Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 5

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 11

WIGAN AND LEIGH PENSIONERS LINK LIMITED

Information & advice on issues relevant to the older person. Alternative therapies, exercise & relaxation, coffee clubs, computer usage & training, outreach work. Deliver library books to elderly, isolated clients. Take elderly patients home from hospital and leave them in a safe environment.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 33 years

www.pensionerslink.org.uk

contact@pensionerslink.org.uk

01942261753

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£178	£173	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32
31/03/22		£163	£168	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/21		£184	£165	£19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	53
31/03/20		£190	£197	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/19		£200	£179	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	65
31/03/18		£129	£139	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£123	£145	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£164	£160	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£157	£165	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£144	£154	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£130	£158	£-28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£185	£177	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£227	£237	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£215	£214	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£200	£249	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£302	£243	£59	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£317	£274	£42	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£206	£204	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£204	£226	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£249	£271	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Wigan,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
32 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pensioners Link Reducing Isolation
£169,820	19/05/2023	The funding will support Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link to connect with and reduce isolation for Older People (50 years +) in Wigan and Leigh through both their Books and More service and ....more The funding will support Wigan and Leigh Pensioners Link to connect with and reduce isolation for Older People (50 years +) in Wigan and Leigh through both their Books and More service and counselling offer. Sessions will seek to overcome issues such as confidence ability to cope and isolation whilst supporting mental health and wellbeing. They will be delivered from the group’s hub in Leigh and client’s homes for those who are unable to travel. The Books and More service looks to benefit the community across the borough with the aim of reducing isolation through regular check-ins signposting and highlighting additional needs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Wigan & Leigh Pensioners Link
£6,000	06/12/2016	To purchase welcome home and Christmas packs for older people returning home from hospital or have been through bereavement.
National Lottery Community Fund - Mind over Matter
£10,000	28/09/2016 12	The organisation will use the funding to pilot a project of activities to help older people maintain a healthy lifestyle with the specific aim of maintaining healthy brain activity to help prevent or ....more The organisation will use the funding to pilot a project of activities to help older people maintain a healthy lifestyle with the specific aim of maintaining healthy brain activity to help prevent or delay the onset or further development of dementia. This will improve memory, general physical and mental wellbeing and reduce isolation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wigan & Leigh Pensioners Link
£20,000	28/03/2013	the service supports elderley isolated older people so that they may play a fuller part in their comminty

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 55-88

DAVID THOMAS Appointed: 2001, Occupation: Mediator

DEL FOULKES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

EDITH COLEMAN Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Retired

ELIZABETH SMITH Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: LEIGH & HINDLEY METHODIST CIRCUIT,

MICHAEL WILLIAM BEECHER HODLIN (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Retired

PAULINE DOWSETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired, Other trusteeship: ST JOSEPH'S PLAYERS,

PETER NEWTON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD DRABBLE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Company Director

SUSAN PAUKSZTELLO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 12/06/1991, number: 1003175
Registered at Companies House on 08/05/1991, number: 02608731

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
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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 16 days late, AR04: 64 days late,

Main office

Wigan & Leigh Pensioners Link
Resource Centre
27 Charles Street
Leigh
WN7 1DB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE INTERESTS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE WITHIN THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN IN ANY MANNER WHICH MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE

Defined Area of Benefit:

WIGAN

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