BENCHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE

Charity Number: 1087821
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Benchill Community Centre a thriving and vibrant hub of activity whose aim is to provide a facility which is open, non-judgemental, friendly and welcoming for local residents. The Centre offers a fully accessible, community-led managed facility for local community groups/individuals to embark upon training, education and social welfare and to access OFSTED registered childcare facilities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £324,734
Total expenditure: £249,737

Total income includes £95,082 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

17 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 01 August 2001: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • BENCHILL COMMUNITY OPTIONS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Fred Leatherbarrow Chair 03 March 2023
None on record
Glenn Smith Trustee 03 March 2023
None on record
Collette Nutall Trustee 03 March 2023
None on record
David Peter O'Hara Trustee 12 February 2015
None on record
Sarah Helen Woolley Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £163.94k £196.42k £181.08k £221.33k £324.73k
Total expenditure £302.29k £236.81k £261.63k £143.85k £249.74k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £56.51k £87.96k £78.76k £63.72k £95.08k

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 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 29 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 29 July 2022 179 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 29 July 2022 179 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 January 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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 23 MARCH 1999 AS AMENDED 3 OCTOBER 2000

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF THE BENCHILL WARD OF THE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY BRINGING TOGETHER RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR RESIDENTS. 2. TO PROVIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (BENCHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE) AND TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE CENTRE WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

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

BENCHILL WARD OF THE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL AREA

Contact information

Address:
BENCHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE
BENCHILL ROAD
MANCHESTER
M22 8EJ
Phone:
01619469520
Email:
bcc@wchg.org.uk
Website:

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