MANCHESTER VICTORIA BATHS TRUST

Charity number: 1026351
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust's main activities are to safeguard the Victoria Baths building complex and work towards its preservation and repair, for public access. We work in partnership with a variety of agencies, including Manchester City Council to manage the building, research its history and organise and publicise events.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £178,139
Total expenditure: £246,031

Total income includes £49,869 from 1 government grant(s)

People

14 Trustee(s)

117 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 September 1993: Standard registration
  • 27 February 2025: Funds received from 1113043 POOL ARTS
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • VICTORIA BATHS PROJECT (Working name)
  • VICTORIA BATHS TRUST (Working name)
Company number:
02841292 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

14 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Bernard Priest Chair 09 October 2019
None on record
Judith Jagger Trustee 15 July 2025
None on record
Esther Joyce Routledge Trustee 17 September 2024
WOMEN ASYLUM SEEKERS TOGETHER
Received: On time
Eleanor Frances Whalley Trustee 17 September 2024
None on record
Hannah Clark Trustee 17 September 2024
None on record
Emma Rettig Trustee 17 September 2024
None on record
Lee Maxwell Simpson Trustee 17 September 2024
None on record
Gwynneth Lesley McManus Trustee 25 July 2022
None on record
Gwyneth Brock Trustee 25 July 2022
None on record
Suznanne Donovan Trustee 03 February 2020
None on record
Matthew Holden Trustee 10 April 2017
None on record
Nigel Gloudon Trustee 11 July 2016
M6 THEATRE COMPANY LIMITED
Received: On time
Malcolm Peter Knight Trustee 07 March 2016
None on record
Barry Johnson Trustee 08 December 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £302.41k £353.44k £251.84k £265.69k £178.14k
Total expenditure £321.19k £263.37k £237.28k £258.21k £246.03k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £82.03k £17.52k £41.82k £69.97k £49.87k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 17 September 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 17 September 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 06 September 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 06 September 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 August 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 August 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 10 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 10 August 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 September 2021 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02/08/1993 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06/11/2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28/05/2014

Charitable objects

. THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE TRUST IS ESTABLISHED ARE AS FOLLOWS: 3.1 TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER AND OF THE NATION AT LARGE, WHATEVER OF THE HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE MAY EXIST IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF MANCHESTER AFORESAID IN THE FORM OF BUILDINGS (INCLUDING ANY BUILDING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 290(1) OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971) OF PARTICULAR BEAUTY OR HISTORICAL, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST. 3.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE AND CONSTRUCTIONAL HERITAGE IN AND AROUND THE CITY OF MANCHESTER 3.3 TO CREATE AND PROMOTE OPPORTUNITIES AT VICTORIA BATHS FOR THE PUBLIC TO UNDERTAKE A VARIETY OF RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING SWIMMING AND ARTS EVENTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

THE CITY OF MANCHESTER

Contact information

Address:
Victoria Baths Trust
Hathersage Road
Manchester
M13 0FE
Phone:
01612242020
Email:
enquiries@victoriabaths.org.uk
Website:

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