WIGAN AND LEIGH CHURCHES ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFARE

Charity number: 1076830
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Wigan Family Welfare offer advocacy and counselling to both adults and children. It provides mental health advocacy, independent mental health advocacy, children's advocacy and supports a self advocacy group for people with Learning Disabilities . The counselling it provides is in a variety of settings from certain Secondary Schools to Sure Start Children's Centres.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,010,397

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Donations and legacies £454
Charitable activities £988.80k
Other trading activities £17.38k
Investments £3.76k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£1,000,078

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Raising funds £3.21k
Charitable activities £996.87k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £614,170 from 8 government contract(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £3.21k
Charitable expenditure £996.87k
Retained for future use £10.32k

People

31 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(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:
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Lancashire
  • Liverpool City
  • Manchester City
  • Salford City
  • St Helens
  • Trafford
  • Warrington
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 July 1999: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • WIGAN FAMILY WELFARE (Working name)
  • THE WIGAN CHURCHES ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFARE (Previous name)
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jillian Hyde Trustee 07 October 2019
None on record
Jessica Murdoch Trustee 29 June 2017
None on record
Sara Cole Trustee 29 June 2017
None on record
Cameron Latham MSc. Trustee 29 June 2016
THE PULSE
Received: On time
ALAN JOHNSON Trustee 26 June 2013
None on record
FATHER CONOR BRIAN GERALD STAINTON-POLLA 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 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £823.42k £771.53k £831.39k £1.36m £1.01m
Total expenditure £799.76k £728.06k £754.23k £1.13m £1.00m
Income from government contracts £487.46k £371.74k £441.62k £853.05k £614.17k
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies £849 £2.04k £1.30k £860 £454
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £3.90k £19.00k £17.38k
Income - Charitable activities £820.72k £768.31k £825.85k £1.33m £988.80k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £1.85k £1.18k £342 £1.67k £3.76k
Income - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £799.76k £728.06k £754.23k £1.12m £996.87k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £11.52k £3.21k
Expenditure - Governance £0 £106.01k £103.65k £130.27k £97.13k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £0 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £22.17k £135.08k £94.43k £109.77k £100.97k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £704.13k £745.33k £1.18m £1.22m £1.02m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £232.07k £342.71k £660.13k £488.26k £267.88k

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 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 26 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 29 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 29 October 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 20 MAY 1999 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 12 JUL 2021

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF FAMILIES IN THE WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AREA AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL HELP AND OTHER RESOURCES WHICH INCLUDE, INFORMATION, ADVICE AND SUPPORT

Area of benefit

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

WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AREA

Contact information

Address:
Leigh Adult Learning College
Walmsley Road
Leigh
Greater Manchester
WN7 1XL
Phone:
01942867888
Email:
admin@familywelfare.co.uk
Website:

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