ROCHDALE CONNECTIONS TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 19 March 1999
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03470182
Financial period: 2 April 2024 – 1 April 2025
Latest income: £617,909
Latest expenditure: £671,445
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: RCT House, 60-62 Drake Street, Rochdale, OL16 1PA

Website recorded by the regulator: www.r-c-t.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Counselling adults and young people and providing domestic abuse support. Return disaffected people who are finding life difficult in some way, to education, training or employment.One to one mentoring activities to increase self esteem and self worth.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 11 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £617,909
Total Gross Expenditure: £671,445

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 4 March 2025
Date Accounts Received: 4 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £795,261
Total Gross Expenditure: £854,585

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 21 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 21 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £755,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £754,453

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 22 December 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £608,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,543

Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 1 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 20 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 20 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £666,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,003

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: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £617,909
Total Gross Expenditure: £671,445
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £108,845
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 45

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 March 2025
Total Gross Income: £795,261
Total Gross Expenditure: £854,585
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £194,806
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 70

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £755,815
Total Gross Expenditure: £754,453
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Contracts: 60236
Income From Government Grants: £301,330
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 48

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2022
Total Gross Income: £608,556
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,543
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 64471
Income From Government Grants: £7,938
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 92

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £666,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £555,003
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £132,816
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 62

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 11 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 3391
Income Other Trading Activities: 60374
Income Charitable Activities: 552317
Income Investments: 1
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 616083
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £667,597
Expenditure Other: 3848
Expenditure Total: 671445
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 60096
Expenditure Depreciation: 20564
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 15188
Gain Loss Other: 38347
Reserves: £217,927
Assets Total Fixed: 133161
Assets Own Use: 133160
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £157,068
Assets Total Liabilities: £72,302
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £217,927
Creditors One Year Total Current: 72302
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £98,212
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 217927
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 217927
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 4 March 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 4729
Income Other Trading Activities: 68795
Income Charitable Activities: 720208
Income Investments: 1529
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 795261
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £851,550
Expenditure Other: 3035
Expenditure Total: 854585
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 77049
Expenditure Depreciation: 20232
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 20229
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £271,462
Assets Total Fixed: 148349
Assets Own Use: 148348
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £198,382
Assets Total Liabilities: £75,269
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £271,462
Creditors One Year Total Current: 75269
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £186,851
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 271462
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 271462
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 21 December 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 4422
Income Other Trading Activities: 83398
Income Charitable Activities: 667987
Income Investments: 8
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 755815
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £4,018
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £750,435
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 754453
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 93683
Expenditure Depreciation: 4276
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £330,786
Assets Total Fixed: 151992
Assets Own Use: 151991
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £279,918
Assets Total Liabilities: £101,124
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £330,786
Creditors One Year Total Current: 101124
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £231,984
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 330786
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 330786
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 22 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 6684
Income Other Trading Activities: 71462
Income Charitable Activities: 522450
Income Investments: 22
Income Other: 7938
Income Total Income And Endowments: 608556
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £549,645
Expenditure Other: 5898
Expenditure Total: 555543
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 88962
Expenditure Depreciation: 3464
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £329,424
Assets Total Fixed: 148005
Assets Own Use: 148004
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £342,934
Assets Total Liabilities: £161,515
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £329,424
Creditors One Year Total Current: 161515
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £311,570
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 329424
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 329424
Count Employees: 23
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 2 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 1 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 1 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 20 December 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 4832
Income Other Trading Activities: 36247
Income Charitable Activities: 625622
Income Investments: 151
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 666852
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £20,000
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £535,003
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 555003
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 111971
Expenditure Depreciation: 3313
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £276,411
Assets Total Fixed: 103185
Assets Own Use: 103184
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £295,376
Assets Total Liabilities: £122,150
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £276,411
Creditors One Year Total Current: 122150
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £284,989
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 276411
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 276411
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Lancashire
Welsh Ind: No

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

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

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

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ROCHDALE CONNECTIONS TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1999-03-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 24 NOVEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY A SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 26 JANUARY 1999 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 16 AUGUST 2005
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF YOUNG PERSONS WHO ARE RESIDENT IN ROCHDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WHO ARE EX-OFFENDERS OR AT RISK OF OFFENDING, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUCH TRAINING FACILITIES AS WILL ENABLE SUCH PERSONS TO ACQUIRE AND DEVELOP VOCATIONAL SKILLS AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS
Area Of Benefit: ROCHDALE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 380810
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ROCHDALE CONNECTIONS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Paying staff