Registered charity · Merseyside
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
- Carol Golightly Chair since 2004
- Anne Roberts since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Carol Golightly Chair since 2004
- Anne Roberts since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Carol Golightly Chair since 2004
- Anne Roberts since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
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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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
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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