Wigan Deanery Trust

Analysis

Wigan Deanery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11938299). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Wigan Deanery Trust reported income of £571k and spending of £461k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £370k to £571k (+54%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Wigan Deanery Trust sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Mind (£571k), The Daughters of Jesus CIO (£571k) and Luton Friendship Homecarers (£570k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 1.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £61k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.