The Bolton Guild of Help
At a glance
Key takeaways
- The Guild's work fits best where your project supports people in Bolton, Bolton Metropolitan Borough, Horwich or Blackrod who face financial hardship, or supports older people, people with disabilities or medical needs, arts education or animal welfare.
- It does not fund people who do not live in the borough of Bolton, so individuals elsewhere should not apply.
- The annual report records £267,237 awarded in total, which may include grants to individuals, but no grant range is stated, so the size of a realistic request is unclear; keep any approach modest and ask the Guild directly.
- No published application process for organisations is listed, and the only contact routes given are the phone, email and website contact section offered for individuals, so start there.
Overview
The Bolton Guild of Help is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1183115).
The Bolton Guild of Help exists to promote charitable purposes for the benefit of the community in Bolton and the neighbourhood. It makes grants to individuals in need and to other charities and organisations involved with animal welfare and the arts. Its Louisa Alice Kay fund makes grants to individuals within Bolton Metropolitan Borough for urgently required necessities and necessary services. The annual report records £267,237 awarded in total, which may include grants to individuals.
What they fund
Priority Areas
The Guild supports residents of Bolton experiencing financial and emotional distress through practical, holistic help. Its website lists white goods, furniture, carpet for one essential room, school uniform, emergency fuel top-ups and food vouchers as possible emergency assistance. Individual cases are assessed on their circumstances, and support can be paired with benefit checks, help with benefit applications and budgeting guidance. It also engages with individuals and families in need through partner charities. The Guild makes grants to other charities and organisations involved with animal welfare and the arts, while its stated purposes include care and comfort for older people and support for people with disabilities or medical needs.
Themes
- Financial hardship
- Household essentials
- Older people
- Disability and medical needs
- Arts education
- Animal welfare
Geographic Focus
Bolton; Bolton Metropolitan Borough; Horwich; Blackrod.
What they don't fund
- People who do not live in the borough of Bolton
- Grants for Emergency and Essential Household Items only: more than 1 item every 3 years
How to apply
For emergency household-item assistance, individuals can apply by phone, email or the website contact section.
What to send:
- Bring in a form of identification and a Universal Credit Payment Statement showing your payment entitlement and breakdown. If you are working or in receipt of any other benefit, provide a full bank statement dated within the last 3 months for all adult members in the household.
Applying again: The Guild can only help with 1 item every 3 years.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- Bolton
- Blackrod
- Horwich
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Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 December 2021 | £169,699 | £151,283 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2021 |
| year to 31 December 2022 | £228,641 | £251,225 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2022 |
| year to 31 December 2023 | £228,825 | £284,459 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2023 |
| year to 31 December 2024 | £294,964 | £354,589 | — | Accounts for year to 31 December 2024 |
| year to 31 December 2025 | £249,149 | £431,658 | £267,237 | Accounts for year to 31 December 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 December 2025: grants awarded in the year, as reported in the accounts.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- boltonguildofhelp.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- boltonguildofhelp.org.uk/grants-for-emergency-and-essential-household-items · read on 24 October 2026
- boltonguildofhelp.org.uk/faq · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 December 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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