WIGAN AND LEIGH COMMUNITY CHARITY

Registered charity 1163945 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ABRAM WARD COMMUNITY CHARITY, ABRAM WARD COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE

We aim to provide services and support to the local community in areas such as Food Poverty, Mental Health support, reducing Social Isolation, supporting people with Disabilities, and supporting people back into Skills training and Employment.

Objects

3. The promotion of the benefit of the inhabitants of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, nationality, race or of political, religious or other opinions, by associating together the said inhabitants and the statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the said inhabitants4. The promotion of community capacity building to develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan in such a way that they are better able to identify and help meet their own needs and participate more fully in society 5. The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by: (a) the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race, gender, disability , sexual orientation or religion; (b) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity; (c) promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds; (d) conducting or commissioning research on equality and diversity issues and publishing the results to the public; (e) cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity.6. The promotion of sustainable development [Sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.”]7. The relief of poverty [“To prevent or relieve poverty by awarding a ‘fair trade mark’ to products, the sale of which relieves the poverty of producers by ensuring they receive at least a fair price for their goods and advising such producers of the best ways in which to engage in the trading process.”]8. The promotion of social inclusion [“The promotion of social inclusion for the public benefit amongst people between the ages of 16 to 60 who are socially excluded by providing them with an opportunity to build capacity by establishing and growing a business to relieve the needs of those people and assist them to integrate into society.”]9. The Charity shall be non-party in politics and non-sectarian in religion.

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 expenditure of £36,277 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £192,332 to £156,055. The trustees maintain that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Unrestricted free reserves stood at £120,541 after accounting for funds tied up in tangible fixed assets.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Kerry Whittle
• SONYA FAYE BITHELL
• Shaun Glyn Rimmer

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WIGAN DEANERY TRUST.

• WIGAN DEANERY TRUST income £571k
• LEIGH CARING KITCHEN income £730k
• EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH income £783k
• READING COMMUNITY WELFARE RIGHTS UNIT income £172k
• HOMELESS SUPPORT PROJECT income £251k
• WIGAN ATHLETIC FC COMMUNITY TRUST income £1.8m

Side by side with its peers

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