01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- New
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 2 March 2026
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- Not supplied – Not supplied
- Latest income
- Not supplied
- Latest expenditure
- Not supplied
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 101 Dicconson Street, WIGAN, WN1 2BA
02 Activities
What the charity does
The Friends are committed to fostering an inclusive environment through music education. We offer practical and financial support to music initiatives that inspire ambition and enable young people to realise their full potential. We cultivate strategic partnerships and collaborate with our supporters to promote the case for sustained investment in music education.
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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
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Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF WIGAN MUSIC SERVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-05-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5016069
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1141783
- Assoc Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF WIGAN MUSIC SERVICE
- Charity Name
- FRIENDS OF WIGAN MUSIC SERVICE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2026-03-02T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 02 Mar 2026
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE ART OF MUSIC AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE, BY THE PROVISION OF THE NECESSARY FACILITIES AND TRAINING FOR THE YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE PUBLIC PERFORMANCE OF A RANGE OF WORKS.