COMPASSION IN ACTION

Registered charity 1135920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

the relief or prevention of poverty, prevention of social exclusion and the provision of aftercare and support to individuals leaving treatment regimes or experiencing crises

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF CLOTHES, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD. TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS LEAVING TREATMENT REGIMES OR EXPERIENCING CRISISES.

Area of benefit: WIGAN

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wigan, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£801k

Latest spending

£745k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £459,891, an increase from the previous year's £403,690. The trustees report that the charity had restricted reserves of £nil at the balance sheet date. The filing confirms that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintaining an appropriate level of unrestricted reserves to cover management and administration and support costs (held: £460k)

“The reserves are continuously assessed by the Trustees who work towards maintaining an appropriate level of unrestricted reserves to cover management and administration and support costs.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income

£801k

Total spending

£745k

Reserves (reported)

£460k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.4 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Chloe Gilligan
Christopher Hallworth
Craig Gilligan
Sharon Walker

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£801k	£745k
30/04/2024	£808k	£775k
30/04/2023	£891k	£809k
30/04/2022	£915k	£692k
30/04/2021	£509k	£460k

Common questions

Is COMPASSION IN ACTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £459,891, an increase from the previous year's £403,690. The trustees report that the charity had restricted reserves of £nil at the balance sheet date. The filing confirms that the financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE REISNER CHARITABLE FOUNDATION LTD	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND.

PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND income £781k
IHSAN COMPASSION FUND income £277k
THE HELPING FOUNDATION income £23.9m
AID INFINITY income £72k
ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR FUND OF BENEVOLENCE income £69k
THE SF CHARITABLE TRUST income £113k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
COMPASSION IN ACTION	£801k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025	£781k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
IHSAN COMPASSION FUND FY2025	£277k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HELPING FOUNDATION FY2024	£23.9m	—	0	above	—	no doubt
AID INFINITY FY2025	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
ORDER OF THE SECRET MONITOR FUND OF BENEVOLENCE FY2025	£69k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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