WIGAN AND LEIGH DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

Registered charity 1153578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WLDCS

Wigan and Leigh Deaf Children's Society provides support for deaf children and their families in the Wigan borough and surrounding areas. We provide regular activities for deaf children to make friends, share experiences and build self confidence. We provide a local source of support and advice for parents of newly diagnosed deaf children.

Objects

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER IN EVERY WAY ALLOWED BY LAW, THE EDUCATION AND RELIEF OF DEAF CHILDREN WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGIOUS, CREED, DISABILITY, SEX OR FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net profit of £12,755.71 for the year ended 30 March 2025, with total income of £32,444.79 against expenditure of £19,689.08. The trustees note that income was skewed by a Lottery award and that adjusting for project splits would result in a near balance or small profit for the period. The bank balance at the end of the period was £27,525.03.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — WLDCS (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Chloe Camille Jenkins
• Debra Wilson
• Emma Dominique McKie
• Rachel Hamer
• Sara Millin

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

Operates in: Lancashire · Wigan

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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