LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Other
Registered: 19 December 1997
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £412,700
Latest expenditure: £526,662
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Lord Mayor's Office, Room 412, Level 4, Town Hall, Manchester, M60 2LA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.welovemcrcharity.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Trust receives income from donations, raffles and investment dividends. Sub Committees have been set up to concentrate on investment management and grant allocations to organisations within the Manchester area who have applied for assistance and for providing holidays to families in need.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £412,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £526,662

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £611,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £805,806

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £529,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £694,821

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 27 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £229,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £935,560

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 26 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £827,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,240,166

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £412,700
Total Gross Expenditure: £526,662
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £611,257
Total Gross Expenditure: £805,806
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £529,681
Total Gross Expenditure: £694,821
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 27 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £229,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £935,560
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £827,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,240,166
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 284162
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 309580
Income Investments: 17515
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 611257
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £127,039
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £678,767
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 805806
Expenditure Investment Management: 603
Expenditure Grants Institution: 415357
Expenditure Governance: 106664
Expenditure Support Costs: 106664
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 6038
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 548868
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 548868
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £404,132
Assets Total Liabilities: £197,813
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £755,187
Creditors One Year Total Current: 197813
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £387,241
Funds Endowment: 169244
Funds Unrestricted: 560335
Funds Restricted: 25608
Funds Total: 755187
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 144575
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 362926
Income Investments: 22180
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 529681
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £131,625
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £563,196
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 694821
Expenditure Investment Management: 603
Expenditure Grants Institution: 415370
Expenditure Governance: 114772
Expenditure Support Costs: 115375
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -38529
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £90,410
Assets Total Fixed: 542830
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 542830
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £904,206
Assets Total Liabilities: £503,338
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £943,698
Creditors One Year Total Current: 503338
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £872,106
Funds Endowment: 171893
Funds Unrestricted: 681395
Funds Restricted: 90410
Funds Total: 943698
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 26 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 727101
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 77212
Income Investments: 23381
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 827694
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £69,020
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,171,146
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1240166
Expenditure Investment Management: 685
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1056016
Expenditure Governance: 98350
Expenditure Support Costs: 98350
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: -143966
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 841710
Assets Own Use: 0
Assets Long Term Investment: 841710
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £982,102
Assets Total Liabilities: £11,338
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,812,474
Creditors One Year Total Current: 11338
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £963,177
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 879318
Funds Restricted: 933156
Funds Total: 1812474
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1997-12-19T00:00:00

Charity Name: LORD MAYOR OF MANCHESTER'S CHARITY APPEAL TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2023-07-05T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 5030517
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1149354
Assoc Charity Name: SHORT BOWEL SURVIVOR AND FRIENDS

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 1 JUNE 1997 as amended on 27 Mar 2018
Charitable Objects: CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT
Area Of Benefit: CITY OF MANCHESTER

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 517006
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: WE LOVE MCR CHARITY

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures