Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited

Analysis

Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater Manchester. It was registered in April 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02656905). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited reported income of £183k and spending of £184k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £122k to £183k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include H.o.p.e. Halton Moor and Osmondthorpe Project for Elders (£183k), Whitehill & Bordon Community Trust (£183k) and Oldham Play Action Group (£183k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.