WEAVERS UPRISING BICENTENNIAL COMMITTEE

Charity number: 1204872
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The WUBC enables the facilitation and provision of commemorative events, artwork, music, talks, research and educational resources focused on 1820s massacres, protests and risings in industrial north England. Specifically we organise annual commemorative events; archival research; educational materials; talks & guided walks; networking & collaborations with local community, arts & heritage groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £77,269
Total expenditure: £8,128

People

4 Trustee(s)

25 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
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Lancashire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 2023: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • WUBC (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Sproule Trustee 13 September 2025
None on record
Peter Francis Billington Trustee 15 March 2025
None on record
John Scott Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record
Dr David Scott Trustee 01 September 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £225 £77.27k
Total expenditure £19 £8.13k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants 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 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 17 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 20 January 2025 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 22 Sep 2023

Charitable objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE HERITAGE AND LOCAL HISTORY OF EAST LANCASHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, WITH A PARTICULAR FOCUS ON THE WEAVERS UPRISING OF 1826 AND RELATED EVENTS, IN PARTICULAR THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS, ARTWORK, MUSIC, TALKS AND INITIATING RESEARCH AND DEVELOPING EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES.

Contact information

Address:
5 ANNIE STREET
RAMSBOTTOM
BURY
BL0 9PP
Phone:
07838245382
Email:
bicentennialcommittee@mail.com
Website:

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