THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST

Charity number: 515341
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Grant making charity which makes donations to a wide range of charities and other community organisations which provide charitable benefits for communities within Greater Manchester, in particular, organisations for young people, provision for the sick, the disabled, the elderly and disadvantaged, support for educational initiatives by arts organisations and support for community groups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £124,559
Total expenditure: £186,579

People

9 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Bolton
  • Manchester City
  • Oldham
  • Rochdale
  • Salford City
  • Stockport
  • Tameside
  • Trafford
  • Wigan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 July 1984: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Diane Mary Hawkins DL JP LLB Chair
FORTALICE LIMITED
Received: On time
BOLTON SCOUT TRUST
Received: On time
BIBBYS FARM LIMITED
Received: On time
Anna Dale JP DL Trustee 03 June 2024
None on record
Susan Lomas OBE DL Trustee 03 June 2024
None on record
Karan Sheppard Trustee 03 June 2024
None on record
Karen Wilson DL Trustee 03 June 2024
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY AND ST LUKE, BOWDON
Received: On time
Michael Walmsley MBE DL Trustee 03 June 2024
None on record
LT COL SHAUNA DIXON Trustee 27 August 2013
None on record
Sharman Birtles Trustee 04 December 2012
THE COTTON DISTRICTS CONVALESCENT FUND AND THE BARNES SAMARITAN CHARITY
Received: On time
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST
Received: On time
J T BLAIR'S CHARITY
Received: On time
THE SHED TAMESIDE
Received: On time
Lorraine Carter MBE Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2020 05/04/2021 05/04/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £155.17k £87.66k £108.92k £75.86k £124.56k
Total expenditure £180.11k £241.65k £208.97k £185.36k £186.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 March 2024 03 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 09 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2022 02 February 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2022 02 February 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2021 16 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2021 16 December 2021 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2020 20 January 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2020 20 January 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 12 JUNE 1984 AS AMENDED BY SUPPLEMENTAL DEED DATED 20 JANUARY 2006 as amended on 04 Sep 2023 as amended on 09 Sept 2024

Charitable objects

TO APPLY THE CAPITAL AND INCOME IN PERPETUITY TO OR FOR SUCH CHARITABLE INSTITUTION OR INSTITUTIONS OR TO OR FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES (BEING PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
c/o Beyond Profit Ltd
Bolton Arena
Arena Approach
Horwich
BOLTON
BL6 6LB
Phone:
01204414317
Email:
secretary@manchesterguardiansociety.org.uk
Website:

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