SMART WORKS (GREATER MANCHESTER)

Charity number: 1163594
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Smart Works Greater Manchester offers a service to unemployed women who have a job interview pending and need support in preparing for the interview. Smart Works offers an individualised tailored service by means of personalised styling service with full free outfit for the interview which is their to keep. Plus an hour training on interview skills and techniques.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £288,347
Total expenditure: £327,812

Total income includes £5,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

9 Trustee(s)

50 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
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bury
  • Cheshire East
  • Cheshire West & Chester
  • Lancashire
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside

Governance

Registration history:
  • 16 September 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Helen Spence Trustee 15 September 2025
None on record
Chloe Taylor Smith Trustee 31 July 2025
None on record
Emma Victoria Pickering Trustee 24 July 2024
None on record
Natasha Talia Rose Gada Trustee 24 July 2024
None on record
Helen Rendle Trustee 08 May 2024
None on record
Kay Truelove-Barratt Trustee 12 March 2020
None on record
Janette Iceton Trustee 11 July 2019
None on record
Alison Lever Trustee 15 January 2018
None on record
Sarah Bateman Trustee 10 February 2017
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 £107.00k £171.74k £196.05k £270.11k £288.35k
Total expenditure £92.03k £88.07k £128.21k £196.05k £327.81k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £5.00k £5.00k £4.75k £5.00k

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 09 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 09 January 2025 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 November 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 17 August 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 17 August 2022 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 March 2022 46 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 March 2022 46 days late
Annual return 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 13 January 2021 On time
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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 05 FEB 2015 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10/09/2015 as amended on 03 Oct 2019

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE AMONG WOMEN LIVING IN GREATER MANCHESTER IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING (BUT WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) BY PROVIDING WORK-APPROPRIATE CLOTHING FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING EMPLOYMENT AND/OR EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES, PROVIDING JOB-SEEKING ADVICE, TRAINING AND EDUCATION AND PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO SUCCESSFULLY PROCURE EMPLOYMENT OR AN EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY, AND PROVIDED THAT SUCH BENEFITS MAY BE PROVIDED TO MEN WHERE IT IS DEEMED APPROPRIATE, IN THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES, IN THE COURSE OF ADVANCING THE OVERALL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY.

Contact information

Address:
2nd Floor
Mellor House
65-81 St. Petersgate
STOCKPORT
Cheshire
SK1 1DS
Phone:
0161 974 0669
Email:
greatermanchester@smartworks.org.uk
Website:

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