WWL RADIO

Charity number: 1197778
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide a radio service for hospitals, residential homes and similar institutions, and for patients receiving community care to aid the relief of sickness, poor health and old age amongst people living in Wigan and its surrounding areas; and to advance the promotion of the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle for public benefit. This is done from our studio at Wrightington Hospital

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 September 2025

Total income: £5,973
Total expenditure: £1,633

People

6 Trustee(s)

22 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:
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 03 February 2022: CIO registration
  • 18 July 2025: Funds received from 1013515 WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL RADIO
Organisation type:
CIO
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Diane Louise Herring Chair 13 July 2021
None on record
Martin Hurst Trustee 20 November 2025
None on record
MARTIN MORRIS Trustee 27 July 2022
None on record
Alan Boardman Trustee 27 July 2022
None on record
KEVIN RILEY Trustee 13 July 2021
None on record
CHRISTOPHER RISLEY Trustee 13 July 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/09/2022 30/09/2023 30/09/2024 30/09/2025
Total gross income £600 £1.21k £2.51k £5.97k
Total expenditure £2.05k £1.79k £1.62k £1.63k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 30 September 2025 21 November 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2025 11 March 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2024 21 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2024 21 November 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2023 01 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2023 01 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 September 2022 26 April 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 September 2022 26 April 2023 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.

CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 03 Feb 2022

Charitable objects

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING IN WIGAN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING A LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICE FOR HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE; 2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD PERSONAL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY (MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE MEANS OF BROADCASTING HEALTH EDUCATION MESSAGES TO PEOPLE LIVING IN WIGAN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.

Contact information

Address:
WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
HALL LANE
WRIGHTINGTON
WIGAN
WN6 9EP
Phone:
01257256361
Email:
wrightingtonhospitalradio@hotmail.com
Website:

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