WIGAN HERITAGE AND MINING MONUMENT

Charity Number: 1171275
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The trustees announced that they were undertaking a fundraising exercise to raise upto £150k in order to fund the building of a mining monument to commemorate the many thousands of people who worked in or were affected by mining, and the crucial role which mining played in the development of the town. The design and construction of the statue has been contracted to artist Steve Winterburn.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2021

Total income: £125
Total expenditure: £3,950

Fundraising

This charity raises funds from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators.

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
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
No information available
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 January 2017: CIO registration
  • 14 March 2023: Removed (Removed by application)
  • 14 March 2023: Funds transferred to 513511 Lancashire Mining Museum Limited
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WHAMM (Working name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
No policies declared
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2017 31/12/2018 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021
Total gross income £101.99k £24.82k £22.68k £889 £125
Total expenditure £15.21k £37.79k £51.08k £42.47k £3.95k
Income from government contracts £0 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £0 N/A N/A N/A 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 2022 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2021 16 January 2023 77 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 16 January 2023 77 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 22 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 22 September 2021 On Time
Annual return 31 December 2019 28 August 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 28 August 2020 On Time

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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jan 2017

Charitable objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE TOWN OF WIGAN IN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN: (1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE SUBJECT OF THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF MINING WIGAN AND ITS IMPACT ON THE TOWN AND ITS PEOPLE (2) TO PROMOTE THE ENHANCEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE AREA BY THE CREATION, ERECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF A MONUMENT IN A PROMINENT TOWN CENTRE LOCATION TO COMMEMORATE THE MANY THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED IN AND WERE AFFECTED BY MINING, AND THE CRUCIAL ROLE WHICH MINING PLAYED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TOWN.