WHEELCHAIR FUND

Registered charity 1028736 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE WHEELCHAIR FUND SHOP

The Wheelchair Fund provide electric wheelchairs scooters and other equipment for those that are turned down by other bodies. All the equipment we supply are on loan from the fund and get returned to the fund when no longer needed.We also have our own Second hand Charity shop, we sell all donated items to make funds to buy equipment.

Objects

THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO ARE DISABLED

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE IN AND AROUND THE WIGAN METROPOLITA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased from £19,877 to £17,706 due to a net movement in funds of -£2,171. The charity holds £17,387 in cash at bank and has current liabilities of £162, resulting in net assets of £17,706. The trustees report that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANN PATE
• BERYL POWNALL
• EDNA FAIRHURST
• SUSAN FINCH

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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