Wigan Transport Trust

Analysis

Wigan Transport Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in June 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Wigan Transport Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,770 to £11k (+13%), an average of +3.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Wigan Transport Trust sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashburton Repair Cafe (£11k), The Friends of the Old Church Walesby All Saints (£11k) and The International Monuments Trust (£11k).