WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST
Registered charity 1120745 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
To further and assist in the education of children and adults within Wigan and surrounding areas through the use of the game of football and other ancillary sporting activities as educational tools. To provide or assist in the provision of sporting and recreational facilities for the public of Wigan and surrounding areas.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £119,014 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income increasing to £1,777,082. However, the trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves of £187,882 are below the stated policy target of £365,437, which represents three to six months of operating costs. The trustees are actively working to increase income streams and control costs to raise reserves in the future.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £188k; policy: three to six months of operating costs)
“For 2024/25, this equates to £365,437 (2023/24: £407,000), whereas unrestricted funds currently stand at £187882.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants received from DT Molyneux, Leader of Wigan Council.
“DT Molyneux Leader of Wigan Council Grants received - Total £161,189 (2024 : £108,756)”
“C Molyneux Head teacher of Sharples High School Grants received - Total £19,040 (2024 : NIL)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grants received from C Molyneux, Head teacher of Sharples High School.
“DT Molyneux Leader of Wigan Council Grants received - Total £161,189 (2024 : £108,756)”
“C Molyneux Head teacher of Sharples High School Grants received - Total £19,040 (2024 : NIL)”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by ADC Accountants Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wigan Athletic Community Trust (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- PRESTON, Martin John — director, appointed 15/01/2024on trustee list
- HIGHAM, Emily — director, appointed 25/09/2023on trustee list
- BRAMWELL, Richard Ellis — director, appointed 25/09/2023on trustee list
- MARWICK, Timothy Peter — director, appointed 26/09/2022on trustee list
- MOLYNEUX, Caroline — director, appointed 01/10/2021on trustee list
- ROBINSON, Catherine Maria — director, appointed 16/01/2018on trustee list
- MEADOWS, Jenny Brenda — director, appointed 08/01/2018on trustee list
- MOLYNEUX, David Trevor, Councillor — director, appointed 05/05/2015on trustee list
- IVORY, Philip — director, appointed 01/02/2010on trustee list
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below 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).
- Brenda Spencerchair
- Caroline Molyneux
- Catherine Robinson · trustee of 1 other charity
- David Molyneux
- Emily Higham
- Jenny Meadows
- Martin Preston
- PHILIP IVORY
- Richard Bramwell
- Timothy Peter Marwick
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Lancashire · St Helens · Wigan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £119,014 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total income increasing to £1,777,082. However, the trustees' report notes that unrestricted reserves of £187,882 are below the stated policy target of £365,437, which represents three to six months of operating costs. The trustees are actively working to increase income streams and control costs to raise reserves in the future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by ADC Accountants Ltd.
Government & lottery funding
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