MANCHESTER HISTORIES

Charity Number: 1151944
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Manchester Histories celebrates, reveals and raises awareness of the histories and heritage of Greater Manchester through the development of community engagement events and projects and the Manchester Histories Festival

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £175,262
Total expenditure: £206,412

Total income includes £7,000 from 2 government contract(s) and £51,779 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

32 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Bury
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 08 May 2013: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
08283259 Open in new window
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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 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
Professor Hannah Jane Barker Chair 04 March 2013
None on record
Jahmal Williams-Thomas Trustee 01 February 2022
None on record
Dr Charlotte Wildman Trustee 11 February 2021
None on record
Kirsty Hutchison Trustee 11 February 2021
None on record
Rob Higginson Trustee 17 October 2015
None on record
JOHN MATTHEW WILLIAMS Trustee 04 March 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £220.62k £193.92k £187.92k £157.34k £175.26k
Total expenditure £179.15k £158.31k £203.35k £167.56k £206.41k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £32.08k £7.00k
Income from government grants £99.93k £57.06k £45.01k £64.03k £51.78k

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 August 2024 11 June 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 11 June 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 24 June 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 24 June 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2022 08 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 08 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 20 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 20 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 20 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 20 May 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 06 NOV 2012

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION. IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FORGOING TO:- - PROMOTE, ADVANCE AND WIDEN ACCESS TO EDUCATION AND LEARNING ABOUT GREATER MANCHESTER'S HISTORY AND HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC; - TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION SEE FIT.

Contact information

Address:
Room WLG21
Samuel Alexander Building
University of Manchester
Oxford Road
MANCHESTER
Phone:
01613061982
Email:
info@manchesterhistories.co.uk
Website:

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