AGE CONCERN WIGAN BOROUGH
Registered charity 1103022 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AGE UK WIGAN BOROUGH
The organisation works with older people in the Borough of Wigan. We provide a range of services, support, advice and information to enable older people to enjoy an improved quality of life.We employ approximately 50 staff and work with around 70 volunteers and aim to have a presence across the borough.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total income increased by 13% to £1,036,517, while total expenditure was £1,074,832, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the trustees report the charity remained in a sound financial position, supported by unrestricted income growth and donations.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary relationship disclosed
“Age UK Wigan Borough Enterprises Limited is a trading company and subsidiary of Age Concern Wigan Borough and limited company registered in England and Wales number 3315916.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Age UK Wigan Borough Enterprises Limited
“Age UK Wigan Borough Enterprises Limited is a trading company and subsidiary of Age Concern Wigan Borough”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Age Uk Wigan Borough (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (08/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Robert Armstrongchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Dula Alicehajic-Becic
- Georgia Pennington
- Hilary Horrocks
- MATTHEW THOMAS HOTHERSALL
- Neil Turner
- Richard Williams · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Wigan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is AGE CONCERN WIGAN BOROUGH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 13% to £1,036,517, while total expenditure was £1,074,832, resulting in a net deficit for the year. Despite this, the trustees report the charity remained in a sound financial position, supported by unrestricted income growth and donations.
Who funds AGE CONCERN WIGAN BOROUGH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name AGE CONCERN WIGAN BOROUGH as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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