CITIZENS ADVICE SERVICE IN THE BOROUGH OF WIGAN

Registered charity 701882 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WIGAN CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU

The Company's objects are to promote any charitable purpose for the public benefit by the advancement of education, the protection and preservation of health and the relief of poverty, sickness and distress in particular, but without limitation, for the benefit of the community in the Borough of Wigan and surrounding areas.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £891,748 from £999,828 in the prior year, while total expenditure also fell to £884,462, resulting in a net surplus of £7,286. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £314,097, which are below the stated policy target of £211,943 (three months of salaries and running costs) when combined with designated funds, though the general unrestricted fund alone is above the specific salary target. The trustees report ongoing financial uncertainty due to ceasing funding streams and rising employment costs, but maintain that resources are adequate for the foreseeable future.

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.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (51% 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

• Barbara Ann Caren
• Cllr Deborah Parkinson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Laura Higson-Bliss
• Emma Catherine Fox
• Jack Tomlinson
• Kirsten Oakes
• Mark Alan Blanchard
• Rachael Wild
• Richard Michael Brameld
• Siobhan Lucy Dunne
• Victoria Sarah Burrows

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Wigan

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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