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Registered charity · Greater Manchester

Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited

  • 3 trustees
  • Income £183k (2025)
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Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

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

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About

What it does
Education/training, Disability
Where
Wigan
Website
www.ace-wigan.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
ACE Adult Community Education (Wigan) Limited
Registered
2002

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£183k£184k
  • 2024£155k£171k
  • 2023£149k£158k
Earlier years
  • 2022£154k£181k
  • 2021£122k£122k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

3. THE AIMS OF ACE ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE THE NEED OF ADULTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF:A) ALTERNATIVE COMMUNITY BASED EDUCATION AND TRAINING;B)A COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT CENTRED SERVICE WORKING TO ENABLE STUDENT TO MAKE INFORMED CHOICES ABOUT THEIR LIVES BY ENCOURAGING THEM TO TAKE AN ACTIVE PART IN THEIR OWN COMMUNITY FOR THEIR OWN AND THE COMMUNITY'S BENEFIT;C) A SERVICE THAT NOT ONLY DIRECTLY ADDRESSES A SHORTFALL IN POST 18 EDUCATIONAL PROVISION LOCALLY FOR THE BENEFICIARIES, BUT WHICH ALSO LINKS WITH A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY AGENCIES AND RESOURCES;D) CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IN THE QUALITY OF IT'S SERVICE BY REGULAR EVALUATION AND INVESTMENT IN THE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF STAFF; AND E) A SECURE, WELL- ESTABLISHED SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE

Grants received

2 grants · £380,923 total

360Giving 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

  • The National Lottery Community Fund · £380,923 (2 grants)

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £20,0002024-06-13
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £360,9232006-08-09
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.

3 trustees on the board

4y median 4y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

23.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (3)

3
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 3Education/training 3

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 3Business services 1

Gaps to watch

  • 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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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

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£183k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

Sources

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

Record details
Registered charity number
1091767
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23 OCTOBER 1991 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 28 FEBRUARY 2002
Companies House
Company number 02656905 · Active
Contact on the register
01942829321 · eperry@ace-wigan.co.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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