Compassion in Action
Registered charity 1135920 Registered since 2010
Operates: Wigan
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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.
4 trustees on the board
- Chloe Gilligan since 2024
- Christopher Hallworth since 2025
- Craig Gilligan since 2014
- Sharon Walker since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Craig Gilligan since 2014
- Sharon Walker since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Chloe Gilligan since 2024
- Christopher Hallworth since 2025
- Craig Gilligan since 2014
- Sharon Walker since 2017
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
7.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.4 in 2021
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
- Carmarthen Domestic Abuse Services LTD Similar size; both Housing
- Community Council of Devon Similar size; both Housing
- Rural Community Council (Leicestershire and Rutland) Similar size; both Housing
- Alpha Care Specialists Similar size; both Housing
- Wirral Women & Childrens' AID Similar size; both Housing
- Mosaic Church Limited Similar size; both Housing
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | compassioninaction.info |
| pam@compassioninaction.info | |
| Phone | 01942262636 |
| Address | 9 OAKLANDS ROAD, LOWTON, WARRINGTON, WA3 2LA |
Finances
£800,706 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £509,462 | £460,363 |
| 2022 | £914,889 | £692,311 |
| 2023 | £890,997 | £809,076 |
| 2024 | £808,478 | £774,794 |
| 2025 | £800,706 | £744,505 |
What it does
What
The Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingOther Charitable PurposesWho
Other Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Provides Advocacy/advice/informationOther Charitable ActivitiesCharitable objects
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY PROVIDING: ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH AND SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF CLOTHES, FURNITURE AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD. TO PROVIDE AFTERCARE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS LEAVING TREATMENT REGIMES OR EXPERIENCING CRISISES.
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES 15 APRIL 2004 as amended on 29 Jul 2025
Trustees (4)
- Chloe Gilligan since 2024
- Christopher Hallworthage band 65-69 since 2025
- Craig Gilligan since 2014
- Sharon Walkerage band 60-64 since 2017
Linked company (Companies House)
Compassion in Action · 06883717 · Active
PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 21/04/2009
6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.
Connected charities (0)
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