Overall GiG Score: 22 based on 11 data points

Finance: 1

Governance: 9

Support: 12

(no PartB)
Reasonable growth: +1,

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

Large volunteers +5, Supporters: +7

MCR CARES LIMITED

Mission:

Helping people find connection and reducing loneliness by bringing people together and bridging gaps across social and generational divides

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending since inception
There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 6 years

www.manchestercares.org.uk

alex.smith@manchestercares.org.uk

01612070800

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/22	£309,635	£308,587	£1,048	561
31/08/21	£384,608	£312,177	£72,431	1,168
31/08/20	£267,372	£243,634	£23,738	450
31/08/19	£212,683	£205,384	£7,299	717
31/08/18	£105,987	£97,448	£8,539	400

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No information about staff salaries has been filed, which means that no-one was paid more than £60,000 in the latest financial year

What it does

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
General Charitable Purposes

A community network of young professionals and older neighbours hanging out and helping one another in a rapidly changing city. Through Social Clubs, one-to-one Love Your Neighbour friendships, Outreach and Community Fundraising, the charity aims to reduce loneliness and isolation amongst older and younger Mancunians, improve wellbeing, confidence and power, and bridge social/generational divides.

Who works here?

561 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Manchester City,

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

The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington	£165,000
The Shears Foundation	£14,000
Co-operative Group	£10,012
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£10,000
Manchester City Council	£10,000
The National Lottery Community Fund	£8,773
The EQ Foundation	£3,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation
£9,000	12/01/2023	Social Clubs: connecting older and younger neighbours to build stronger communities.
Co-operative Group
£3,059	23/10/2021	We will support older neighbours to socialise during and after the Covid-19 crisis. We'll set up phone friendships, run social clubs and post wellbeing packs.
The Shears Foundation
£5,000	22/07/2021	Building stronger communities and tackling loneliness through intergenerational Social Clubs, Activity Packs and Tech support
Manchester City Council
£10,000	10/02/2021	to continue Covid response activities including virtual social clubs, one to one calls and activity packs. Priority groups: North Manchester residents, Older people (65+)
The EQ Foundation
£2,500	05/02/2021	Matched via Big Give Xmas Challenge 2020
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation
£10,000	21/01/2021	33% as salary costs for a co-ordinator for an organisation in Manchester working with older and younger residents to address isolation.
Virgin Money Foundation
£1,166	20/03/2020	Grant through the Heart of the Community Fund to support the running costs.
The EQ Foundation
£1,000	15/12/2019	Big Give Christmas Challenge 2019
Co-operative Group
£6,953	15/11/2019	We want to spread happiness by holding 100 Social Clubs for older and younger neighbours to help tackle isolation and loneliness.
The National Lottery Community Fund
£8,773	11/07/2019 12	The funding will go towards delivering one-off Social Clubs and five one-off celebrations for young professionals and older neighbours. The aim of the project is to develope community cohesion to ....more The funding will go towards delivering one-off Social Clubs and five one-off celebrations for young professionals and older neighbours. The aim of the project is to develope community cohesion to reduce loneliness and isolation and improve wellbeing.
The Charity of Sir Richard Whittington
£165,000	14/02/2019 36	East London Cares; bringing together young professionals and older people to reduce loneliness

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How do they operate?

Community Networks

Objectives: To reduce isolation and loneliness amongst the elderly and young people

Intervention period: Ongoing social clubs and community work throughout the year

Beneficiaries: Young people and the elderly

Description: Community Network Services support people through social clubs, community fundraising events and the Love Your Neighbour programme, creating one-to-one friendships between young professionals and older neighbours. Group activities could include film nights, dance parties, new technology workshops, choir sessions, men's cooking classes and 'Desert Island Disc' nights. Older and younger community members share time, laughter, friendship and new experiences to help those who may struggle to get out and feel part of their community

Winter Wellbeing Programme

Objectives: To reduce isolation and loneliness amongst the elderly and young people

Intervention period: Seasonal through Winter

Beneficiaries: Young people and the elderly

Description: The programme reaches out to support people over 65, helping them stay warm, active, and connected at a challenging time of year. Support includes knocking on doors of older neighbours to check in and let them know they are not alone, delivering hot water bottles, blankets or thermal items of clothing to homes, signposting to organisations who can help keep homes warm and safe, providing benefits advice and help reducing bills, help in accessing physical and mental health services, arranging small grants for those in extremely difficult circumstances, offering to pay bills and buy food vouchers where applicable, and help in finding social activities in the local area. Outreach is made at sheltered housing units, GP surgeries,

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How effective are they?

Commentary: Engagement of 60-80+ year olds in social clubs and neighbouring support activities has been shown as more valuable when regularly used over a shorter period than sporadically visited over yearly periods. Impact data drawn from evaluations by several social research partners has highlighted older neighbours report decreased loneliness and improved wellbeing consistently.

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 34-76

AKIRA KIRTON Appointed: 2022Occupation: Chief Executive, Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

ANTHONY MUNRO Appointed: 2022Occupation: Finance Director

DAVID WARNE Appointed: 2022Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

FIONA STEVENSON Appointed: 2022Occupation: Finance Director

IANA VIDAL Appointed: 2021Occupation: Policy And Public Affairs Director

OLIVER RICKMAN Appointed: 2022Occupation: Strategic Advisor, Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED, EAST LONDON CARES LIMITED,

POLLY BALSOM Appointed: 2018Occupation: Charity Communications Specialist, Other trusteeships: NORTH LONDON CARES, SOUTH LONDON CARES LIMITED, LIVERPOOL CARES LIMITED, THE CARES FAMILY LIMITED,

Polly is Head of Communications and Marketing at Royal Trinity Hospice where she leads on messaging and campaign delivery. She was previously responsible for communications and partnership campaigns at Missing People, and helped to establish HIV support charity Body & Soul’s social enterprise ‘Brave’.

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2018, number: 1176902
Registered at Companies House on 01/08/2017, number: 10893107
Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Main office

Suite S.5, Colony
5 Piccadilly Place
Manchester
M1 3BR

Objectives

2.1 TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONGST PEOPLE AGED OVER 55 IN THE CITY OF MANCHESTER WHO DO NOT REGULARLY PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY LIFE AS THEY DO NOT HAVE LARGE OR STRONG NETWORKS OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND THEM, WHO ARE LONELY OR ISOLATED, AND WHO ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY ACCESSING STATUTORY AND NON-STATUTORY SERVICES BECAUSE THEY ARE HOUSE-BOUND, IMMOBILE, UNABLE TO DRIVE OR TO EASILY ACCESS TRANSPORT, BY THE PROVISION OF: (A) A LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOUR PROGRAMME, WHICH MATCHES YOUNG PROFESSIONAL VOLUNTEERS TO OFFER A LITTLE EXTRA PRACTICAL SUPPORT WITH EVERY DAY TASKS, OR A LITTLE ADDED COMPANIONSHIP(B) A SOCIAL CLUBS PROGRAMME, WHICH PROVIDES REGULAR ACTIVITIES WITHIN COMMUNITY CENTRES, CAFES, PARKS AND OTHER TRUSTED HUBS OF THE COMMUNITY TO BRING OLDER PEOPLE TOGETHER WITH PEERS AND YOUNG PROFESSIONALS TO SHARE NEW EXPERIENCES AND BUILD FRIENDSHIPS; AND (C) SUCH OTHER PROGRAMMES DEEMED APPROPRIATE AND VIABLE BY THE CHARITY'S LEADERSHIP.2.2 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit: LOCAL

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