Overall GiG Score: 6 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 3
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • Grant maker support: +3

AGE CONCERN WIGAN BOROUGH 

The organisation works with older people in the Borough of Wigan. We provide a range of services, support, advice and information to enable older people to enjoy an improved quality of life.We employ approximately 50 staff and work with around 70 volunteers and aim to have a presence across the borough.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly male
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 20 years

www.ageuk.org.uk/wiganborough/

enquiries@ageukwiganborough.org.uk

01942241972

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UN SDGs
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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£673£775£-102£0£935£93514.52522
31/03/22£641£747£-106£0£1,037£1,03716.72725
31/03/21£749£749£0£0£1,143£1,122182311
31/03/20£772£819£-47£0£1,143£1,10016.14757
31/03/19£880£751£128£0£1,190£1,13918.25858
31/03/18£927£961£-34£235£1,094£1,10713.8490
31/03/17£1,111£1,202£-91£275£1,128£1,12711.3630
31/03/16£1,128£1,116£12£189£1,219£1,17912.7520
31/03/15£1,150£969£180£131£1,207£1,14414.2370
31/03/14£1,032£891£141£100£1,027£1,00213.5520
31/03/13£1,081£924£157£112£886£86011.2520
31/03/12£1,091£990£100£105£700£7008.5370
31/03/11£1,114£997£117£41£600£5516.6340
31/03/10£1,069£971£98£136£483£4395.4340
31/03/09£1,024£928£96£139£386£3544.6230
31/03/08£898£902£-4£39£291£2393.2280
31/03/07£822£883£-62£29£328£2493.4320
31/03/06£722£642£80£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£659£504£155£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 14.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 14 months
Quick Ratio: 9.4
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 25 employees
  • 22 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Wigan,

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
Forever Manchester - Coronavirus Support
£4,968 12/06/2020
Information, advice, shopping, general support
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 16/04/2019
Bright Days Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Days
£96,322 18/02/2019
36
Bright Days
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Age UK Wigan Borough
£3,328 29/11/2017
We need support to pay the rent and equipment for our friendship group for isolated older people that meet each week in Standish.
Dunhill Medical Trust - The Connect Up Project
£15,000 06/10/2016
12
Befriending project for socially isolated and lonely older people
National Lottery Community Fund - Advocacy service
£316,129 04/04/2016
60
A volunteer advocacy project to help empower older people aged 60 and over to make stronger decisions, speak up for their rights and challenge difficult issues around finance, health, social care and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Days
£315,661 17/06/2013
60
This continuation project aims to improve the mental and physical health and well-being of isolated and lonely older people who live in Wigan. This will be achieved by working with a wide range of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Help to be heard
£219,220 13/10/2010
60
This project offers an advocacy service for people aged 60 and over in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan. Short term and issue based advocacy will be provided including the provision of information, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-84
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/04/2004, number: 1103022
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/12/2003, number: 05004789
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
19 returns made; all on time
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AGE UK SUPPORT SERVICES NORTH WEST on 08/01/2020
Main office

Groundwork CLM
74-80 Hallgate
WIGAN
Lancashire
WN1 1HP

Objectives

TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR HEREAFTER MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW TO BE CHARITABLE IN AND AROUND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT).

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN AND AROUND THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF WIGAN.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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