Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTRE

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the UK, in particular those living in Greater Manchester, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, nationality, age, disability, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said inhabitants and the statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, arts and health

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Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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
31/12/22	£90	£50	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/21	£50	£40	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/20	£40	£20	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	11
31/12/19	£25	£25	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/12/18	£25	£24	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	7
31/12/17	£11	£20	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£24	£22	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£12	£6	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£20	£17	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£23	£42	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£44	£41	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	£63	£42	£21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	£36	£30	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

mcrcrochdale@yahoo.co.uk

07515282098

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Blackburn With Darwen, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
11 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£79,760
National Lottery Community Fund	£68,140
UK Community Foundations	£5,000
True Colours Trust	£4,125
Forever Manchester	£1,850

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - Connections
£950	02/03/2023	Training programmes for the community and of all faiths
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Engagement Champions
£9,850	17/02/2023	The funding will deliver a structured community engagement training programme and dementia awareness sessions for local people with the aim of bringing the community together improving communication ....more The funding will deliver a structured community engagement training programme and dementia awareness sessions for local people with the aim of bringing the community together improving communication and improving health and wellbeing.
True Colours Trust - Towards art workshops for children with learning disabilities and autism, and peer support for paren
£4,125	10/01/2023	Towards art workshops for children with learning disabilities and autism, and peer support for parents
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Multicultural Resource Centre
£42,460	08/12/2022	LANGUAGE OF MY HEART
National Lottery Community Fund - MAKING CONNECTIONS
£40,990	03/03/2022	This funding will bring generations together to learn about the experiences of those who migrated to the UK at the time of Her Majesty The Queen’s coronation their work and family life and how they ....more This funding will bring generations together to learn about the experiences of those who migrated to the UK at the time of Her Majesty The Queen’s coronation their work and family life and how they became established in the local area. These experiences will be recorded digitally and through creative writing and poetry. Generations will get together learn and play traditional 1950s South Asian games in community venues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Out of hours support
£9,000	21/01/2022	The charity will organise a programme of mental health support aimed at the South Asian population in Rochdale with the aim of supporting better life and health choices with emphasis on the impact ....more The charity will organise a programme of mental health support aimed at the South Asian population in Rochdale with the aim of supporting better life and health choices with emphasis on the impact COVID has had on the community. The project aims to help people come to terms with the changes that we are seeing and to improve their mental health and resilience.
National Lottery Community Fund - HOPE AND HUG
£2,500	17/08/2021	The funding will be used to run a six week activity group for carers of people with dementia and learning disabilities. The project aims to create a peer support network to help people share ....more The funding will be used to run a six week activity group for carers of people with dementia and learning disabilities. The project aims to create a peer support network to help people share experiences bond and avoid loneliness and isolation.
Forever Manchester - Safe Space
£900	19/05/2021	Sessional costs for group leader
National Lottery Community Fund - Poetry behind the Mask
£5,800	22/10/2020 6	The organisation will use digital and innovative ways to enable them to continue to provide health information to local BAME people alongside encouraging participants to reflect on lockdown through ....more The organisation will use digital and innovative ways to enable them to continue to provide health information to local BAME people alongside encouraging participants to reflect on lockdown through poetry with the aim of improving signposting and access to health and wellbeing advice whilst reducing isolation.
UK Community Foundations - BAME Infrastructure Fund
£5,000	13/08/2020	Restricted funding for COVID-19 Relief (led by people of Black, Asian and/or Minority Ethnic Heritage)
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Multicultural Resource Centre
£3,500	16/07/2020	COVID19 Multicultural Resource Centre
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Multicultural Resource Centre
£33,800	21/11/2019	Rewind The Clock
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Health Information Shop
£9,300	21/02/2019 12	The funding will be used to employ a health resources development worker, with duties including the training and overseeing of volunteers running the Community Health Information Shop. Members of the ....more The funding will be used to employ a health resources development worker, with duties including the training and overseeing of volunteers running the Community Health Information Shop. Members of the Asian community will be provided with advice, information and signposting with regards to health issues and services, with the aim of improving wellbeing across the community.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Multicultural Resource Centre
£27,000	28/03/2018	My virsa (My Heritage)
National Lottery Community Fund - Respect
£9,400	31/01/2018 12	The group will bring together four different community centres to co-produce a recipe booklet that reflects the food of all their festival traditions, and to organise a food festival where the ....more The group will bring together four different community centres to co-produce a recipe booklet that reflects the food of all their festival traditions, and to organise a food festival where the recipes can be showcased.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Multicultural Resource Centre
£24,200	08/06/2015	1940s Love Stories

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

IMTIAZ AHMEDE Appointed: 2021

ABDUL KARIM SHAKOOR Appointed: 2018

ABID BUKHARI Appointed: 2015

SAJID MAHMOOD Appointed: 2019

RAZIA SHAMIM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Community Worker, Other trusteeship: CRESCENT COMMUNITY RADIO LTD,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/01/2009, number: 1127743

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

25 Lonsdale Avenue
ROCHDALE
Lancashire
OL16 5HP

Objectives

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE UK, IN PARTICULAR THOSE LIVING IN GREATER MANCHESTER, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

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