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Who runs things in Wigan

Postcode district WN4 is in Bryn with Ashton-in-Makerfield North ward, Ashton-in-Makerfield, Wigan, Makerfield constituency.

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Schools
146
in Wigan
Charities based here
361
registered in Wigan
Charities working here
682
say they operate in Wigan
Companies
15,992
registered in Wigan
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Schools and their governors

146 schools in Wigan, nearest first.

Cansfield High School9 governors · Secondary · Community school0.0 mi
R L Hughes Primary School6 governors · Primary · Community school0.3 mi
Nicol Mere School12 governors · Primary · Community school0.3 mi
St Oswald's Catholic Primary School10 governors · Primary · Voluntary aided school0.5 mi
Bryn St Peter's CofE Primary Schoolgovernors not published · Primary · Voluntary controlled school0.6 mi
St Thomas CofE Primary School1 governors · Primary · Voluntary aided school0.6 mi
St Edmund Arrowsmith Catholic High School, Ashton-in-Makerfield11 governors · Secondary · Voluntary aided school0.8 mi
St Wilfrids Catholic Primary School1 governors · Primary · Voluntary aided school0.9 mi
The Byrchall High School9 governors · Secondary · Part of Makerfield Academy Trust0.9 mi
Martha H Schoolgovernors not published · Other independent special school0.9 mi
Landgate School, Bryn8 governors · Community special school0.9 mi
Willow Grove Primary School10 governors · Community special school1.1 mi
Hope School7 governors · Community special school2.0 mi
Marus Bridge Primary School10 governors · Primary · Part of The Rowan Learning Trust2.0 mi
Winstanley Community Primary School4 governors · Primary · Community school2.1 mi

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Charities working in Wigan

iCharities that tell the Charity Commission they operate in Wigan (or its county), wherever they are registered. 433 of the 682 are registered outside the council area. National charities are left out.
Archdiocese of Liverpoolbased elsewhere£38.7m
The Lowry Centre Trustbased elsewhere£30.5m
Manchester International Festivalbased elsewhere£24.2m
The Blackburn Diocesan Board of Finance Limitedbased elsewhere£18.4m
The Liverpool Diocesan Board of Financebased elsewhere£15.8m
Moya Cole Hospicebased elsewhere£15.5m
The Merchant Taylors' Schools Crosbybased elsewhere£14.7m
Manchester Diocesan Board of Financebased elsewhere£14.5m
Stepping Stone Projectsbased elsewhere£14.5m
Imagine Act and Succeedbased here£12.1m
We Change Lives (Wcl)based elsewhere£12m
St Mary'S College Crosby Trust Limitedbased elsewhere£11.5m

Showing 12 of 682 charities.

Charities based here

361 charities with a registered address in Wigan, largest first. Where a charity is registered is not always where it works.

Keep Britain Tidy6 trustees£16.3m
Imagine Act and Succeed5 trustees£12.1m
Remarkable Autism Ltd9 trustees · 4 new this year£9.2m
Inspiring Healthy Lifestyles5 trustees£8.6m
My Life Legacy13 trustees · 5 new this year£7.3m
Wigan and Leigh Hospice12 trustees£7.2m
Groundwork Cheshire Lancashire & Merseyside11 trustees · 3 new this year£6.9m
Queen'S Hall Action on Poverty10 trustees£4.5m
Rebuild with Hope Foundation3 trustees£3.9m
Wigan Link5 trustees£3.2m
Wigan Boys and Girls Club12 trustees£2.2m
Wigan Athletic Fc Community Trust10 trustees£1.8m

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Longest-established companies registered in WN4

iCompanies at shared addresses are left out. Only the postcode district is shown for a company, not its address.
Mark Williams & Sons Limitedsince 1920 · Accommodation and food
James W.Bowling Limitedsince 1948 · Transport and storage
Millingford Engineering Co. Limitedsince 1953 · Industry not stated
J.W.Ratcliffe & Sons Limitedsince 1955 · Real estate
R.& J.Bradley(Contractors)Limitedsince 1956 · Construction
Makerfield Catering Company Limitedsince 1960 · Accommodation and food

Organisations only. We never search or list people by where they live. Sources, all open data: ONS National Statistics Postcode Lookup (OGL), Charity Commission for England and Wales register, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator register (contains information supplied by OSCR, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0), Charity Commission for Northern Ireland register, Companies House (registered offices), Get Information about Schools and school governor records (England), the Welsh Government, Scottish Government and Northern Ireland Department of Education school lists, Democracy Club councillor data, Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland electoral areas, NHS ODS and the health board websites. Distances are straight-line from the middle of the postcode district. Counts are of what is on the public registers, not a judgement of any organisation.