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Registered charity · No. 519403 · BoltoniSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Bolton Under Fives Forum

Income
£97k
▲ 4.4% on 2024
Expenditure
£96k
▲ 11.9% on 2024
Reserves
N/A
Small charityi
Runway
N/A
Small charityi
Spent on charitable work
N/A%
Small charityi
Trustees
4
13.3y av 1 of 4 known
Staff
N/A
Small charityi
Volunteers
N/A
Not reported

Overview

Bolton Under Fives Forum's network

4 people3 organisationsi4 listed on the board. 3 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Bolton Under Fives Forum. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSince
Janet HaltonTrustee
Janet SouthernTrustee
Lynn StokesTrustee
Nicola WareingTrustee2013

Board

The board

4 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSince
Janet HaltonTrustee
Janet SouthernTrustee
Lynn StokesTrustee
Nicola WareingTrustee2013

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
13y
median 13y
Longest tenure
13y
since 2013
Years in governance
3.8y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
0
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
0
of 1 on the board

4 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

Portfolio (2)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Education/training 4General Charitable Purposes 2Disability 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

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Network

Network

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£20k£40k£60k£80k£100k20252024202320222021£97.22k£4.92k

Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Bolton Under Fives Forum has not filed them in the years we hold, so only the totals and government income are shown.

Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£58.36k£78.25k£79.85k£93.08k£97.22k
Total expenditure£53.61k£79.29k£80.84k£86.00k£96.23k
Government income
Government contractsNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Government grants£14.10k£4.92kNot reportedNot reportedNot reported
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets, liabilities and funds

Detailed income, expenditure and assets are filed only by charities with income over £500,000. Bolton Under Fives Forum has not filed them in the years we hold, so there is no balance sheet to show.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

On time for the last 1 year. 4 earlier years arrived late.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 20265 January 20265 January 2026On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202431 January 202513 March 202541 days late13 March 202541 days lateLate by 41 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202331 January 202427 February 202427 days late27 February 202427 days lateLate by 27 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202231 January 202330 March 202358 days late17 April 202376 days lateLate by 76 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
31 March 202131 January 202228 March 202256 days late28 March 202256 days lateLate by 56 daysOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register. Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

1 grantiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.
Total from published grants
£10k
£9,935
Grants
1
published to 360Giving
Funders
1
distinct funders
Latest grant
Dec 2011
1 December 2011

Grants awarded 1 December 2011.

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

1 funder
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund1£9,9352011

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
1 December 2011The National Lottery Community FundBolton Under Fives Forum Community & Volunteer Training Programme£9,935

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND WELFARE OF ALL CHILDREN, INCLUDING THOSE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES.

What it does

  • Education/training

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies

How it helps

  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Local authorities: Bolton, Lancashire
Area of benefit
NOT DEFINED. as filed
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 24/09/1987AS AMENDED ON 05/10/2004AS AMENDED ON 23/01/2014 as filed
Register history
  • 18 November 1987Registered

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Registered
1987

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