BETTER THINGS

Charity number: 510031
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Provision of the following for people with learning disabilities: Sport, Recreation, Social, Leisure and Learning projects, Health Awareness, Social Inclusion, Campaigning and Awareness, Disability Hate Crime

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 January 2024

Total income: £25,880
Total expenditure: £37,216

People

8 Trustee(s)

10 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
  • Disability
  • Amateur Sport
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 26 June 1980: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • MANCHESTER MENCAP (Working name)
  • CENTRAL AND SOUTH MANCHESTER SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL HANDICAP (Previous name)
  • MANCHESTER MENCAP (Previous name)
  • SIUTH MANCHESTER SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Care Quality Commission
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management 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 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KENNETH JOHN GURD Chair
None on record
Stuart Cunningham Trustee 06 October 2023
None on record
Katrina Farry Trustee 12 October 2021
None on record
Christopher Noble Trustee 15 October 2019
None on record
Melissa Young Trustee 07 November 2017
None on record
ZAHIR -UD- DEEN TEEMIL Trustee 09 July 2012
None on record
PETER OWEN Trustee
None on record
MARLENE MIDDLETON Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/01/2020 31/01/2021 31/01/2022 31/01/2023 31/01/2024
Total gross income £35.93k £30.15k £49.82k £57.16k £25.88k
Total expenditure £25.33k £23.00k £31.11k £57.31k £37.22k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £5.00k N/A N/A

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 January 2024 25 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2024 25 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2023 29 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2023 29 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2022 30 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2022 30 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2021 03 December 2021 3 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2021 03 December 2021 3 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 January 2020 28 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 January 2020 28 November 2020 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 SEPTEMBER 1975 AS AMENDED 26 APRIL 1982 AND 24 APRIL 1989 AND 1ST JULY 2002 AS AMENDED 30 APRIL 2014

Charitable objects

A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; AND B) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
c/o Apt 260
2 Munday Street
MANCHESTER
M4 7BG
Phone:
07784723151
Email:
wearebetterthings@gmail.com
Website:

wearebetterthings.co.uk