EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH
To promote the care, welfare, interest, treatment, education and advancement in primarily the Wigan and Leigh area and surrounding districts of people with any form of disability, their families and carers and to provide information, advice, support and personal advocacy.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,051 for the year, resulting in total funds of £554,184. The trustees describe the organisation as financially healthy with sufficient reserves to manage short-term funding losses, although they note challenges in recruiting staff due to non-competitive salaries. The charity faces a major funding gap of approximately £85,000 from the end of a National Lottery grant in the coming year.
What the accounts disclose
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)
Trustees
- JOANNE BARROWchair
- Barend Philip Anthon
- Martin John Mellor
- Michael Charles Hassall
- Sheila Marie Robinson
- Tiffany Parsons
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 28/02/2025 | £783k | £801k |
| 29/02/2024 | £727k | £681k |
| 28/02/2023 | £571k | £554k |
| 28/02/2022 | £503k | £529k |
| 28/02/2021 | £586k | £494k |
Common questions
Is EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £18,051 for the year, resulting in total funds of £554,184. The trustees describe the organisation as financially healthy with sufficient reserves to manage short-term funding losses, although they note challenges in recruiting staff due to non-competitive salaries. The charity faces a major funding gap of approximately £85,000 from the end of a National Lottery grant in the coming year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 08/09/2005 | £286k | Lifecoaching |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 21/07/2005 | £5k | School holiday activities |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/07/2005 | £1k | 60th anniversary Street Party with Games |
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Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH | £783k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WIGAN DEANERY TRUST | £349k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EMBRACE UK COMMUNITY SUPPORT CENTRE | £1.5m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 1 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WIGAN AND LEIGH CHURCHES ASSOCIATION FOR FAMILY WELFARE | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOUTH WILTS MENCAP | £168k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| YOUNG PERSONS CENTRE | £497k | — | 0 | below | — | no doubt |