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backup north west

The charity supports children and young people. Backup North West is a registered charity whose purpose is accommodation or housing. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Bolton and operates in Bolton.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To provide supported housing and emergency over night accommodation to single homeless 16-25 year olds. The aim of the service is to prevent homelessness, reduce risk of harm through rough sleeping and enable independent living.

Fundraising

See where Backup North West is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,497,687
Latest Expenditure
£3,203,612

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 90.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £81,004
Charitable Activities £3,360,368
Other Trading £55,670
Investments £645
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,174,396
Raising Funds £29,216
Governance £92,073
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£3,497,687£3,203,612£3,174,396£690,931£600,97981 / 20
2023£3,250,502£3,213,885£3,183,816£420,233£317,83382 / 10
2022£2,590,645£2,781,672£2,770,136£405,153£419,89276 / 31
2021£2,513,650£2,343,012£2,337,264£657,253£735,92071 / 12
2020£2,232,535£2,208,710£2,188,723£600,405£562,89952 / 12

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers