Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

MANCHESTER PRIDE LIMITED 

Promote equality and diversity for the public benefit and in particular the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation, including in particular but not exclusively by raising the awareness of the public with regard to all aspects of discrimination in society and issues and difficulties affecting the lives of lesbian, gay and bisexual and transgender people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • 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 and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
Established: 17 years
(21 years as a company)

www.manchesterpride.com

info@manchesterpride.com

01618317700

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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
31/12/22£2,714£2,598£115£0£112£1150.513221
31/12/21£3,239£2,939£300£0£-1£-23-0.110242
31/12/20£721£1,096£-375£0£-95£-136-1.51131
31/12/19£3,935£3,918£17£0£280£2620.86206
31/12/18£2,349£2,255£94£0£263£2631.45200
31/12/17£2,174£2,216£-42£0£169£1690.940
31/12/16?£1,601£1,540£62£305£211£2111.650
30/09/15*£1,658£1,534£124£123£149£1491.250
30/09/14£1,348£1,348£0£789£25£250.240
30/09/13£1,058£1,095£-36£742£25£250.340
30/09/12*£992£1,007£-16£643£62£620.740
30/09/11?£1,087£1,100£-14£672£77£770.830
31/08/10£1,036£1,038£-2£463£91£911.130
31/08/09£961£936£25£796£93£931.230
31/08/08£899£767£132£767£68£681.120
31/08/07*£816£761£54£666£51£510.810

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 79%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 103%
Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 13 employees
  • 221 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
DCMS - Proud Reslience
£553,642 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Manchester Pride Ltd
£54,900 12/01/2015
Out and Proud Histories: a celebration of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender histories and heritage

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/10 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 25-54
  • DAVID MCGOVERN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director Of Corporate Affairs
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/02/2007, number: 1117848
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/02/2003, number: 04671318
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR15: 9 days late, AR12: 5 days late, AR07: 87 days late,
Main office

Manchester Pride Ltd
53 Portland Street
MANCHESTER
M1 3LD

Objectives

3 OBJECTS3.1 TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND IN PARTICULAR THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION, INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:(A) RAISING THE AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC WITH REGARD TO ALL ASPECTS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY AND ISSUES AND DIFFICULTIES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER (LGBT) PEOPLE;(B) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR THROUGH CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF THE LGBT COMMUNITY;(C) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY WHETHER BY TEACHING OR PRODUCING MATERIALS;(D) ASSOCIATING WITH VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS, GOVERNMENTAL, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BODIES TO DEVELOP AND MAXIMISE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS RUN BY AND FOR LGBT PEOPLE;(E) PRODUCING PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, MEDIA, PUBLIC ADVOCACY AND OTHER MEANS OF COMMUNICATION;(F) STAGING AN ANNUAL LGBT FESTIVAL; AND3.2 SUCH OTHER OBJECTS AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL AT THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE. 3.3 THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE UNDERTAKEN IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE (THE AREAS OF BENEFIT).

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER MANCHESTER AND LANCASHIRE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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