Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 3

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 9

MANCHESTER CARERS FORUM

Manchester Carers Forum acts as a voice of carers in raising awareness of the challenges which face carers. We support carers through peer support networks and by bringing carers together to reduce isolation. We work at a strategic partnership level with carers support networks, local government and healthcare commissioning to ensure carers get the best support possible.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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	£264	£330	£-66	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/03/22	£296	£312	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/21	£239	£211	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20	£195	£214	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	£199	£203	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	38
31/03/18	£207	£200	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£187	£222	£-34	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£298	£237	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	£238	£214	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	£242	£194	£48	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	£265	£238	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	£318	£350	£-32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	£217	£282	£-65	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	£426	£414	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09	£408	£411	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	£377	£399	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	£354	£310	£43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	£237	£246	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	£93	£113	£-20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years

www.manchestercarersforum.org.uk

info@manchestercarersforum.org.uk

07415 436382

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for the elderly

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
17 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Manchester Carers Forum
£1,000	25/03/2020	Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund to be used to fund a trip for carers in the City of Manchester to meet new people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	20/03/2020	Carer Support Service
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£16,104	01/04/2019	Expansion in Manchester to support additional carers by offering additional activities where carers come together to share tips and provide peer networks at pop-up coffee meetings. The organisation ....more Expansion in Manchester to support additional carers by offering additional activities where carers come together to share tips and provide peer networks at pop-up coffee meetings. The organisation has good links with up to 21 organisations via Manchester Carers Network and other partner organisations. They demonstrate how engagement prevents loneliness and have a clear plan to increase impact.
DCMS - Building Connections Fund
£16,104	02/01/2019	Expansion in Manchester to support additional carers by offering additional activities where carers come together to share tips and provide peer networks at pop-up coffee meetings. The organisation ....more Expansion in Manchester to support additional carers by offering additional activities where carers come together to share tips and provide peer networks at pop-up coffee meetings. The organisation has good links with up to 21 organisations via Manchester Carers Network and other partner organisations. They demonstrate how engagement prevents loneliness and have a clear plan to increase impact.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carer Support Service
£40,992	26/11/2018 36	Carer Support Service
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£7,500	25/07/2018	Main Grants award
Masonic Trust - MCF Small Grant
£5,000	20/06/2018	Unrestricted core funding for small charities
MACC - Emotional and Mental Resilience Support for Carers
£8,100	09/12/2016	Emotional and Mental Resilience counselling to 30 carers, covering confidence and self-esteem, bereavement and loss, general anxiety and feelings of isolation
One Manchester - Support events for Manchester carers
£1,000	08/06/2015	Pamper treatments, afternoon tea and refreshments at the East and Central carers forum meetings giving carers a well earned break.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manchester Carers Forum
£24,700	29/06/2012	the salary of the Office Manager

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 36-85

STEVEN ALEXANDER BONHAM-GRANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor

CATHERINE LOWE Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Carer

DAVID LAUGHLIN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

DAVID TINDALL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

DENISE CHOW Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Carer

GAYNOR ELIZABETH MORGAN (Chair) Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Carer

MICHAEL LAKE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Retired

SARA RADCLIFFE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeship: THE PANKHURST TRUST (INCORPORATING MANCHESTER WOMEN'S AID),

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/04/2004, number: 1103535
Registered at Companies House on 09/03/2004, number: 05068267

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
Investment
Paying staff
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

19 returns made; all on time

Main office

Manchester Carers Forum
PO Box 426
MANCHESTER
M8 2FQ

Objectives

To relieve those who are sick elderly, disabled, handicapped or otherwise infirm by the provision of advice and support to Carers in Greater Manchester.To advance the education of the public by raising awareness in all matters relating to the care of those who are sick, elderly, disabled, handicapped or otherwise infirm and their Carers.To do all such other charitable things in the pursuit of the objects stated above.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE CITY OF MANCHESTER.

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