Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Spending falling: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Mainly male board: -1

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: -8

THE MECHANICS CENTRE MUSEUM OF LABOUR AND TRADES UNION HISTORY TRUST

The Charities objects are to advance the education of the public including advancing its knowledge of the origins,growth and development of the Labour and Trades Union movements and promoting an understanding of the contribution made by the Manchester Mechanics Insitute to the education of young people in the application of science to mechanical and manufacturing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 16 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23		£4	£18	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£5	£13	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	*	£4	£38	£-34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£32	£27	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£58	£54	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£45	£31	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17		£19	£25	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16		£39	£16	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15		£25	£19	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14		£28	£20	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13		£20	£19	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12	*	£6	£24	£-18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/11		£22	£24	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/10		£5	£26	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/09		£35	£23	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/08		£28	£25	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/07	*	£4	£26	£-22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/06	*	£30	£25	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/05	*	£15	£19	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/04	*	£2	£23	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 37 years

jim@cwu-gmr.com

01618604067

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Manchester City,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (16)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-90

JOHN NICHOLSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

ALAN MANNING, Occupation: Retired Regional Secretary Nw Tuc

ANGELA RIGBY Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Retired Post Office Clerk

ANNETTE PATRICIA WRIGHT Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Civil Servant

CARL ANTHONY WEBB Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Trade Union Officail

CHRISTINE LILIAN SHEEHY Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Senior Lecturer

GERALD COONEY Appointed: 1997, Occupation: Joiner

JAMES MATTHEW MCNICHOLLS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Postal Worker

JOHN WILLIAM MCDONNELL Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Retired

JOHN MORGAN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

KEVIN MORLEY Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Union Convenor

PETER DODD Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Postman

STEVEN STOTT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Trade Union Official

TERENCE STUART MORLEY Appointed: 1994, Occupation: Union Convenor

HARRY SPOONER (Chair), Occupation: Trades Union Officer, Other trusteeship: BIRCH COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION,

PAUL ANDREWS Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Convenor, Other trusteeship: MANCHESTER AIRPORT COMMUNITY TRUST FUND,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/09/1987, number: 519213
Registered at Companies House on 24/07/1987, number: 02150230

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Risk management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR12: 192 days late, AR07: 41 days late, AR06: 16 days late, AR05: 19 days late, AR04: 26 days late,

Main office

MECHANICS CENTRE LTD
103 PRINCESS STREET
MANCHESTER
M1 6DD

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR A MUSEUM, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ADVANCING ITS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORIGINS, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LABOUR AND TRADES UNION MOVEMENTS AND PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE MANCHESTER MECHANICS INSTITUTE (WHICH OCCUPIED 103 PRINCESS ST, MANCHESTER FROM 1856 TO 1882) TO THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN IN THE APPLICATIONOF SCIENCE TO MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ART.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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