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the bowland charitable trust

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Bowland Charitable Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Lancs and operates in England And Wales.


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

Supporting individuals, charities and other charitable organisations, primarily by the provision of grants and gifting educational equipment. The majority of the support provided is to outdoor and character building activities by young people based in the North West of England and edcuational, religious and cultural activities and institutions.

Fundraising

See where The Bowland Charitable Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£83,632
Latest Expenditure
£595,719

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 196.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £500
Charitable Activities £2,289,967
Other Trading £0
Investments £20,242
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £4,547,211
Raising Funds £0
Governance £17,447
Grants to Institutions £175,582
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£83,632£595,7190 / 0
2023£324,100£627,4660 / 0
2022£442,577£382,1970 / 0
2021£2,310,709£4,547,211£4,547,211£135,941£1,046,96153 / 0
2020£1,753,850£6,228,075£6,228,075£2,289,581£286,24953 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers