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Wavertree Garden Suburb Institute

Wavertree Garden Suburb Institute is a registered charity (number 1067999) based in Merseyside, governed by 2 trustees and chaired by Carol Golightly since 2004. Latest income £31k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

Also known as W.G.S.I., Thingwall Community Centre (Charity Commission)

  • 2 trustees
  • Income £31k (2025)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 2 more
Where
Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens and more
Website
thingwall.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1998

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£31k£32k
  • 2024£17k£17k
  • 2023£35k£44k
Earlier years
  • 2022£46k£65k
  • 2021£34k£16k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 34%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF WAVERTREE GARDEN SUBURB AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (HEREINAFTER CALLED 'THE AREA OF BENEFIT') WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (HEREINAFTER CALLED "THE CENTRE") AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.C) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

2 trustees on the board

14.5y median 14.5y
average tenure
22y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

14.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Education/training 2The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£31k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025
30 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1067999
Status
Registered
Governing document
CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 22 JANUARY 1998, AS AMENDED 30 APRIL 2006. as amended on 19 Jul 2015
Contact on the register
07762099789 · carolgolightly@hotmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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