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THE WHITEHALL AND INDUSTRY GROUP

Registered charity 1061584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIG

WIG is an independent,not-for-profit membership organisation that builds understanding and co-operation between the public,private and voluntary sectors by connecting top leaders to create better-informed policy, share best practice and enhance leadership across all sectors for the greater public good. It achieves this through a comprehensive programme of events, placements and training.

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Latest income
£3.3m
Latest spending
£2.9m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £380,347 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by 1% to £3,317,690. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £2,257,410 represent 11 months of budgeted overhead expenses, which the trustees consider consistent with their policy of maintaining a minimum of six months' running costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months running costs (held: £2.3m)
“The Trustees believe that this level should be a minimum of approximately six months running costs (being employee, premises, office, management and administration).” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£3.3m
Total spending
£2.9m
Reserves (reported)
£2.3m
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~9.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.3m£2.9m
31/03/2024£3.2m£2.9m
31/03/2023£2.8m£2.7m
31/03/2022£3.0m£2.7m
31/03/2021£2.3m£2.4m

Common questions

Is THE WHITEHALL AND INDUSTRY GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a surplus of £380,347 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by 1% to £3,317,690. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £2,257,410 represent 11 months of budgeted overhead expenses, which the trustees consider consistent with their policy of maintaining a minimum of six months' running costs. The independent auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
AKO FOUNDATION1£500k
THE SIR JACK LYONS CHARITABLE TRUST1£198k
THE MARCHUS TRUST1£105k
RICK MATHER DAVID SCRASE FOUNDATION1£100k
THE EMMANUEL KAYE FOUNDATION1£52k
THE LINBURY TRUST1£50k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£45k
THE HARBOUR FOUNDATION1£16k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WIGAN WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE WHITEHALL AND INDUSTRY GROUP£3.3m——above—no doubt
WIGAN WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2025£627k—0unclear—no doubt
WIGAN DEANERY TRUST FY2023£349k—0unclear—no doubt
THE WIGMORE HALL TRUST FY2025£11.5m——unclear—no doubt
WIGAN LITTLE THEATRE FY2024£257k—0unclear—noted
WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£1.8m—0below—no doubt

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