WIGAN AND LEIGH PENSIONERS LINK LIMITED

Registered charity 1003175 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Information & advice on issues relevant to the older person. Alternative therapies, exercise & relaxation, coffee clubs, computer usage & training, outreach work. Deliver library books to elderly, isolated clients. Take elderly patients home from hospital and leave them in a safe environment.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£204k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,818 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £83,459 to £81,641. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves policy target of three months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year. Per the going concern note, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' expenditure (held: £82k)
It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds that have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivilent to three months' expenditure. — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£204k£206k
31/03/2024£200k£201k
31/03/2023£178k£173k
31/03/2022£163k£168k
31/03/2021£184k£165k

Common questions

Is WIGAN AND LEIGH PENSIONERS LINK LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £1,818 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing from £83,459 to £81,641. The trustees confirm that the charity's reserves policy target of three months' expenditure has been maintained throughout the year. Per the going concern note, there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/05/2023£170kPensioners Link Reducing Isolation
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2005£199kReach Out

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH HEALTH SERVICES CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WIGAN AND LEIGH PENSIONERS LINK LIMITED£204k0aboveno doubt
WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH HEALTH SERVICES CHARITY FY2025£289k0unclearno doubt
WHEATLEY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£336k0unclearnoted
AGE UK LEWISHAM AND SOUTHWARK FY2025£2.6maboveno doubt
WIGAN AND LEIGH HOSPICE FY2025£7.2mwithinno doubt
ST HELENS AND KNOWSLEY CARING ASSOCIATION FY2025£2.8munclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.