WIGAN LITTLE THEATRE

Charity Number: 251806
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Wigan Little Theatre is a voluntary organisation, run by and for anyone interested in providing high quality, wide ranging, traditional and innovative theatre, accessible to all.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £252,414
Total expenditure: £232,366

People

18 Trustee(s)

320 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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Lancashire
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 29 April 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases 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

18 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Anne Woolley Chair 08 May 2015
None on record
JOHN NAUGHTON Trustee 17 May 2024
THE LOWTON UNITED CHARITY
Received: On time
John Churnside Trustee 12 May 2024
None on record
Peter Jones Jones Mr Trustee 12 May 2024
None on record
Louise Steggals Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
John Dudley Trustee 18 May 2023
None on record
Veronica Teesdale Trustee 10 May 2023
None on record
Joe Wiswell Trustee 08 October 2021
None on record
David Swift Trustee 08 October 2021
None on record
Tara Haywood Trustee 24 May 2019
None on record
Katie Davis Trustee 24 May 2019
None on record
Margaret Finch Trustee 19 May 2017
None on record
Maureen Schofield Trustee 08 May 2015
None on record
Elaine Delaney Trustee 30 May 2014
None on record
RYAN EDWARD SHAW Trustee
None on record
LINDA DONBAVAND Trustee
None on record
JACK DEAN Trustee
None on record
MARGARET KINLEY Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £211.84k £77.29k £110.04k £216.79k £252.41k
Total expenditure £204.70k £105.57k £34.02k £185.14k £232.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £22.23k £25.62k £5.17k N/A

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 December 2023 14 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 14 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 19 August 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 19 August 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 15 July 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 15 July 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.

RULES OF WIGAN LITTLE THEATRE AMENDED FEBRUARY 1967 AND MAY 1972

Charitable objects

PURSUIT TO THE FRIENDLY SOCIETIES ACT 1896 AND THE SPECIAL AUTHORITY OF 3RD JULY 1878 FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING EDUCATION IN THE FINE ARTS AMONGST THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND, IN PARTICULAR, INCREASING THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING AMONGST MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PERMANENT THEATRE IN WIGAN, THE PRODUCTION AND PRESENTATION OF PLAYS OF MERIT AND THE ORGANISATION AND PRESENTATION OF LECTURES AND READINGS.

Area of benefit

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

WIGAN AND DISTRICT

Contact information

Address:
Wigan Little Theatre
44 Crompton Street
WIGAN
Lancashire
WN1 3SL
Phone:
07904023670
Email:
secretary@wiganlittletheatre.co.uk
Website:

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