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Active Bolton

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Active Bolton is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, amateur sport.

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What are the key facts about Active Bolton?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£3,208,975
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£3,074,160
Registered charity number
1087039
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Arena Approach
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Not recorded

Quick answer

Active Bolton (number 1087039) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Active Bolton do?

Provision of Sporting and Leisure Activities

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Active Bolton

Answers Active Bolton gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Active Bolton's highest-paid staff paid?

Active Bolton's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£110,001–£120,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does Active Bolton's money come from?

Active Bolton reported £3.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.3m (72%), trading and fundraising events £635k (20%), other income £241k (8%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£2.3m · 72%
  • Trading and fundraising events£635k · 20%
  • Other income£241k · 8%
  • Investments£37k · 1%

Does Active Bolton receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Active Bolton. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Active Bolton reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record Active Bolton as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Active Bolton's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04165498 (Companies House)
Also known as
Bolton Arena
Previous names on the register
Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust
Where it says it operates
Bolton

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Active Bolton registered for?

Education/trainingAmateur Sport

Why is there no Clarity Score for Active Bolton yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Active Bolton. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Active Bolton a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Active Bolton as a registered charity (number 1087039) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Active Bolton's charity number?
Active Bolton's charity number is 1087039. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1087039?
Search 1087039 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Active Bolton do?
Provision of Sporting and Leisure Activities
Does Active Bolton have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Active Bolton. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Active Bolton?
Active Bolton's website listed in our register data is http://www.activebolton.com. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Active Bolton's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Active Bolton's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £110,001–£120,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does Active Bolton's money come from?
Active Bolton reported £3.2m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £2.3m (72%), trading and fundraising events £635k (20%), other income £241k (8%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Active Bolton?
The register does not record Active Bolton as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Active Bolton's trustees paid?
Active Bolton's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits (payments for providing services). Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was Active Bolton previously called?
The register lists this previous name for Active Bolton: Bolton Middlebrook Leisure Trust.
When was Active Bolton registered as a charity?
Active Bolton was entered on the register on 18 June 2001. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04165498).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.