01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 May 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06883717
- Financial period
- 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
- Latest income
- £800,706
- Latest expenditure
- £744,505
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 9 OAKLANDS ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2LA
Website recorded by the regulator: compassioninaction.info (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
the relief or prevention of poverty, prevention of social exclusion and the provision of aftercare and support to individuals leaving treatment regimes or experiencing crises
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £800,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £744,505
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 February 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £808,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £774,794
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £890,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £809,076
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £914,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £692,311
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 28 February 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £509,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £460,363
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 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £800,706
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £744,505
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £798,394
- 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
- Yes
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 February 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £808,478
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £774,794
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £783,710
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £890,997
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £809,076
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £827,000
- 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
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £914,889
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £692,311
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £755,835
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £509,462
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £460,363
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £366,670
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 8
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 May 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 11 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2312
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 798394
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 800706
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £744,505
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 744505
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23943
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £459,891
- Assets Total Fixed
- 117331
- Assets Own Use
- 117331
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £366,427
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £23,867
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £459,891
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 23867
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £366,427
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 459891
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 459891
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 February 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 24768
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 783710
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 808478
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £774,794
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 774794
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27577
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £403,690
- Assets Total Fixed
- 132952
- Assets Own Use
- 132952
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £297,313
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £26,575
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £403,690
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 26575
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £272,313
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 403690
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 403690
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 29 February 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 5 February 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 63997
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 827000
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 890997
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £809,076
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 809076
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 27551
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £321,116
- Assets Total Fixed
- 149968
- Assets Own Use
- 149968
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £228,620
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £8,582
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £370,006
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 8582
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £228,620
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 321116
- Funds Restricted
- 48890
- Funds Total
- 370006
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 159054
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 755835
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 914889
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £692,311
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 692311
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23437
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £239,195
- Assets Total Fixed
- 151140
- Assets Own Use
- 151140
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £143,588
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £6,643
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £288,085
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 6643
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £143,523
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 239195
- Funds Restricted
- 48890
- Funds Total
- 288085
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 May 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 30 April 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 28 February 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 6 April 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 103736
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 39056
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 366670
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 509462
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £305,360
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £155,003
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 460363
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 18902
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £16,617
- Assets Total Fixed
- 116263
- Assets Own Use
- 116263
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £54,139
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £104,895
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £65,507
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 104895
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £54,139
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 16617
- Funds Restricted
- 48890
- Funds Total
- 65507
- Count Employees
- 17
- 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
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- COMPASSION IN ACTION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-05-13T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES 15 APRIL 2004 as amended on 29 Jul 2025
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF CLOTHES, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD. TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS LEAVING TREATMENT REGIMES OR EXPERIENCING CRISISES.
- Area Of Benefit
- WIGAN
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures