Discover OldhamNorth West
Map of charities and companies in Oldham
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Charities are shown at their registered address and companies are grouped by the postcode of their registered office. Select a dot to see who is there and open their profile. A registered address is not always where an organisation works. Zoom in to see more. Sources: Charity Commission, OSCR and the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland via the GovReg place index; Companies House register, 2 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines Oldham and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Organisations based here
Counted by registered address. A charity or company registered here may work elsewhere, and organisations from elsewhere may work here.
How do we know this?
| Figure | Source | Period | Geography | Method and limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organisation counts | Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS Public registers, via the GovReg place index Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 | place index build, 10 Oct 2026 | Oldham | Counted by registered address or school postcode Active companies with a registered office in this area (Companies House). A registered office is not an operating location. Charities whose contact postcode (or nearest postcode) is in this area; not all serve only this area. NHS trust head offices located here; services are delivered across wider areas. Open schools in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland located here. |
Who serves this area
Charities, schools and the council. Each name links to its GovReg profile.
Largest charities by income
- The United Kingdom Islamic Missionincome £14.6m
- Hulme Grammar Schoolincome £10.6m · 9 trustees
- Action Together Cioincome £8m · 12 trustees
- Positive Steps Oldhamincome £6.7m · 8 trustees
- Dr Kershaw's Hospiceincome £6m · 13 trustees
- The Ace Centre-Northincome £4.6m · 5 trustees
- Ordinary Lifestylesincome £3.3m · 9 trustees
- Age Uk Oldham Limitedincome £2.5m · 6 trustees
- Greengate Trustincome £2m · 4 trustees
- Mahdlo (Oldham Youth Zone)income £1.8m · 9 trustees
Largest schools by pupils
- The Crompton House Church of England AcademySecondary · 1,865 pupils
- The Blue Coat CofE SchoolSecondary · 1,702 pupils
- North Chadderton SchoolSecondary · 1,524 pupils
- Saint John Henry Newman Roman Catholic College, a Voluntary AcademySecondary · 1,469 pupils
- Saddleworth SchoolSecondary · 1,444 pupils
- Co-Op Academy FailsworthSecondary · 1,434 pupils
- The Radclyffe SchoolSecondary · 1,430 pupils
- Oasis Academy OldhamSecondary · 1,415 pupils
The council
- OldhamCouncillors, wards, party groups and their registered interests
412 charities are registered here; the 382 that report income have a combined income of £93.2m and a median of £26,863. Income is as reported to the Charity Commission, and a charity may spend it elsewhere.
Elected councillors (60)
Oldham has 60 elected councillors in this area. Only elected members are named, as public office holders.
Show all 60 councillors
| Councillor | Party | Ward |
|---|---|---|
| Shabir Hussain | The Oldham Group Party | Alexandra |
| Zaheer Ali | Independent | Alexandra |
| Zahid Chauhan | Labour and Co-operative Party | Alexandra |
| Elaine Taylor | Labour Party | Chadderton Central |
| Mohon Ali | Labour Party | Chadderton Central |
| Nazrul Islam | Labour Party | Chadderton Central |
| Barbara Susan Brownridge | Labour Party | Chadderton North |
| Eddie Moores | Labour and Co-operative Party | Chadderton North |
| Jon Ford | Reform UK | Chadderton North |
| Graham Shuttleworth | Labour Party | Chadderton South |
| Holly Louise Harrison | Labour and Co-operative Party | Chadderton South |
| Rob Jackson | Reform UK | Chadderton South |
| Abdul Jabbar | Labour Party | Coldhurst |
| Mohammed Mohib Abu Taleb | Independent | Coldhurst |
| Montaz Ali Azad | Independent | Coldhurst |
| Dave Murphy | Liberal Democrats | Crompton |
| Diane Williamson | Liberal Democrats | Crompton |
| Peter Hanlon | Reform UK | Crompton |
| Andrew Barry Brooks | Reform UK | Failsworth East |
| Brian Hobin | Failsworth Independent Party | Failsworth East |
| Ken Rustidge | Labour and Co-operative Party | Failsworth East |
| Mark Christopher Ruthven | Reform UK | Failsworth West |
| Mark Jeffrey Wilkinson | Independent | Failsworth West |
| Sandra Ball | Independent | Failsworth West |
| Kamran Ghafoor | Conservative and Unionist Party | Hollinwood |
| Naseem Aslam | Labour Party | Hollinwood |
| Robert Barnes | Reform UK | Hollinwood |
| Junaid Hussain | Labour and Co-operative Party | Medlock Vale |
| Sajed Hussain | Labour Party | Medlock Vale |
| Umar Nasheen | Labour and Co-operative Party | Medlock Vale |
| Dave Arnott | Conservative and Unionist Party | Royton North |
| Lewis Quigg | Conservative and Unionist Party | Royton North |
| Paul Robinson | Reform UK | Royton North |
| Jade Hughes | Independent | Royton South |
| Maggie Hurley | Independent | Royton South |
| Tony Pinder | Reform UK | Royton South |
| Garth Harkness | Liberal Democrats | Saddleworth North |
| Pam Byrne | Conservative and Unionist Party | Saddleworth North |
| loan Williams | Reform UK | Saddleworth North |
| Graham Sheldon | Conservative and Unionist Party | Saddleworth South |
| Helen Louise Bishop | Liberal Democrats | Saddleworth South |
| Max Woodvine | Conservative and Unionist Party | Saddleworth South |
| Mark Kenyon | Liberal Democrats | Saddleworth West & Lees |
| Peter Klonowski | Reform UK | Saddleworth West & Lees |
| Sam Al-Hamdani | Liberal Democrats | Saddleworth West & Lees |
| Lisa Adele Navesey | Independent | Shaw |
| Marc Hince | Independent | Shaw |
| Steve Eyre | Reform UK | Shaw |
| Beth Sharp | Conservative and Unionist Party | St James' |
| Gary Tarbuck | Reform UK | St James' |
| Josh Charters | Labour and Co-operative Party | St James' |
| Aisha Kouser | Independent | St Mary's |
| Arooj Shah | Labour Party | St Mary's |
| Sonny Shah Arstan | The Oldham Group Party | St Mary's |
| Nadeem Iqbal | Labour Party | Waterhead |
| Naveed Tariq Chowhan | Independent | Waterhead |
| Paul Taylor | Reform UK | Waterhead |
| Fida Hussain | Labour and Co-operative Party | Werneth |
| Nyla Ibrahim | Independent | Werneth |
| Shoab Akhtar | Labour Party | Werneth |
Full profiles are on the council page.
Organisations that share board members
Among the 382 largest charities here with trustee data, 98 are linked to at least one other through 82 shared board members. This shows how boards overlap, which is not the same as influence or control, and in small communities the same volunteers often serve more than one cause.
- Life Education Centre for Lancashire and North West Life Education Limited4 shared board members
- Moston and District Sports and Youth Club and Moston and District Sports and Youth Club4 shared board members
- Firwood and District Residents Association and Chadderton Federation of Community Organisations4 shared board members
- Family Aid Direct and Trust Property Held in Connexion with Bethesda Baptist Chapel Royton4 shared board members
- Oldham Parish Education Fund and The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Oldham3 shared board members
- Firwood Church and Eden Westwood Community Project3 shared board members
- South Chadderton Methodist Church and Oldham Methodist Circuit3 shared board members
- Werneth and Freehold Community Development Project and The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Christ Church Chadderton2 shared board members
- Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Lydgate, St Anne and Lydgate Community Association Cio2 shared board members
- Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Greenfield, St Mary and The Parochial Church Council of The Ecclesiastical Parish of Friarmere, St Thomas2 shared board members
Connections between organisations through shared board members describe how boards overlap. They are not evidence of influence, control or coordination, and many overlaps are ordinary in small communities. Only elected councillors are named. No addresses or other personal details are shown; organisation links point to existing public GovReg profiles.
Sources used on this page
1- Charity Commission, Companies House, Department for Education, NHS England: Organisation registers, via the GovReg place indexA charity or company is counted where its registered address is, which is not necessarily where it works.
Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.