BURY SHOPMOBILITY

Registered charity 1107981 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bury Shopmobility helps people with mobility problems to do their errands in central Bury.

Objects

TO RELIEVE DISABLED PERSONS IN BURY BY PROVIDING WHEELCHAIRS (MANUAL OR BATTERY DRIVEN) IN THE TOWN CENTRE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR MOBILITY AND CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: LANCASHIRE

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

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Latest income
£51k
Latest spending
£54k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,713 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement on the prior year's loss of £5,121. Total income was £50,798, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £89,604 to £86,891. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (84% of income)
“Total Income 38,798 12,000 50,798 40,227” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: protect our cash reserves {£85.9K) (held: £87k)
“Achieving this result will protect our cash reserves {£85.9K) and prolong our existence for a substantial period of time.” — page 4
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 profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bury

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£51k£54k
31/03/2024£40k£45k
31/03/2023£32k£40k
31/03/2022£27k£38k
31/03/2021£59k£35k

Common questions

Is BURY SHOPMOBILITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £2,713 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement on the prior year's loss of £5,121. Total income was £50,798, with unrestricted funds decreasing from £89,604 to £86,891. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/10/2025£20kBury Shopmobility
The National Lottery Community Fund16/08/2024£12kBury Shopmobility
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2023£4kBuilding Improvements
Northern Rock Foundation17/02/2000£5kGrant awarded to Bury Shopmobility (North West)