01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 26 June 1980
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 February 2024 – 31 January 2025
- Latest income
- £47,288
- Latest expenditure
- £36,928
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Woodhouse Park Lifestyle Centre, Portway, MANCHESTER, M22 1QW
Website recorded by the regulator: wearebetterthings.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Provision of the following for people with learning disabilities:Sport, Recreation, Social, Leisure and Learning projects, Health Awareness,Social Inclusion,Campaigning and Awareness,Disability Hate Crime
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £47,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £36,928
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,216
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £57,161
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £57,314
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £49,818
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,106
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Date Annual Return Received
- 3 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £30,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,002
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 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £47,288
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £36,928
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £8,643
- 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
- 8
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £37,216
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £57,161
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £57,314
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- 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
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £49,818
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £31,106
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- 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
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2021
- Ar Received Date
- 3 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £30,149
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £23,002
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- 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
- 10
05 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
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BETTER THINGS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1980-06-26T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CONSTITUTION ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 1975 AS AMENDED 26 APRIL 1982 AND 24 APRIL 1989 AND 1ST JULY 2002 AS AMENDED 30 APRIL 2014
- Charitable Objects
- A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; ANDB) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
09 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 99777
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- MANCHESTER MENCAP
- Charity Name Id
- 99765
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- CENTRAL AND SOUTH MANCHESTER SOCIETY FOR PEOPLE WITH A MENTAL HANDICAP
- Charity Name Id
- 99799
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- MANCHESTER MENCAP
- Charity Name Id
- 99801
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- SIUTH MANCHESTER SOCIETY FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN AND ADULTS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 2
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Care Quality Commission
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests