Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

MANNA HOUSE (CUMBRIA)

Manna House works for the benefit of the public in South Lakeland providing advice, advocacy and a drop-in support centre for those who are homeless, vulnerably housed, lonely or needing help. The Charity also offers a range of activities to develop life and employment skills to enable service users to become active members of the local community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£298£316£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£342£303£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£318£303£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£342£271£71n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£417£281£136n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£304£208£96n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£159£174£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£170£157£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£167£184£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£214£221£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13£232£226£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.manna-house.org.uk

info@manna-house.org.uk

01539725534

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Shelter for homeless, vulnerable & excluded people
How it operates
  • Makes grants to individuals
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Cumbria, Lancashire,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£180,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£62,760
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£14,400
Cumbria Community Foundation£12,079
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£10,195
National Lottery Community Fund£10,000
CAF£8,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Grant - Manna House (Cumbria)
£5,000 26/04/2024
To support a vibrant hub of learning and support where healthy and accessible meals are made available for training sessions which engage clients experiencing homelessness.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£14,400 20/09/2023
Purchase of a Solar Energy System for a charity which works with people with complex needs who live chaotic lives in Cumbria
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£50,000 27/03/2023
24
Manna House Core Funding
Cumbria Community Foundation - Client Laundry
£6,301 27/01/2023
2
Client Laundry
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Manna House (Cumbria)
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£50,000 25/07/2022
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Manna House (Cumbria)
Cumbria Community Foundation - Utility Support for Drop In Centre
£3,900 24/01/2022
Utility Support for Drop In Centre
National Lottery Community Fund - Homeless Pods
£10,000 23/07/2021
The project will use the funding to purchase and install two ‘Homeless Pods’ at their grounds which include a bed toilet and solar panel for plugging devices. This will provide emergency accommodation and a safe environment for homeless people ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manna House
£180,000 18/03/2021
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing a range of advice and advocacy services for people experiencing homelessness in Kendal, Cumbria.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£10,510 24/07/2020
Grant to Manna House (Cumbria) meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
CAF - Grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£8,000 05/06/2020
3
Grant to Manna House (Cumbria) to support the organisation through COVID19
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Manna House
£5,000 15/05/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Manna House, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - MHCLG Homelessness Fund
£10,195 07/05/2020
Organisations supporting homelessness
Cumbria Community Foundation - IT equipment to open communication channels
£1,878 09/04/2020
IT equipment to open communication channels
Cumbria Community Foundation - Skills Cafe Wednesday Workshops
£3,000 31/10/2019
Skills Cafe Wednesday Workshops
National Lottery Community Fund - Maximising Benefits
£9,960 02/05/2019
12
The funding will be used to employ and mentor an ex-service user in the benefits advice service. The project aims to better support other service users with long-standing health and well-being issues to succeed in their life goals.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£60,000 07/12/2017
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the running costs of a project providing community support for homeless people in Kendal, Cumbria
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£75,000 28/11/2017
36
Towards the cost of employing a Chief Officer and towards rental costs for this charity that supports people who are homeless in South Lakeland.
National Lottery Community Fund - Open House
£299,087 25/01/2017
36
This group offers tailored support for people who are homeless or vulnerably housed in South Lakeland to help them move from crisis towards increased well-being and stability. The project provides three types of support: first meeting an urgent need ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£47,275 12/11/2014
The Outreach Worker will support homeless or vulnerably housed to secure and maintain safe suitable accommodation. Through a range of services individuals learn new skills in order to live independently as well as enhance and improve their ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manna House (Cumbria)
£40,000 12/06/2014
24
towards two years' running costs of a project providing practical help for homeless and vulnerably housed people living in South Lakeland
National Lottery Community Fund - Open House
£191,709 12/04/2011
60
This project will support adults that are either homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The project will run drop sessions which offers hot meals, shower, clothes washing and drying. It will also run a skills cafe that provides training in basic ....more
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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:
  • CHARLES ANTHONY COWLING REVEREND (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • DR KAREN GREEN Appointed: 2022
  • FIONA NELSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Worker
  • JUDITH ROBINSON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • LEE CRAMPTON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Software Developer
  • MARILYN RITA MOLLOY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Mental Health Counsellor
  • MATTHEW WILLIAM FOWLER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Integration Manager
  • PAUL JONATHAN RODMAN Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Will Writer
  • STEPHEN ALAN TAYLOR Appointed: 2021
  • SUSAN ELIZABETH BAGOT Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/06/2012, number: 1147785
  • Registered at Companies House on 23/04/2012, number: 08041948
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
  • 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
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

Stephenson Centre
Ann Street
KENDAL
LA9 6AA

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, FOR BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:-1) TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO ARE HOMELESS, VULNERABLY HOUSED, LONELY OR LACKING SOCIAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE LIVING IN CUMBRIA AND LANCASHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND2) TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED TO THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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