Ashton Community Charity

Registered charity 221789 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ASHTON-IN-MAKERFIELD LINEN & WOOLLEN STOCK CHARITY, THE LINEN AND WOOLLEN STOCK CHARITY

The main objectives of the Charity are the relief of persons resident in the area of benefit who are in need, hardship or distress and assisting those not for profit organisations in the community supporting the well being of the residents.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£51k

Latest spending

£47k

Registered

1969

Accounts read

FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £36,491 at the end of the period, with a policy to keep funds in the bank for future grants. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with the Act.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income

£1.0m

Total spending

£21k

Reserves (reported)

£1.4m

Employees

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (98% 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: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW JOHN BULLENchair
ANN DUCKWORTH
Amy Elizabeth Napier
Ben Gosling
Beth Hughes
David Marsh
Gillian Stowell
Jilly McKiernan-Bruce
Joanna Murphy
Joanne Maher
Julie Hewitt
Karen Louise Smith
MR BILL MORRIS
Philippe Jean Paul
Renee Palmer
Sandra Jones · trustee of 3 other charities

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£51k	£47k
31/03/2025	£1.0m	£21k
31/03/2024	£12k	£13k
31/03/2023	£10k	£11k
31/03/2022	£9k	£9k

Common questions

Is Ashton Community Charity financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £36,491 at the end of the period, with a policy to keep funds in the bank for future grants. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not prepared in accordance with the Act. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BEAULAND LIMITED	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHONYI WISDOM CHARITY.

CHONYI WISDOM CHARITY income £279k
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2 income £721k
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION income £956k
THE LITTLE CHARITY income £111k
CAPSTONE CHURCH income £429k
CHAI INSTITUTE income £283k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
Ashton Community Charity	£51k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHONYI WISDOM CHARITY FY2025	£279k	—	above	—	no doubt
TALLOW CHANDLERS BENEVOLENT FUND NO 2 FY2026	£721k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE LANCASHIRE FOUNDATION FY2024	£956k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE LITTLE CHARITY FY2025	£111k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CAPSTONE CHURCH FY2024	£429k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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