WIGAN BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB

Charity number: 1134451
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our aim is to work with young people between the ages of 8 to 19 and up to 25 for young people with additional needs, with particular emphasis on young people from disadvantaged circumstances. We are a seven night per week youth provision, offering a universal service as well as a targeted offer for young people using various mediums of sport, arts and one-to-one activities all in the same venue.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

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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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Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 February 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Wigan Youth Zone (Working name)
Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

12 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Gary Speakman Chair 09 July 2019
WIGAN HERITAGE AND ARTS TRUST
Received: On time
Debbie Miller Trustee 28 July 2025
None on record
Michael Robert Hilton Trustee 24 February 2025
None on record
Steven James McCormack Trustee 06 February 2025
None on record
Stuart John Entwistle Trustee 06 January 2025
None on record
Laura Jean Flynn Trustee 30 March 2024
STANDISH UNITED CHARITY
Received: On time
Paul Graham Farrington Trustee 21 August 2019
INSPIRING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES
Received: 54 days late
Charlotte Beck Trustee 21 August 2019
None on record
Nigel Thomas Finch Trustee 02 May 2019
None on record
Lisa Marie McAllister Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record
Gillian Susan Diggles Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record
Jacqueline Salt Trustee 01 April 2019
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £2.44m £1.48m £1.52m £1.76m £2.19m
Total expenditure £1.54m £1.86m £2.11m £2.00m £2.30m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £1.17m £549.57k £540.92k £485.18k £565.95k
Income - Donations and legacies £2.16m £1.15m £1.13m £1.37m £1.70m
Income - Other trading activities £52.34k £159.03k £216.82k £165.25k £313.19k
Income - Charitable activities £34.26k £140.11k £134.05k £143.20k £123.03k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £3.72k £70 £1.82k £12.29k £20.50k
Income - Other £184.98k £34.19k £39.74k £66.06k £34.69k
Income - Legacies £10.00k £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.52m £1.80m £2.01m £1.94m £2.22m
Expenditure - Raising funds £17.02k £68.12k £103.59k £62.69k £77.24k
Expenditure - Governance £20.51k £0 £22.33k £26.35k £29.01k
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 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets £7.12m £5.21m £5.20m £7.09m £6.69m
Long-term investments £254.96k £2.26m £2.25m £0 £284.85k
Other assets £2.84m £2.62m £2.10m £2.18m £2.05m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £151.85k £147.17k £196.62k £431.97k £285.79k

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 16 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 16 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 15 December 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Contact information

Address:
Wigan Youth Zone
Parsons Walk
WIGAN
WN1 1RU
Phone:
01942 612061