Wigan Parent Carer Forum

Analysis

Wigan Parent Carer Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wigan. It was registered in June 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wigan Parent Carer Forum reported income of £67k and spending of £66k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2025, income grew from £56k to £67k (+19%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Wigan Parent Carer Forum 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 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Basingstoke & District Young Carers (£67k), The Bacta Charitable Trust (£67k) and The Friends of Octavia (£67k).