The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 30th August 2026

The Wellspring(Stockport) Limited

Registered charity 1157268 Registered since 2014

Operates: Cheshire East, Derbyshire, Manchester City, Stockport, Tameside

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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

8.8y median 8y
average tenure
12y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

12.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

9
company-linked trustees

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

Education/training 9General Charitable Purposes 9The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 9

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

Other services 10Education 4Dormant 3

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together

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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£570k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.

10.5 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 0.0 in 2021

11 from 5 in 2021
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.

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.

Connected through a shared trustee

Also active in the same field

Deterministic, from public records.

Contact

Websitewww.thewellspring.co.uk
Emailinfo@thewellspring.co.uk
Phone01614776344
AddressThe Wellspring, Harvey Street, Stockport, SK1 1YD

Finances

£569,620 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£509,504£246,184
2022£352,920£268,414
2023£491,777£336,025
2024£419,515£427,525
2025£569,620£493,436

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyAccommodation/housingArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentArmed Forces/emergency Service EfficiencyHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or DiversityRecreationOther Charitable Purposes

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Human ResourcesProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:4.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS ARISING OF PERSONS WHO ARE HOMELESS OR AT RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORTED HOUSING, AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE CARE AND RESETTLEMENT OF HOMELESS PEOPLE IN NEED IN STOCKPORT BY ENCOURAGING THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE SKILLS TO ASSIST THEM INTO INDEPENDENT LIVING AS PART OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN STOCKPORT AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.4.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CLASSES IN ENGLISH AND MATHS.4.3 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE SUPPORT, CARE AND TREATMENT OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABILITY, OLD AGE, ALCOHOLISM, DRUG ADDICTION, OR ANY OTHER MENTAL OR PHYSICAL INFIRMITY.4.4 SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06/02/2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14/05/2014

Trustees (9)

9trustees
69median age
4aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

The Wellspring (Stockport) Limited · 08880312 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 06/02/2014

3 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

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