WIGAN WARRIORS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1129008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDING SPORT, HEALTH AND SOCIAL INCLUSION OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PEOPLE OF WIGAN AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded an operating surplus of £22,510 for the year ended 30 November 2024, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £34,279. The trustees acknowledge that the going concern basis relies on continued financial and management support from the related company, Wigan Rugby League Club Limited. While the charity aims to build reserves to cover 3-6 months of operating costs, the current level is below this stated policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wigan Warriors Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2024)

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr Christopher Brookeschair
• Alexandra Johnson OBE · trustee of 1 other charity
• Carl Lee Cheetham
• John Joseph Winston Higham
• Neil Ashton
• Victoria Molyneux
• Wayne Joyce

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Cumbria · Lancashire · Wigan

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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