COMMUNITY ON SOLID GROUND

Charity number: 1139378
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Community on Solid Ground aims to improve community cohesion and integration by providing activities which involve holiday play schemes, sport, leisure, recreational and educational activities to promote social capacity of all members. We also aim to develop the young people and their family?s physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing in order to build their confidence and self-esteem

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2023

Total income: £274,712
Total expenditure: £232,211

Total income includes £134,330 from 2 government contract(s) and £134,330 from 3 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

15 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Salford City
  • Trafford

Governance

Registration history:
  • 20 December 2010: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • COSG (Working name)
Company number:
07328036 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Yasmine Dar Chair
LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST
Received: On time
Mohammad Zeshan Araf Trustee 30 June 2019
None on record
Nusrat Ahmed Trustee 30 June 2019
None on record
QUZAFI IQBAL Trustee
None on record
YOUSEF HAGEG Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2019 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023
Total gross income £109.02k £150.67k £208.13k £264.52k £274.71k
Total expenditure £168.70k £128.06k £157.87k £174.59k £232.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A £27.80k N/A £134.33k
Income from government grants £106.15k N/A £27.80k £22.44k £134.33k

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 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 31 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 13 July 2023 43 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 13 July 2023 43 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 09 September 2022 101 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 09 September 2022 101 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 26 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 26 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2019 23 July 2020 53 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2019 23 July 2020 53 days late 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 JULY 2010 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED WITH COMPANIES HOUSE 9 NOVEMBER 2010.

Charitable objects

(1) TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN MANCHESTER BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; (D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. (2) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

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

MANCHESTER.

Contact information

Address:
Manley Park Play (Community) Centre
York Avenue
MANCHESTER
M16 0AS
Phone:
01618814631
Email:
ADMIN@YOSG.ORG.UK
Website:

WWW.YOSG.ORG.UK