Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 6

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

WIGAN AND LEIGH DEAF CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

Wigan and Leigh Deaf Children's Society provides support for deaf children and their families in the Wigan borough and surrounding areas. We provide regular activities for deaf children to make friends, share experiences and build self confidence. We provide a local source of support and advice for parents of newly diagnosed deaf children.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is completely female
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/03/23	*	£17	£23	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/22		£32	£16	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/21	*	£2	£5	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/20		£21	£12	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/19		£21	£12	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/18	*	£10	£18	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/03/17?	*	£17	£13	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/16?	*	£6	£9	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15	*	£28	£21	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
06/04/14	*	£19	£9	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.wldcs.org.uk

WiganLeighDCS@outlook.com

07754050451

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Lancashire, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
People's Health Trust - Positive about deafness
£28,520	30/04/2020	A two-year project providing monthly social inclusion and peer-to-peer networks to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of deaf children, their parents, siblings and wider family within ....more A two-year project providing monthly social inclusion and peer-to-peer networks to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of deaf children, their parents, siblings and wider family within Wigan and Leigh. Inspiring deaf role models take part in the sessions and parents also benefit from emotional support and networking. The group also supports children who have a deaf parent or carer. Both parents and children have an opportunity to regularly feed in to the development of activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - WLDCS Building positive relationships
£10,000	07/06/2018 12	This project will deliver a programme of themed activity days aimed at deaf children and their families. These include pool parties, roller skating, adventure family fun day, and a festive family ....more This project will deliver a programme of themed activity days aimed at deaf children and their families. These include pool parties, roller skating, adventure family fun day, and a festive family celebration. This will address issues of isolation, lack of confidence and self-esteem improving the physical and mental wellbeing of participants.
National Lottery Community Fund - All Ears â€“ Positive about Deafness
£10,000	11/01/2017 12	The funding will be used to deliver a programme of themed activity days aimed at deaf children and their families in the local community. The project aims to address social isolation, a lack of ....more The funding will be used to deliver a programme of themed activity days aimed at deaf children and their families in the local community. The project aims to address social isolation, a lack of confidence and self-esteem, as well as improve the mental and physical wellbeing of participants.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CATHERINE DEBORAH SHARPE Appointed: 2024

DEBRA WILSON Appointed: 2024

EMMA DANTON Appointed: 2024

RACHEL HAMER Appointed: 2024

SARA MILLIN Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/08/2013, number: 1153578

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR21: 29 days late, AR18: 34 days late, AR17: 15 days late, AR16: 13 days late, AR15: 26 days late, AR14: 1 days late,

Main office

c/o 1 Cheltenham Street
WIGAN
Lancashire
WN2 1BW

Objectives

THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE CHARITY ARE TO FURTHER IN EVERY WAY ALLOWED BY LAW, THE EDUCATION AND RELIEF OF DEAF CHILDREN WITHOUT REGARD TO RACE, RELIGIOUS, CREED, DISABILITY, SEX OR FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.