EMMAUS BOLTON
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THE ALLEVIATION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING THEREFROM TO THOSE IN NEED WITHOUT DISTINCTION
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.
What the accounts disclose
“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
“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
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
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
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Trustees
- Carole Ann Whewell
- Conor Kelly
- Daniel Abbas Kazmi
- David Gornall
- Joseph McDade
- Tracey Angela Croft
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE BEATRICE LAING TRUST | FY2025 | £25k | New roofs for Derby Barracks site |
| EMMAUS U.K. | FY2024 | £18k | Environment Fund |
| EMMAUS U.K. | FY2021 | £10k | Capacity Development Grant |
| THE HARAMEAD TRUST | FY2024 | £10k | |
| EMMAUS U.K. | FY2022 | £10k | Capacity Development Grants |
| EMMAUS U.K. | FY2023 | £10k | Environmental Fund |
| THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED | FY2025 | £9k | Homelessness |
| THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST | FY2025 | £5k | Social welfare institutions |
| DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND | FY2025 | £3k |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/04/2024 | £10k | Lucie's Pantry |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/06/2020 | £70k | Emmaus Bolton Covid-19 Response |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/01/2019 | £9k | Lucie?s Pantry (Emmaus Bolton) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2010 | £50k | Emmaus Bolton - Purchase And Refurbishment of 'The Cottages' |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 03/03/2005 | £13k | Emmaus community |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE CPF TRUST | 2 | £6k |
| THE BAND TRUST | 1 | £640k |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £45k |
| THE NISBET TRUST | 1 | £41k |
| THE LOUIS AND VALERIE FREEDMAN CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | 1 | £20k |
| SHEFFIELD AND BALBY AREA QUAKER MEETING OF THE RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS | 1 | £11k |
| SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST | 1 | £9k |
| THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £8k |
Charities like this
- EMMAUS BRISTOL
- EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE
- EMMAUS MOSSLEY
- EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE
- EMMAUS SHEFFIELD
- EMMAUS CAMBRIDGE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMMAUS BOLTON | £981k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS BRISTOL | £788k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS STAFFORDSHIRE | £560k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS MOSSLEY | £950k | more than £60,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMMAUS SHEFFIELD | £659k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |