Practical support for Wigan charities, powered by local businesses.
Helping Wigan Thrive
We bring local businesses together to help charities with real, hands on support. That could be skills, services, resources, or time, whatever will make the biggest difference.
Founded by Lansafe and supported by a growing network of Wigan businesses.
What is Helping Wigan Thrive?
One year. Collective effort. Lasting impact.
Helping Wigan Thrive brings together businesses across the Wigan borough to support one Charity of the Year through practical help.
Rather than fundraising, we coordinate skills, services, resources, and time, so the charity can tackle real challenges.
From digital and marketing support to IT, telecoms, admin help, volunteering, and practical improvements, we focus on what will make day to day work easier.
Why It’s Different
Practical support. Real solutions.
Many charities often have plenty of support to raise money, but that is not always what they need most.
Often, the biggest challenges are time, capacity, and access to specialist skills. The kind of things that keep important projects stuck on the list.
That’s why Helping Wigan Thrive brings Wigan businesses
together to provide practical support that creates lasting improvements.
Charity Of The Year 2024: Embrace Wigan and Leigh
How It Works
Nominate. Select. Support. Deliver.
Charities are nominated
Charities and community organisations are nominated by local businesses, partners, and the wider community.
A Charity is chosen
Businesses involved in Helping Wigan Thrive review nominations and select one Charity of the Year.
Businesses step up
Businesses within Helping Wigan Thrive commit skills, services, resources, and time based on the charity’s needs.
Help is delivered
Support is coordinated across the year, with participating businesses working together on agreed projects.
Lasting Impact
The charity benefits from improved systems, stronger support, and practical changes that continue beyond the year.
Charity of the Year
Supporting AB UK
Our 2025 partner is AB UK, a Wigan based charity supporting children, young people, and adults with autism and additional needs.
After a board wide vote and in person visits, our board selected AB UK for its passion, community impact, and clear opportunities where business skills and services make a lasting difference.
Throughout the year, we will work alongside AB UK to deliver practical support that strengthens the charity and the community it serves. As a result, AB UK can strengthen its services and support more people across the borough.
Charity Of The Year 2025: AB UK
The businesses behind Helping Wigan Thrive
Local businesses. Shared purpose.
The Helping Wigan Thrive board brings together a growing network of Wigan businesses committed to supporting the community through practical action.
Each business contributes its own skills, services, and expertise, working collaboratively to deliver meaningful support for our Charity of the Year and create lasting impact across the borough.
Impact in Action
Following the journey together
Our initiative focuses on real, practical support throughout the year.
As projects move forward, we’ll share updates, stories, and milestones, so you can see the difference collaboration makes for our Charity of the Year and the wider community.
In the meantime, follow along as the journey unfolds.
What Our Charity Partners Say
Collaboration matters
The impact we have is best reflected by the organisations we work alongside.
Get Involved
Be part of Helping Wigan Thrive
Helping Wigan Thrive brings businesses together to make a practical difference for local charities. Whether you would like to nominate a charity or join our growing network of businesses, we would love to hear from you.
Together, we can create lasting impact across the Wigan borough.