The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Wigan Heritage and Arts Trust

Registered charity 1203551 CIO Registered since 2023

Operates: Throughout England And Wales

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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.

1
trustees on the board
1y median 1y
average tenure
1y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
28.8y
average years in governance
0 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
1
company-linked trustees

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

Amateur Sport 1Arts/culture/heritage/science 1Disability 1Economic/community Development/employment 1Education/training 1General Charitable Purposes 1Recreation 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

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

Business services 5Arts and leisure 1Construction 1

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  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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Contact

Emailhello@wha-trust.org
Phone01942929453
AddressTHE OLD COURTS, GERRARD WINSTANLEY HOUSE, CRAWFORD STREET, WIGAN, WN1 1NA

Finances

£0 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2024£0£0
2025£0£0

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesArts/culture/heritage/scienceEconomic/community Development/employment

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesThe General Public/mankind

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS: TO PROMOTE SUCH PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CIO SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS AND CULTURE BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO SUPPORT ACTIVITIES WHICH ENCOURAGE WIDE PARTICIPATION IN ARTS AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THEATRES AND VISUAL ARTS VENUES;3.2 THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST; AND3.3 PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND SUPPORT (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FINANCIAL SUPPORT).

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 14 Jun 2023

Trustees (5)

1trustees
64median age
0aged 70+
  • Gary Speakmanage 64 since 2025
  • Ian Owen since 2025
  • Martin Green since 2025
  • Maxine Mealey since 2025
  • Natalie Geraghty since 2025

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