CONNECTING STEPS MANCHESTER PROJECT — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Overdue
Charity type: Other
Registered: 26 October 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2023 – 31 March 2024
Latest income: £0
Latest expenditure: £0
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 145-151, PRINCESS ROAD, MANCHESTER, M14 4RE

02 Activities

What the charity does

Connecting Steps Manchester is a charity project which aims to provide a safe space for the BAME community. Our aim here at Connecting Steps Manchester is to empower the BAME community, with activities ranging from coffee mornings, Education, training, Cultural festive, translating, workshops to raise awareness and promote mental health & well being.

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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

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: 26 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £0
Total Gross Expenditure: £0

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: 21 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £4,857
Total Gross Expenditure: £4,700

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: 21 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,250

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: 15 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,160

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 21 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £23,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £22,250
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: £15,357
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 15 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £18,889
Total Gross Expenditure: £11,160
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £9,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 15

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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: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 107
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Accommodation/housing

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

Classification Code: 106
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Overseas Aid/famine Relief

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: CONNECTING STEPS MANCHESTER PROJECT
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-10-26T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 28 MAR 2014AS AMENDED ON 25/06/2015AS AMENDED ON 07/09/2015 as amended on 13 Jul 2020
Charitable Objects: 2.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDCUATION AND TRAINING OF THE RECENTLY ARRIVED COMMUNITIES WITHIN GREATER MANCESHTER SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITIES AND ASSIST THEM TO ADAPT WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY WHO MOST COMMONLY PRESENT A LACK OF COMPETENCY IN ENGLISH, HIGH EMPLOYMENT AND LOW ACHIEVEMENT IN EDUCATION2.2 THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN GREATER MANCHESTER, WITH A FOCUS ON THOSE FROM THE SIMALI COMMUNITY, FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITION OF LIFE2.3 THE RLEIEF OF POVERTY AND NEED FOR MEMBERS OF THE SOMALIS COMMUNITY INCLUDING WOMEN, ASYLUM SEEKERS, MIGRANT WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS LIVING IN GREATER MANCHESTER BY PROVIDING INTERPRETING, TRANSLATION, ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND EDUCATION SERVICES.2.4 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS, AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SOMALIA OR ELSEWHERE IN EAST AFRICA, BY PROVIDING DONATED SECOND HAND CLOTHES AS WELL AS SCHGOOL SUPPLIES EG BOOKS

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 551382
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MANCHESTER SOMALI CULTURAL ASSOCIATION

Charity Name Id: 564145
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MANCHESTER SAMODON TRUST

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Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order: 1
Regulator Name: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff