W G S TRUST

Registered charity 505207 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£862k
Latest spending
£519k
Registered
1976
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,038,861, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum of £10 million in unrestricted reserves. Despite this shortfall against the policy goal, the trustees and auditors confirm the trust is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: minimum of £10 million (held: £6.0m)
the Trustees and the professional advisers consider that generation of unrestricted reserves of a minimum of £10 million is required to meet these demands.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Total income
£862k
Total spending
£519k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£6.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~139.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£862k£519k
31/08/2024£1.4m£979k
31/08/2023£1.0m£869k
31/08/2022£1.0m£1.8m
31/08/2021£977k£875k

Common questions

Is W G S TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £6,038,861, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum of £10 million in unrestricted reserves. Despite this shortfall against the policy goal, the trustees and auditors confirm the trust is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for at least twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

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