MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 February 2012
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07788593
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £2,201,915
Latest expenditure: £2,377,311
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: MACC, ST THOMAS CENTRE, ARDWICK GREEN NORTH, MANCHESTER, M12 6FZ

Website recorded by the regulator: http://www.manchestercommunitycentral.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To promote the third sector by building the capacity of third sector organisations and provide them the necessary support, information and services to enable them to pursue or contribute to any charitable service; promoting volunteering within the sector; organising and facilitating co operation and partnership working between third sector, statutory and other relevant bodies.

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: 15 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,201,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,377,311

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: 10 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,146,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,374,040

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: 19 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,770,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,595,970

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: 13 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 13 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,644,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,580,414

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: 29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,027,004
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,110,782

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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: 15 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,201,915
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,377,311
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £12
Income From Government Contracts: 999451
Income From Government Grants: £512,918
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: 3

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: 10 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,146,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £2,374,040
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Contracts: 1123372
Income From Government Grants: £564,717
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: 1

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: 19 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,770,101
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,595,970
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 899000
Income From Government Grants: £335,800
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: 3

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: 13 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,644,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,580,414
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Contracts: 579000
Income From Government Grants: £70,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,027,004
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,110,782
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 579000
Income From Government Grants: £20,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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: 15 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 104996
Income Other Trading Activities: 166652
Income Charitable Activities: 1924529
Income Investments: 5738
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2201915
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £46,312
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,302,868
Expenditure Other: 28131
Expenditure Total: 2377311
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 874309
Expenditure Governance: 10710
Expenditure Support Costs: 29338
Expenditure Depreciation: 1214
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £25,452
Assets Total Fixed: 1579
Assets Own Use: 1579
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £847,595
Assets Total Liabilities: £306,057
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £543,117
Creditors One Year Total Current: 306057
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £748,491
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 33232
Funds Restricted: 509885
Funds Total: 543117
Count Employees: 35
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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: 10 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 150018
Income Other Trading Activities: 106080
Income Charitable Activities: 1885124
Income Investments: 4942
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2146164
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £35,896
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £2,317,103
Expenditure Other: 21041
Expenditure Total: 2374040
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 1098847
Expenditure Governance: 9697
Expenditure Support Costs: 8333
Expenditure Depreciation: 1901
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £225,816
Assets Total Fixed: 2953
Assets Own Use: 2953
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £862,944
Assets Total Liabilities: £147,384
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £718,513
Creditors One Year Total Current: 147384
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £796,128
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 233596
Funds Restricted: 484917
Funds Total: 718513
Count Employees: 33
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: 19 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 89634
Income Other Trading Activities: 141547
Income Charitable Activities: 1537111
Income Investments: 1809
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1770101
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £18,578
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,558,159
Expenditure Other: 19233
Expenditure Total: 1595970
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 601221
Expenditure Governance: 13531
Expenditure Support Costs: 5781
Expenditure Depreciation: 1924
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £243,684
Assets Total Fixed: 3369
Assets Own Use: 3369
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,054,362
Assets Total Liabilities: £111,342
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £946,389
Creditors One Year Total Current: 111342
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £841,421
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 243684
Funds Restricted: 702705
Funds Total: 946389
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: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 13 March 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 52903
Income Other Trading Activities: 79597
Income Charitable Activities: 1511717
Income Investments: 346
Income Other: 336
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1644899
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £7,784
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,556,477
Expenditure Other: 16153
Expenditure Total: 1580414
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 625792
Expenditure Governance: 6450
Expenditure Support Costs: 4828
Expenditure Depreciation: 2798
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £415,498
Assets Total Fixed: 1952
Assets Own Use: 1952
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £846,703
Assets Total Liabilities: £76,397
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £772,258
Creditors One Year Total Current: 76397
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £730,214
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 416678
Funds Restricted: 355580
Funds Total: 772258
Count Employees: 25
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: 29 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 58342
Income Other Trading Activities: 47638
Income Charitable Activities: 920214
Income Investments: 810
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1027004
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,679
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,092,556
Expenditure Other: 12547
Expenditure Total: 1110782
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 145273
Expenditure Governance: 10621
Expenditure Support Costs: 5322
Expenditure Depreciation: 2642
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £639,366
Assets Total Fixed: 4111
Assets Own Use: 4111
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,233,819
Assets Total Liabilities: £530,157
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £707,773
Creditors One Year Total Current: 530157
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,184,644
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 642386
Funds Restricted: 65387
Funds Total: 707773
Count Employees: 27
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2012-02-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 SEP 2011 as amended on 27 Nov 2024
Charitable Objects: TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF MANCHESTER AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) AND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY1. PROMOTING THE THIRD SECTOR BY:(A) BUILDING THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE;(B) PROMOTING VOLUNTEERING WITHIN THE SECTOR;(C), ORGANISING AND FACILITATING CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES.2. THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.3. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(C) CONDUCTING OR COMMISSIONING RESEARCH ON EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY ISSUES AND PUBLISHING THE RESULTS TO THE PUBLIC;(D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE OBJECTS:'THIRD SECTOR' MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES.CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. THEY DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 513749
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MANCHESTER ALLIANCE FOR COMMUNITY CARE

Charity Name Id: 513750
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: MACC

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

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

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures