Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5

WWL RADIO 

We provide a radio service for hospitals, residential homes and similar institutions, and for patients receiving community care to aid the relief of sickness, poor health and old age amongst people living in Wigan and its surrounding areas; and to advance the promotion of the benefits of living a healthy lifestyle for public benefit. This is done from our studio at Wrightington Hospital
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 2 years

https://wwlradio.co.uk

wrightingtonhospitalradio@hotmail.com

01257256361

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
30/09/23£1,210£1,793£-58320
30/09/22£600£2,051£-1,45119
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 20 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wigan,

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/02/2022, number: 1197778
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

WRIGHTINGTON HOSPITAL NHS TRUST
HALL LANE
WRIGHTINGTON
WIGAN
WN6 9EP

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS, POOR HEALTH AND OLD AGE AMONGST PEOPLE LIVING IN WIGAN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING A LOCAL BROADCASTING SERVICE FOR HOSPITALS, RESIDENTIAL HOMES AND SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS, AND FOR PATIENTS RECEIVING COMMUNITY CARE;2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH AND PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF SICKNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFITS OF LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING GOOD PERSONAL MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH BY (MAINLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THE MEANS OF BROADCASTING HEALTH EDUCATION MESSAGES TO PEOPLE LIVING IN WIGAN AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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