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690 charities work in Wigan. 52 are behind with their accounts.

182 of them work only in Wigan, with a combined income of £29.0m. The share behind with their accounts, 7.5%, is above the rate for England and Wales as a whole (5.4%).

Wigan, Greater ManchesterCount
Charities that name Wigan as an area of operation690
Of which work only here182
Behind with their accounts52
  in default two years or more39
Income of the charities that work only here£29.0m
Charity Commission register as at 27 September 2026. Every charity in Wigan (CSV)

Behind with their accounts, largest first

The Charity Commission's own status for each. A charity in default has not filed accounts or an annual return by its deadline.

CharityNo.Last incomeStatusLast accounts to
Manchester Muslim Funeral Committee 1093101 £100k Accounts overdue 31 May 2024
Kidz2gether 1162779 £93k In default two years or more 31 July 2020
Wigan & Leigh People First 1127251 £74k In default two years or more 31 March 2021
New Lodge Playgroup 1019525 £61k In default two years or more 31 July 2021
Hazara Community Association 1187340 £45k Accounts overdue 30 September 2025
Dashmash Sikh Temple 513887 £31k In default two years or more 31 December 2022
Atherton Welfare Institute 521011 £30k In default two years or more 31 December 2015
Upholland and Tawd Vale Lions Club 1129074 £25k Accounts overdue 30 June 2024
Billinge Soccer Centre 1127570 £20k In default two years or more 31 January 2022
Friends of Astley Scouts and Guides 1116297 £15k In default two years or more 31 March 2010
Church Lane (Lowton ) Community Centre 1131347 £13k In default two years or more 31 March 2023
The Friends of Gilded Hollins Primary School 507869 £10k In default two years or more 31 August 2023
The Brayton Almshouses 243903 £9,385 Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Look in Neighbourhood Care Centre (L I N C ) 514761 £8,000 In default two years or more 30 June 2022
Global Aid Solution Project UK 1133298 £8,000 Accounts overdue 20 November 2024
The Amy Leigh Barnes Charitable Foundation 1147571 £7,716 In default two years or more 31 March 2017
Afro-Caribbean and Friends Community Association 517170 £7,600 In default two years or more 31 March 2015
Westleigh Old Peoples Welfare Centre 251949 £7,303 In default two years or more 11 April 2011
Manchester Sickle Cell Association 1063878 £6,898 In default two years or more 31 October 2009
Hindley Independent Methodist Church (Trust Property Held in Connexion Therewith) 249477 £5,927 In default two years or more 31 August 2017
Wigan Metro Talking News 506511 £4,450 In default two years or more 30 July 2019
Jesus Ministries International North West 1113816 £2,355 Accounts overdue 5 February 2024
Hope School Parent Teachers Association 507924 £1,827 In default two years or more 30 April 2017
SVC Community Plus 1151265 £1,755 In default two years or more 31 December 2022
Jamia Masjid Ayesha Education Centre 1173095 £1,365 In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Bury and Bolton Me/Cfs & Fibromyalgia Support Group 1161356 £894 Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Buddies Dog Training 1211307 £741 Accounts overdue 24 September 2025
Charity of James Carlton Eckersley 217090 £401 Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
The Lowton Old Endowed School Charity 505393 £379 In default two years or more 31 December 2017
I a Wigan 1039373 £300 In default two years or more 30 September 2017
Wigan Street Pastors 1168262 £220 Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Buddies of the Birches School 1112537 £200 In default two years or more 31 March 2018
Emergency Responders for Lancashire and Manchester 1171932 £36 In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Lowton Endowed School 505392 £17 In default two years or more 31 December 2017
Frances Duckenfield Charity 217091 £7 Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Council for Information on Tranquillisers, Antidepressants & Painkillers 519334 £1 In default two years or more 31 December 2016
The Wigan Deaf and Without Speech Society 224494 £0 In default two years or more 31 December 2022
Dukinfield Baptist Church (Trust Funds Held Icw ) 210843 £0 In default two years or more none on file
The Richard Mather Eleemosynary Charity 221701 £0 Accounts overdue 20 September 2024
Boothstown Project Committee 1015559 £0 In default two years or more none on file
Westwood Forum 1048853 £0 In default two years or more none on file
The Community Forum Ltd 1101617 £0 Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
Clayton Playing Field & Recreation Ground 1088910 £0 In default two years or more none on file
The Friends of ST Richard's RC Primary School 1104995 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Wigan & Leigh Bereavement Support Network 1106872 £0 In default two years or more 22 July 2019
Landgate School PTA 1126194 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Be Breast Aware 1158428 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2018
Shade4ste 1140290 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Eavesway Charitable Trust 1157800 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2022
My Side 1166085 £0 In default two years or more none on file
Mesnes N.R.G. 1175595 £0 In default two years or more 31 March 2020
Football Club Manchester Stars United 1200568 £0 In default two years or more none on file

The largest charities that work only in Wigan

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Wigan and Leigh Hospice 513400 £7.2m
2 Wigan Boys and Girls Club 1134451 £2.2m
3 Way Church 1133425 £1.7m
4 The Childcare and Community Centres, Ashton and District 1107779 £1.5m
5 One Vision Media 1160946 £1.4m
6 Age Concern Wigan Borough 1103022 £1.0m
7 Joining Jack 1148156 £890k
8 Compassion in Action 1135920 £801k
9 The Pelican Centre Ltd 1159655 £800k
10 Leigh Caring Kitchen 1164347 £666k
11 Wigan & Leigh Carers Centre 1138908 £626k
12 Sunshine House Wigan 1169676 £564k
13 Young Persons Centre 1097820 £497k
14 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wigan Central 1209175 £490k
15 Wigan Methodist Circuit 1138103 £438k
16 Hindsford Community Link (NW) Limited 1134399 £387k
17 Leigh Building Preservation Trust Limited 1164641 £377k
18 Wigan Deanery Trust 1184650 £349k
19 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of ST Wilfrid's Standish 1181356 £318k
20 Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Health Services Charity 1048659 £289k
21 Higher Folds Community Centre (Leigh) Limited 1076911 £282k
22 Wigan and Leigh Community Charity 1163945 £275k
23 Standish Under 5's Limited 1179432 £270k
24 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wigan West 1201671 £265k
25 The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Wigan Town Centre 1204271 £242k

The largest charities working in Wigan

Including national charities that name Wigan among their areas.

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Liverpool Roman Catholic Archdiocesan Trust 232709 £38.7m
2 Archdiocese of Liverpool 1199714 £38.7m
3 The Lowry Centre Trust 1053962 £30.5m
4 Manchester International Festival 1113902 £24.2m
5 The Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Limited 247647 £15.9m
6 The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Finance 249740 £15.8m
7 Moya Cole Hospice 258085 £15.5m
8 The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosby 1125485 £14.7m
9 Manchester Diocesan Board of Finance 249424 £14.5m
10 Stepping Stone Projects 1004375 £14.5m
11 Imagine Act and Succeed 1141823 £12.1m
12 We Change Lives (WCL) 1003023 £12.0m
13 ST Mary's College Crosby Trust Limited 1110311 £11.5m
14 Integrate (Preston and Chorley) Limited 1002141 £11.0m
15 The Tangerine Trust 1208130 £8.3m
16 Care Housing Association 1172276 £8.2m
17 Derian House Childrens Hospice 1005165 £7.7m
18 My Life Legacy 1167858 £7.3m
19 Wigan and Leigh Hospice 513400 £7.2m
20 Greater Manchester Arts Centre Limited 514719 £7.2m
21 Age Concern Manchester 1083242 £5.3m
22 Beacon Counselling Trust 1140011 £5.2m
23 Queen's Hall Action on Poverty 1153055 £4.5m
24 Caritas Diocese of Salford 1125808 £4.2m
25 Disability Direct 1079831 £4.2m

What they work on

Education/training 351General Charitable Purposes 249Religious Activities 162The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 158Disability 149The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 146Arts/culture/heritage/science 136Economic/community Development/employment 117

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