EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 28 September 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03936727
Financial period: 1 March 2024 – 28 February 2025
Latest income: £782,886
Latest expenditure: £800,937
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Embrace Wigan & Leigh, 81 Ribble Road, Platt Bridge, WIGAN, Lancashire, WN2 5EG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.embracewiganandleigh.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the care, welfare, interest, treatment, education and advancement in primarily the Wigan and Leigh area and surrounding districts of people with any form of disability, their families and carers and to provide information, advice, support and personal advocacy.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £782,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £800,937

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 29 December 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £727,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £681,132

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £570,548
Total Gross Expenditure: £554,250

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 27 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £502,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,188

Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 December 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 20 November 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £586,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £493,685

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £782,886
Total Gross Expenditure: £800,937
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 543511
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2024
Total Gross Income: £727,118
Total Gross Expenditure: £681,132
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 613509
Income From Government Grants: £38,923
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 110

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £570,548
Total Gross Expenditure: £554,250
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 436214
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £502,838
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,188
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 304000
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 100

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2021
Total Gross Income: £586,487
Total Gross Expenditure: £493,685
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 329331
Income From Government Grants: £25,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 19

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2024
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 84251
Income Other Trading Activities: 69610
Income Charitable Activities: 629025
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 782886
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £749,795
Expenditure Other: 51142
Expenditure Total: 800937
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 175000
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £536,133
Assets Total Fixed: 12459
Assets Own Use: 12459
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £636,600
Assets Total Liabilities: £112,926
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £536,133
Creditors One Year Total Current: 112926
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £470,693
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 536133
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 536133
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2023
Fin Period End Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Due Date: 29 December 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 42655
Income Other Trading Activities: 65193
Income Charitable Activities: 613509
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 5761
Income Total Income And Endowments: 727118
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £632,329
Expenditure Other: 48803
Expenditure Total: 681132
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 4149
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -4149
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £508,198
Assets Total Fixed: 12450
Assets Own Use: 12450
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £630,955
Assets Total Liabilities: £89,221
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £554,184
Creditors One Year Total Current: 89221
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £517,535
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 554184
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 554184
Count Employees: 25
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2022
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 84534
Income Other Trading Activities: 37194
Income Charitable Activities: 436214
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 12606
Income Total Income And Endowments: 570548
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £526,071
Expenditure Other: 28179
Expenditure Total: 554250
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 3840
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £491,899
Assets Total Fixed: 16599
Assets Own Use: 16599
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £550,228
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,630
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £508,197
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58630
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £502,266
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 508197
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 508197
Count Employees: 26
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2021
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2022
Ar Received Date: 27 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 86773
Income Other Trading Activities: 14065
Income Charitable Activities: 394760
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 7240
Income Total Income And Endowments: 502838
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 86773
Expenditure Raising Funds: £523
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £523,198
Expenditure Other: 5467
Expenditure Total: 529188
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 455649
Expenditure Depreciation: 2748
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £425,000
Assets Total Fixed: 8245
Assets Own Use: 8245
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £488,637
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,983
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £491,899
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4983
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £370,418
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 491899
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 491899
Count Employees: 18
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 March 2020
Fin Period End Date: 28 February 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 December 2021
Ar Received Date: 20 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 161058
Income Other Trading Activities: 10929
Income Charitable Activities: 329331
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 85169
Income Total Income And Endowments: 586487
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £1,009
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £490,152
Expenditure Other: 2524
Expenditure Total: 493685
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 380
Expenditure Governance: 191072
Expenditure Support Costs: 188550
Expenditure Depreciation: 3664
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £508,861
Assets Total Fixed: 10994
Assets Own Use: 10994
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £511,706
Assets Total Liabilities: £4,450
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £518,250
Creditors One Year Total Current: 4450
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £447,909
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 508861
Funds Restricted: 9389
Funds Total: 518250
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Wigan
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Sheffield City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: South Yorkshire
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: EMBRACE WIGAN & LEIGH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-09-28T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 25 FEBRUARY 2000 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 15 JUNE 2000.CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 21 MARCH 2006. as amended on 29 Jul 2022 null as amended on 13 Mar 2023
Charitable Objects: The objects of the Charity are for the public benefit: • The relief of those in need because of disability or physical or mental ill-health, including (but not limited to) by the provision of support, advice and information to persons experiencing disability or ill-health and their families and carers; and• The promotion of social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause ‘socially excluded’ includes being excluded from society, or parts of society, because of one of more of the following factors: disability, old age, ill health (physical or mental), financial hardship, discrimination or relationship or family breakdown.
Area Of Benefit: WIGAN & LEIGH (OR IN THE EVENT OF ANY LOCAL GOVERNMENT RE-ORGANISAION IN AN EQUIVALENT AREA)

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 715984
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Embrace North

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures