Registered charity · Rochdale
Whag
The Objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to relieve the needs of:(a) vulnerable women (aged 16 and above) and young parents, who are homeless and in necessitous circumstances; and(b) individuals and families experiencing domestic...
- 9 trustees
- Income £3.7m (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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Rochdale, Cheshire West & Chester, Wigan
- Website
- www.whag.info (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Whag
- Registered
- 2000
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£3.7m£3.5m
- 2024£2.4m£2.4m
- 2023£2.3m£2.3m
Earlier years
- 2022£2.1m£1.9m
- 2021£1.3m£1.2m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 30% · Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The Objects of the Charity are, for the public benefit, to relieve the needs of:(a) vulnerable women (aged 16 and above) and young parents, who are homeless and in necessitous circumstances; and(b) individuals and families experiencing domestic abuse,in particular (but not exclusively) by providing good quality temporary accommodation, with priority given to people with a local connection.
Grants received
12 grants · £151,650 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £98,805
- Westminster Foundation · £14,500 (4 grants)
- Cheshire Community Foundation · £13,250 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £13,145 (2 grants)
- The Eaton Fund · £5,000
Most recent
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.
9 trustees on the board
- Gillian Baran since 2025
- Jenny Kovacs since 2023
- Livia Drabble since 2023
- Lucy Merlo since 2023
- Lumka Dabula since 2022
- Maggie Cornall since 2025
- Munpreet Kaur since 2025
- Rachel Hughes since 2025
- Louise Dean since 2026
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Gillian Baran since 2025
- Jenny Kovacs since 2023
- Livia Drabble since 2023
- Lucy Merlo since 2023
- Lumka Dabula since 2022
- Munpreet Kaur since 2025
- Rachel Hughes since 2025
- Louise Dean since 2026
Portfolio (1)
- Maggie Cornall since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
3.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.9 months · was 5.8 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1081032
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 20 DEC 1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 04 JAN 2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 30 OCT 2003AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 20 MAY 2017 as amended on 22 Jun 2026
- Companies House
- Company number 03294852 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01706298222 · whag@whag.info
- 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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