THE MECHANICS CENTRE MUSEUM OF LABOUR AND TRADES UNION HISTORY TRUST

Charity number: 519213
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Charities objects are to advance the education of the public including advancing its knowledge of the origins,growth and development of the Labour and Trades Union movements and promoting an understanding of the contribution made by the Manchester Mechanics Insitute to the education of young people in the application of science to mechanical and manufacturing.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £28,115
Total expenditure: £24,010

People

16 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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 Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Manchester City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 September 1987: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
02150230 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

16 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
HARRY SPOONER Chair
BIRCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
Received: On time
JOHN NICHOLSON Trustee 01 December 2023
None on record
Steven Stott Trustee 10 December 2017
None on record
Christine Lilian Sheehy Trustee 10 December 2017
None on record
John Morgan Trustee 19 July 2016
None on record
Annette Patricia Wright Trustee 14 July 2015
None on record
Angela Rigby Trustee 14 July 2015
None on record
CARL ANTHONY WEBB Trustee 30 December 2011
None on record
ALAN MANNING Trustee
None on record
TERENCE STUART MORLEY Trustee
None on record
JOHN WILLIAM MCDONNELL Trustee
None on record
KEVIN MORLEY Trustee
None on record
PETER DODD Trustee
None on record
PAUL ANDREWS Trustee
MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND
Received: On time
GERALD COONEY Trustee
None on record
JAMES MATTHEW MCNICHOLLS Trustee
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 £32.39k £3.63k £5.06k £3.74k £28.12k
Total expenditure £27.41k £37.72k £12.88k £17.88k £24.01k
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 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 03 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2022 03 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2021 28 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not Required
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 February 2021 8 days late 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 JULY 1987

Charitable objects

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR A MUSEUM, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ADVANCING ITS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORIGINS, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LABOUR AND TRADES UNION MOVEMENTS AND PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE MANCHESTER MECHANICS INSTITUTE (WHICH OCCUPIED 103 PRINCESS ST, MANCHESTER FROM 1856 TO 1882) TO THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN IN THE APPLICATIONOF SCIENCE TO MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ART.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
MECHANICS CENTRE LTD
103 PRINCESS STREET
MANCHESTER
M1 6DD
Phone:
01618604067
Email:
jim@cwu-gmr.com
Website:

No information available