Finance Score: -6

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 4

Multiple Deficits: -2
Fundraising costs high: -4

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

FOREVER MANCHESTER

Forever Manchester is a charity that raises money to fund and support community activity across Greater Manchester.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 31 years

www.forevermanchester.com

info@forevermanchester.com

01612140940

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/03/23		£2,377	£2,649	£-272	£500	£8,057	£220	1	22	20
31/03/22		£2,935	£3,165	£-231	£652	£8,985	£226	0.9	20	20
31/03/21		£5,170	£5,152	£18	£501	£8,840	£124	0.3	20	30
31/03/20		£2,629	£2,467	£162	£666	£7,802	£194	0.9	20	100
31/03/19		£2,177	£2,558	£-381	£601	£8,839	£203	1	20	100
31/03/18		£2,335	£2,848	£-513	£592	£9,144	£172	0.7	19	0
31/03/17		£2,511	£2,828	£-317	£484	£9,766	£116	0.5	16	0
31/03/16		£3,220	£2,148	£1,072	£454	£9,522	£123	0.7	16	0
31/03/15		£1,763	£2,421	£-658	£554	£9,058	£113	0.6	17	0
31/03/14		£3,061	£2,144	£917	£492	£9,635	£219	1.2	20	0
31/03/13		£3,793	£4,704	£-911	£411	£8,938	£389	1	21	0
31/03/12		£4,382	£4,459	£-76	£288	£9,390	£387	1	16	0
31/03/11		£8,604	£5,678	£2,926	£352	£9,410	£377	0.8	21	0
31/03/10	*	£7,421	£6,366	£1,055	£325	£6,342	£331	0.6	21	0
31/03/09		£6,645	£4,908	£1,737	£330	£4,798	£431	1.1	22	0
31/03/08		£6,147	£5,268	£879	£236	£3,432	£334	0.8	23	0
31/03/07		£5,338	£4,544	£794	£226	£2,614	£262	0.7	20	0
31/03/06		£3,555	£3,348	£207	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05	*	£2,825	£3,183	£-358	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£3,739	£3,218	£521	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 39.5%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18.9%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 26%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 3%
Reserves/Spending: 1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 3.4

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Amateur Sport
Animals
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

22 employees
20 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
Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity - Grant to Forever Manchester
£105,000	02/02/2021 10	For co-delivery and distribution of OneGM Funding to grass roots community groups across GM
National Lottery Community Fund - Connecting Communities through Conversation
£78,499	18/02/2019 36	Connecting Communities through Conversation

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-58

ALAN OWEN MACKIN (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Director

CARL JASON AUSTIN-BEHAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Managing Director/Consultant

CHRISTIAN BROOKS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

CLAIRE EBREY Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Regional Director, Institute Of Directors

DR ZOE PHILIPS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Consultant Health Economist

NICHOLAS KENNETH EDMONDSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: 3RD ASHTON-UPON-MERSEY SCOUT GROUP,

REBECCA LOUISE DURRANT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Tax Advisor

SAMANTHA JANE BOOTH Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Deputy Chief Executive

SANDRA LINDSAY Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Pr Consultant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/1993, number: 1017504
Registered at Companies House on 29/01/1993, number: 02785133

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
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

20 returns made; AR10: 10 days late, AR05: 2 days late,

Main office

1st Floor
Phoenix House
45 Cross Street
MANCHESTER

Objectives

(1) THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF GREATER MANCHESTER AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,THE PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY,DISTRESS AND SICKNESS AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE (2) SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS ARE OR MAY BE BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY IN THE COUNTY OF GREATER MANCHESTER

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER MANCHESTER

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