BETTER THINGS

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

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - The Air that We Breathe
£3,560	07/08/2023	Clean air project to raise awareness and run green workshops in the community.
MACC - Better Things
£920	15/12/2021	To help cover the cost of volunteers’ expenses of grassroots organisations in the city of Manchester
MACC - Better Things
£750	25/11/2021	Event(s) to raise awareness and increase the reporting of hate crime
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Better Things
£4,035	23/10/2021	We would like to bring socially-isolated people together to promote wellbeing through art, sport and outside spaces.
Sport England - Taking Part Project
£4,017	14/07/2021 17	Funding under Sport England's Return to Play - Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Taking Part Project. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on beneficiaries with a disability.
MACC - Better Things
£500	25/06/2021	Event(s) to raise awareness and increase the reporting of hate crime
Forever Manchester - Better Wellbeing
£1,000	12/05/2021	Yoga classes and chair exercise classes
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	20/08/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
MACC - Better Things
£5,000	05/09/2019	Project aimed at keeping people safe and/or reducing harm and offending and/or strengthening communities and places
National Lottery Community Fund - Better Lives
£9,810	03/01/2019 12	The charity will run music-related workshops and three larger community events for adults with a range of learning disabilities. The project aims to help beneficiaries gain the confidence to take part in a range of everyday social activities. ....more The charity will run music-related workshops and three larger community events for adults with a range of learning disabilities. The project aims to help beneficiaries gain the confidence to take part in a range of everyday social activities. Funding will go towards staffing, publicity, refreshments, office supplies, printing materials, venue hire, travel, equipment, DBS checks and insurance.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

Trustees (8)

Legal constitution

• Charity registered in England & Wales on 26/06/1980, number: 510031

Gift Aid

• Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

• Care Quality Commission
• Financial Conduct Authority

Policies in force

Filing Record

Main office

c/o Apt 260
2 Munday Street
MANCHESTER
M4 7BG

Objectives

A) THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF HELP AND SUPPORT FOR THEM AND FOR THEIR FAMILIES, DEPENDANTS AND CARERS, AND TO PREVENT LEARNING DISABILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO ADVANCE RELIGION AMONGST PERSONS WITH A LEARNING DISABILITY; ANDB) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NEED THEREOF BY REASON OF LEARNING DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED