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bolton school

The charity supports children and young people. Bolton School is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. 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

Provision of education

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£36,635,000
Latest Expenditure
£36,490,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 94.5%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 1.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,708,000
Charitable Activities £33,242,000
Other Trading £1,269,000
Investments £414,000
Other Income £2,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £34,606,000
Raising Funds £590,000
Governance £45,000
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £1,294,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£36,635,000£36,490,000£34,606,000£37,001,000£8,400,000588 / 100
2023£35,058,000£34,639,000£32,957,000£35,896,000£4,614,000579 / 0
2022£34,333,000£32,515,000£30,790,000£50,850,000£7,985,000574 / 0
2021£31,294,000£29,686,000£28,593,000£65,447,000£6,285,000515 / 0
2020£29,660,000£29,502,000£26,942,000£57,415,000£3,481,000593 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers