WIGAN AND LEIGH PENSIONERS LINK LIMITED

Charity Number: 1003175
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Information & advice on issues relevant to the older person. Alternative therapies, exercise & relaxation, coffee clubs, computer usage & training, outreach work. Deliver library books to elderly, isolated clients. Take elderly patients home from hospital and leave them in a safe environment.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £200,324
Total expenditure: £201,263

Total income includes £177,862 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 June 1991: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MICHAEL WILLIAM BEECHER HODLIN Chair
None on record
Richard Drabble Trustee 16 February 2024
None on record
Elizabeth Smith Trustee 01 October 2022
LEIGH & HINDLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT
Received: On time
Del Foulkes Trustee 18 November 2021
None on record
PAULINE DOWSETT Trustee 20 August 2020
None on record
Susan Pauksztello Trustee 18 July 2019
None on record
Peter Newton Trustee 26 April 2017
None on record
EDITH COLEMAN Trustee 18 September 2014
None on record
DAVID THOMAS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £190.26k £184.08k £163.07k £177.73k £200.32k
Total expenditure £197.25k £165.32k £168.14k £172.78k £201.26k
Income from government contracts £140.00k £177.25k £120.00k N/A N/A
Income from government grants £32.51k N/A N/A £120.00k £177.86k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 February 2024 16 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 February 2024 16 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 17 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 November 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MAY 1991 AS AMENDED 15 FEBRUARY 2001

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN IN ANY MANNER WHICH MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

WIGAN

Contact information

Address:
Wigan & Leigh Pensioners Link
Resource Centre
27 Charles Street
Leigh
WN7 1DB
Phone:
01942261753
Email:
contact@pensionerslink.org.uk
Website:

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