reserves (reported)
£89k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (48% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 45.5% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£981k£1.0m
30/06/2024£592k£697k
30/06/2023£640k£646k
30/06/2022£498k£586k
30/06/2021£459k£480k

Common questions

Is EMMAUS BOLTON financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated net expenditure of £23,204 for the year ended 30 June 2025. The trustees note that while free reserves of £88,507 remain below their target policy of covering 3 to 6 months of operating costs, they are confident the charity can achieve the target range in the coming years. Management describes its approach as financially cautious, with rigorous expenditure reviews in place to preserve reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMMAUS BOLTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMAUS BOLTON as a grant recipient include THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST, EMMAUS U.K., THE HARAMEAD TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BEATRICE LAING TRUSTFY2025£25kNew roofs for Derby Barracks site
EMMAUS U.K.FY2024£18kEnvironment Fund
EMMAUS U.K.FY2021£10kCapacity Development Grant
THE HARAMEAD TRUSTFY2024£10k
EMMAUS U.K.FY2022£10kCapacity Development Grants
EMMAUS U.K.FY2023£10kEnvironmental Fund
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£9kHomelessness
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUSTFY2025£5kSocial welfare institutions
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUNDFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2024£10kLucie's Pantry
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2020£70kEmmaus Bolton Covid-19 Response
The National Lottery Community Fund24/01/2019£9kLucie?s Pantry (Emmaus Bolton)
The National Lottery Community Fund08/09/2010£50kEmmaus Bolton - Purchase And Refurbishment of 'The Cottages'
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2005£13kEmmaus community

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 EMMAUS BRISTOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMMAUS BOLTON£981k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS BRISTOL FY2025£788k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE FY2025£560k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS MOSSLEY FY2026£950kmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS SHEFFIELD FY2025£659k—0unclear—no doubt

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