Our Room Manchester

Charity Number: 1146658
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Our Room is an arts charity and creative community for male, trans and non-binary people who sex work. Our vision is that male, trans and non-binary people who sex work live happier, healthier more creative lives. We believe that the power of Art combined with person centred professional support and advocacy can support and enable positive life-changing transformation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 November 2023

Total income: £319,522
Total expenditure: £256,366

Total income includes £56,075 from 4 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

8 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 March 2012: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • Our Room (Working name)
  • Our Room Manchester (Working name)
  • THE MEN'S ROOM (Working name)
  • THE MANCHESTER MEN'S ROOM (Previous name)
  • THE MEN'S ROOM LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Michael Stuart Chair 01 March 2014
None on record
Hayley Keenan Trustee 06 January 2025
None on record
Luke Byrne Trustee 10 December 2024
None on record
Tom Hillsdon Trustee 10 December 2024
None on record
Hayley Speed Trustee 15 December 2022
None on record
PAUL ANTHONY PANDOLFO Trustee 13 November 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/11/2019 30/11/2020 30/11/2021 30/11/2022 30/11/2023
Total gross income £230.09k £296.81k £116.33k £126.06k £319.52k
Total expenditure £205.71k £213.12k £198.68k £172.99k £256.37k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £28.45k £44.03k £51.05k £30.23k £56.08k

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 30 November 2023 29 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2023 29 August 2024 On Time
Annual return 30 November 2022 20 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2022 20 September 2023 On Time
Annual return 30 November 2021 30 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2021 30 September 2022 On Time
Annual return 30 November 2020 23 September 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2020 23 September 2021 On Time
Annual return 30 November 2019 11 December 2020 72 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 November 2019 11 December 2020 72 days late
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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 11/11/2009 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06/03/2012 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 09/03/2012 as amended on 19 Jul 2023

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE AS FOLLOWS AND ARE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF MEN WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SOME FORM OF SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO SEXUAL EXPLOITATION, FOR MEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED HOMELESSNESS OR LIVING IN ADVERSE HOUSING CONDITIONS OR MEN VULNERABLE TO CRIMINAL INVOLVEMENT:- A) TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THEIR PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; B)TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; D)TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITION OF LIFE; AND, E) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION TO ASSIST THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR BY ENABLING THEM TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND SUPPORTING THEM TOWARDS INDEPENDENT LIVING.

Contact information

Address:
Our Room Manchester
First Floor
Raven House
113 Fairfield Street
Manchester
M12 6EL
Phone:
01618341827
Email:
info@ourroom.org.uk
Website:

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