SUPPORT TRAINING ACTIVITIES AND RESPITE SERVICES

Charity number: 1134552
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support individuals with learning disabilities to play an active role in the community through partaking in life skills activities. Wigan STARS supports the training of our volunteers and members in first aid, food hygiene, safeguarding, equality and diversity amongst many others. We undertake a large variety of activities in both leisure & educational purposes within the local community.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £35,282
Total expenditure: £27,213

Total income includes £2,230 from 3 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

9 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 April 1968: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • Wigan Stars (Working name)
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
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
maureen ramage Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
SUZANNE BIRD Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
JOYCE DAVIES Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
KAREN SWINBURN Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
Angela Wood Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
MARGARET BIRD Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
Marie Walsh Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
Scott Ramage Trustee 27 September 2021
None on record
STEPHEN RAMAGE Trustee 01 April 2021
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 £15.50k £9.68k £9.73k £18.22k £35.28k
Total expenditure £9.28k £14.55k £10.00k £17.83k £27.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £750 £2.23k

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 19 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2021 24 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 26 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 29 JANUARY 2010

Charitable objects

1 THE RELIEF FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR CARERS, DEPENDANTS AND FAMILIES BY PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RESPITE, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF ENHANCING THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE 2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES AND THEIR CARERS, DEPENDANTS AND FAMILIES IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, TO DEVELOP THEIR WORK AND LIFE SKILLS BY DEVELOPING, DELIVERING AND EVALUATING ACCESSIBLE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIESS

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1134552-1 PROPERTY KNOWN AS HALLGATE HOUSE
Governing document
TRUST DEED DATED 31 DECEMBER 1959
Charitable objects
PROPERTY TO BE USED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CHARITY AND FOR SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS FROM TIME TO TIME TO BE AGREED UPON
Area of benefit
WIGAN
Registration history
  • 24 April 1968 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
HALLGATE HOUSE
HALLGATE
WIGAN
WN1 1HP
Phone:
07711968984
Email:
wiganstars@btinternet.com
Website:

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