Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 24 ?

BARLOW MOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION LIMITED

1) To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Barlow Moor and its invirons. In a common effort to advance education2) To provide facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation 3) To secure the establishment of a community centre and to maintain and manage the same.4) such other purposes as may be charitable according to the law in England and Wales.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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
31/03/24£620£531£89£12£310£1683.82395
31/03/23*£521£507£15£11£220£1132.71988
31/03/22£444£500£-56n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£550£457£93£6£262£1714.52086
31/03/20?£478£504£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£359£329£30n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£311£340£-28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£377£376£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£391£323£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£284£283£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13?£211£244£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 17%
Liabilities/Income: 10%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 54%
Reserves/Spending: 3.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 4
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 13 years

www.bmcaltd.co.uk

becky@barlowmoorca.co.uk

01614464805

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Social clubs and similar
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Trafford,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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£167,622
Henry Smith Charity£93,900
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£65,108
Southway Housing Trust£22,500
Manchester City Council£15,975
Sport England£7,210
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - Enhanced Youth Provision
£9,487 04/08/2023
The funding will be used to provide a range of trips and activities for young people including paintballing laser tag and treetop adventure with a focus on physical activity and building confidence and skills such as team working planning and ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 06/04/2023
BMCA Core Delivery
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association
£93,900 15/06/2022
36
towards three years' running costs, including the salary of the Education and Training and the Health and Wellbeing Coordinators, at a centre providing support for adults and families who face complex and long term needs in Manchester, Greater ....more
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association Ltd
£65,108 28/04/2022
45% of salary costs over 3-years for Early Intervention Leads at a community centre providing support and advice to families in Greater Manchester.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 04/03/2022
Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Jubilee Celebrations
£9,776 25/02/2022
The funding will be used to host the annual community Merseyfest to incorporate the Queens Platinum Jubilee celebration. The project aims to bring the community together reducing loneliness and isolation and improving overall wellbeing.
MACC - Barlow Moor Community Association Ltd
£1,390 21/12/2021
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)
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Our Lives Our Futures'
£148,359 12/12/2021
The group aim to deliver activities aimed at improving resilience drive change and to break the cycle of poverty isolation and poor health within their local community. Funding would be used to cover core costs.
MACC - Barlow Moor Community Association
£750 25/11/2021
Event(s) to raise awareness and increase the reporting of hate crime
MACC - Barlow Moor Community Association
£750 25/11/2021
Event(s) to raise awareness and increase the reporting of hate crime
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association Ltd
£2,401 23/10/2021
Our project will bring people together to engage in activities that will improve mindfulness and wellbeing, and will reduce loneliness, isolation, and poor health compounded by the COVID-19 pandemic.
MACC - Barlow Moor Community Association (Families, Volunteers and Older People)
£500 25/06/2021
Event(s) to raise awareness and increase the reporting of hate crime
MACC - Barlow Moor Community Association (Youth + Play)
£500 25/06/2021
Event(s) to raise awareness and increase the reporting of hate crime
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to Barlow Moor Community Association Ltd
£8,029 01/04/2021
to expand wellbeing project and volunteering programme which includes chair based exercise classes, ‘Mature Movers’ and gardening activities Priority groups: BAME, Disabled people
Southway Housing Trust - Air-conditioning at BMCA
£2,500 08/03/2021
3
Contribution to the cost of installing air conditioning at BMCA
Sport England - Get Active @ BMCA
£7,210 13/08/2020
11
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Get Active @ BMCA. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports
Manchester City Council - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association
£2,946 03/08/2020
Grant to purchase resources and equipment to enable safe re-opening
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£20,000 10/07/2020
BMCA Ltd Core Costs
Manchester City Council - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Centre
£5,000 01/06/2020
Deliver a range of support to unemployed adults in Manchester
Southway Housing Trust - BMCA Learning Hub
£20,000 06/04/2020
To offer employment support and training for local residents
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association
£4,782 15/11/2019
We want to provide opportunities for disadvantaged children to access and experience new activities.
Manchester City Council - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association
£3,000 30/04/2019
Grant contribution to the payment of artist/costume makers and costume materials for the Wythenshawe & South Manchester group for Manchester Day Parade 2019
Manchester City Council - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association
£7,500 01/05/2018
Grant to deliver a range of support to unemployed adults in Manchester
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association Ltd (BMCA)
£3,204 29/11/2017
We need resources to launch a parent nursery association to ensure the care, welfare and education of children in the local area.
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Our People, Our Place'
£371,867 06/09/2017
35
This project will use a range of services and activities to support people from the diverse local community in Barlow Moor, near Chorlton. The funding will expand existing services by recruiting and training local volunteers as peer mentors who can ....more
MACC - Time4U
£9,946 09/12/2016
Outreach sessions at a local community café to encourage access to services. Sessions will also take place with self-help services at BMCA Community Centre for activities/discussion with partners and will involve one to one and group work. Tailored ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Barlow Moor Community Association
£79,300 08/09/2016
36
towards three years' salary and related costs of a Centre Manager to manage the services and activities at a community hub in Greater Manchester
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 29-60
  • CLOVER HUDSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Technology Business Partner
  • GEORGE COOMBS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Community Projects Coordinator
  • HELEN SHARPLES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Communities
  • JOANNA RACHEL MIDGLEY Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Local Councillor
  • MICHELLE KAREN HODGES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: None
  • REV THOMAS WILLIAM PHIPPS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Vicar
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2011, number: 1142217
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/12/2010, number: 07476646
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
12 returns made; AR23: 9 days late, AR16: 40 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR11: 70 days late,
Main office

23 MERSEY BANK AVENUE
CHORLTON
MANCHESTER
M21 7NT

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY: (I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF BARLOW MOOR AND ITS ENVIRONS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY OR OTHER ORGANIZATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION; (II) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS; (III) TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (THE CENTRE) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS; AND (IV) SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS MAY BE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND & WALES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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