Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

CHORLTON GOOD NEIGHBOURS

Chorlton Good Neighbours recruits local volunteers to help support older people in Chorlton , Chorlton Park and Whalley Range. Services include transport , visiting and 1-1 support, small DIY and other practical jobs. The group also runs weekly exercise sessions for over 65's, coffee mornings, singing, history, drama , Art ,positive living and gardening groups as well as regular day trips/parties.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£121	£123	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	116
31/03/22	£115	£103	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/03/21	£87	£88	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	89
31/03/20	£127	£106	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/19	£136	£104	£32	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/03/18	£107	£107	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£106	£96	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£375	£94	£281	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£96	£94	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£92	£90	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£101	£85	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£85	£76	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£70	£75	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£76	£67	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£61	£59	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£55	£58	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£57	£54	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£72	£72	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£45	£45	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	£40	£39	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 32 years

www.chorltongoodneighbours.org

helen@chorltongoodneighbours.org

0161 881 2925

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
116 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£18,760
Manchester City Council	£15,000
Co-Operative Group	£7,276

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - The Positive Living Group
£9,985	09/12/2022	The funding will be used to run workshops for local older residents in Manchester experiencing isolation and also support the volunteers too. The project aims to support older members and volunteers ....more The funding will be used to run workshops for local older residents in Manchester experiencing isolation and also support the volunteers too. The project aims to support older members and volunteers to learn how to improve their emotional and mental health and feel less anxious and depressed.
Manchester City Council - Grant to Chorlton Good Neighbours
£15,000	14/02/2020	Fund for Volunteer and Engagement officer post
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chorlton Good Neighbours
£7,276	15/11/2019	We want to organise activities, with young volunteers, so that older people can feel less isolated and be part of the community.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Positive Living Project
£8,775	19/09/2019 12	The Positive Living Project
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Chorlton Good Neighbours
£5,144	04/08/2017	Our monthly Sunday teas will bring companionship, joy & something to look forward to for 40 local older people who have no family nearby.
National Lottery Community Fund - Chorlton Good Neighbours celebrates 50 years serving the community
£10,000	13/10/2016 12	This project will celebrate the group's 50th anniversary with three separate events. This will bring together the whole community.
MACC - The Positivity Living Programme
£9,220	05/12/2014	The main project activity is for older people to attend a programme of weekly workshops led by an experienced trainer to learn key strategies to increase their emotional resilience and be more ....more The main project activity is for older people to attend a programme of weekly workshops led by an experienced trainer to learn key strategies to increase their emotional resilience and be more responsible for their physical and mental health. This approach creates powerful and lasting change, whilst at the same time meeting their need for company and connection.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Chorlton Good Neighbours
£17,400	30/04/2012	the salary and NI costs of the Older Men's Development Worker, travel and administration costs

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANDREW PETER DAWSON

ALLISON SHEARD Appointed: 2022

ANDREW SCRIVEN Appointed: 2023

ANGELA DOWNING Appointed: 2017

KATHRYN GRAND

KATHRYN ROBERTS Appointed: 2022

MARY THERESA O'MAHONY Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL SCHAEFER Appointed: 2016

PHILIP LLOYD

REV JENNIFER KING Appointed: 2014

REV KEN STOKES (Chair) Appointed: 2016

BERNARD LEACH, Other trusteeship: CHRYSALIS (MANCHESTER),

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/07/1992, number: 1013285

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; all on time

Main office

WILBRAHAM ST NINIANS CHURCH
EGERTON ROAD SOUTH
CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY
MANCHESTER
M21 0XJ

Objectives

TO SUPPORT PERSONS RESIDENT IN CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS WHO ARE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS REGARDLESS OF GENDER, DISABILITY, RELIGION OR BELIEF, RACE, ETHNICITY OR SEXUAL ORIENTATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY AND ADJACENT DISTRICTS

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