Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

CHEETHAM HILL ADVICE CENTRE

We provide a culturally and linguistically appropriate legal advice service for the residents of Manchester, particularly in the wards of Cheetham and Crumpsall. We provide quality assured advice in the social welfare legal categories of welfare benefits, debt, housing, and immigration (level one). We support residents to access other local services and run a volunteer development programme.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/03/23£375£399£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/22£291£273£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/21£365£334£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/20£222£225£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/19£296£258£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/18£259£239£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/17£266£236£29n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/16£153£163£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/15£164£151£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/14£109£141£-32n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/13£178£158£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/12£120£214£-94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/03/11£158£111£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 14 years

www.cheethamadvice.org.uk

office@cheethamadvice.org.uk

01617402461

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

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
National Lottery Community Fund£731,580
Henry Smith Charity£290,300
DCMS£99,431
MACC£20,830
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government£12,698
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cheetham Hill Advice Centre
£171,900 11/05/2023
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of a Money Advice Caseworker at a project providing benefit and financial advice for people from disadvantaged communities in Manchester, Greater Manchester.
National Lottery Community Fund - Surviving and Thriving
£337,562 16/02/2023
This funding will enable Cheetham Hill Advice Centre to support people from across Manchester by providing one-to-one advice on rights and entitlements debt and housing as well as additional assistance around education employment and health/social ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cheetham Hill Advice Centre
£118,400 07/04/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing support, advice and information for disadvantaged communities, impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, in Cheetham Hill, Manchester.
MACC - Cheetham Hill Advice Centre
£20,830 04/01/2022
To help vulnerable people and families cover the cost of essentials with a one-off gift payment of either £100 (for households/families with dependent children aged under 19) or £70 (for households/single-occupants with no children)
Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government - Hong Kong British National Overseas (HKBNOs) Welcome Programme
£12,698 21/07/2021
Resettlement funding for Hong Kong British nationals (overseas)
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£99,431 08/07/2020
"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
National Lottery Community Fund - How The System Works
£394,018 12/12/2019
36
Cheetham Hill Advice Centre (CHAC) offers a wide range of services to the local community with the aim of providing support to migrants & asylum seekers, people dealing with debt and housing issues. Funding for the project will go towards a ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cheetham Hill Advice Centre
£132,300 11/09/2019
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the salary of an Advisor, plus running costs of an accessible advice service for disabled people, people who have experienced domestic abuse, and refugees and asylum seekers, in Manchester
MACC - Improving Mental Health Through Debt Advice
£9,996 09/12/2016
Pilot debt advice service run by a part-time Debt Adviser with 10 trained volunteers for people experiencing mental ill-health to resolve financial crises, stabilise situations, manage debts, and maximise incomes via face-to-face debt advice ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Cheetham Hill Advice Centre
£87,400 03/12/2015
36
towards three years' salary of a Generalist Adviser at a project providing advice and support to people on low incomes and suffering the effects of poverty in North Manchester
National Lottery Community Fund - Advice For All
£498,600 25/09/2015
48
A project to expand an advice service to local disadvantaged residents to help tackle significant poverty and debt. The service will include advice on the welfare benefits system, housing, and employment. The project will benefit 1,000 disadvantaged ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Cheetham Hill Advice Centre
£25,000 29/07/2013
CHAC provides information and advice with the support of many volunteers to the diverse communities of Cheetham Hill & Crumpsall in Manchester
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 49-70
  • ANDREW GRIDLEY Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Student
  • GUY JOHNSON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Accountant
  • JANE EBERHART Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Welfare Rights Officer
  • KHOULOUD AZZOUNI Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Local Government Officer
  • MR AMER SALAM Appointed: 2016
  • MARY ATKINSON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Manager
  • MOHAMMED DAWUD AHMED ALI Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Centre Manager
  • REV SARAH FLETCHER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Vicar
  • REV HERBERT MCKENZIE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Minister Of Religion
  • SARAH SEDGE (Chair) Appointed: 2010, Occupation: Solicitor
  • TRACY LANGTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Head Of Service For Housing Provider
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/06/2010, number: 1136328
  • Registered at Companies House on 13/05/2010, number: 07253445
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

1-3 Morrowfield Avenue
Cheetham Hill
MANCHESTER
M8 9AR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF MANCHESTER, BUT PRIMARILY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN CHEETHAM AND CRUMPSALL, AND IN PARTICULAR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FURTHERANCE OF HEALTH, THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS, AND SICKNESS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHEETHAM AND CRUMPSALL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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