FRIENDS OF GREEN FOLD

Registered charity 1185568 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We make grants to Green Fold Special school to support the education and enhance experiences of the children who attend. We have a robust application process and meet monthly to discuss and review applications.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO (THE OBJECTS) IS TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS OF GREEN FOLD SCHOOL AND OTHER IN THE ORCHARDS FEDERATION IN PARTICULAR BY:2.1 DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF, PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL2.2 ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOL AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£11k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £17,691.06 for the year ending 30 September 2025, with total income of £28,887.97 against total expenditure of £11,196.91. Free/unrestricted reserves (funds available excluding petty cash) stood at £39,381.73 as of the year-end. The filing does not disclose a reserves policy target or any financial risks affecting its continuity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Payment to Gatherwell Ltd for school lottery.
“YOUR SCHOOL LOTTERY - GATHERWELL LTD £5.00”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by none. Discloses 4 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 30/09/2025

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 10

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of Green Fold (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bolton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£29k£11k
30/09/2024£18k£22k
30/09/2023£10k£13k
30/09/2022£24k£12k
30/09/2021£10k£9k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF GREEN FOLD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £17,691.06 for the year ending 30 September 2025, with total income of £28,887.97 against total expenditure of £11,196.91. Free/unrestricted reserves (funds available excluding petty cash) stood at £39,381.73 as of the year-end. The filing does not disclose a reserves policy target or any financial risks affecting its continuity. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by none.

Who funds FRIENDS OF GREEN FOLD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FRIENDS OF GREEN FOLD as a grant recipient include BOLTON TOGETHER.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BOLTON TOGETHERFY2024£1k
BOLTON TOGETHERFY2025amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£9kGreen Fold Summer School

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
The William Brake Foundation1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FRIENDS OF BEECROFT GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FRIENDS OF GREEN FOLD£29k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF BEECROFT GARDEN PRIMARY SCHOOL FY2025£27k——above—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF FREEMANTLES FY2025£28k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF RIDGEWOOD COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF THE FREE SCHOOL FY2024£20k—0unclear—no doubt
FRIENDS OF GROVE FY2025£35k—0unclear—no doubt

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