Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name WIGAN HERITAGE AND ARTS TRUST Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1203551
Charity's principal address The Old Courts Gerrard Winstanley House Crawford Street, Wigan Postcode WN1 1NA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| GarySpeakman | ||||
| Vicki Kathleen Forrester Ciaputa |
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| Rosalind Faye Hyde |
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| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) |
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| Administrative | David Jenkins | 11 Inglewood Road, Rainford, WA11 7QL |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Foundation Trust How the charity is constituted
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Appointed by Charity Board Trustee selection methods
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
The Charity has not begun to trade in this reporting period.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CIO SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO: 3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH ENCOURAGE WIDE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING
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THEATRES AND VISUAL ARTS VENUES; 3.2 THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST; AND 3.3 PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND SUPPORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FINANCIAL SUPPORT). The Charity has not begun to trade in this reporting period. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance The Charity has not begun to trade in this reporting period. Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Section E Financial review
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details Youmay chooseto include additional information, where relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. |
The Charity has not begun to trade in this reporting period. All funds are £NIL |
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| The Charity has not begun to trade in this reporting period. All funds are £NIL |
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| The Charity has not begun to trade in this reporting period. All funds are £NIL. No Financial Transactions have occurred |
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
David E Jenkins | Gary Speakman |
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| David Edward Jenkins | Gary Speakman | |
Administrator & Advisor |
Chair | |
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Charity number: 1203551
(England and Wales)
Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements
For the period ended 31 March 2024
Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust Contents Page For the period ended 31 March 2024
Report of the Trustees 1 Statement of Financial Activities 2 Statement of Financial Position 3 Notes to the Financial Statements 4
Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust Report of the Trustees
For the period ended 31 March 2024
The Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements for the charitable company for the period ended 31 March 2024. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and aims
The trustees have considered the Charity Commision's guidance on public benefit, including the guidance 'public benefit: running a charity (PB2)'.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Name of Charity Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust Charity registration number 1203551 Principal address The Old Courts Gerrad Winstanley House Crawford Street Wigan WN1 1NA
Trustees
The trustees and officers serving during the year and since the year end were as follows:
Gary Speakman Rosalind Faye Hyde Vicki Kathleen Forrester Ciaputa
Approved by the Board of Trustees and signed on its behalf by .............................................................................
David E Jenkins
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Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust Statement of Financial Activities (including Income and Expenditure account) For the period ended 31 March 2024
Total funds carried forward
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Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust Statement of Financial Position
As at 31 March 2024
| Notes Net assets The funds of the charity Total funds |
£ 2024 |
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For the period ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
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The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section
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476,
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The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records
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and the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime.
The financial statements were approved and authorised for issue by the Board and signed on its behalf by:
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Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust Notes to the Financial Statements
For the period ended 31 March 2024
1. Accounting Policies
Basis of accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, except for investments which are included at market value and the revaluation of certain fixed assets and in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) ‘Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), and the Companies Act 2006.
Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note(s).
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
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