Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 11 ?

MANCHESTER CONGOLESE ORGANISATION LTD 

Youth Club (Supplementary School)Healthy Living and Mental Health projectsMoney AdviceSocio-Cultural activities for Children and AdultsConferences and workshopsServices:Drop in sessionsSignposting and advice on:- Education- Health- Housing0001
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 13 years

www.maco-manchester.org.uk

macomanchester@yahoo.co.uk

01615469926

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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£143£84£59n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/22£209£121£88n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/21£160£69£90n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/20£76£60£16n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/19£49£33£16n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/18£34£12£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£40£33£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£58£38£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£74£47£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£53£37£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£58£46£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£26£18£8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 10 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
BBC Children in Need£67,810
Lloyds Bank Foundation£52,250
DCMS£46,878
People's Health Trust£35,847
National Lottery Community Fund£29,980
Barrow Cadbury Trust£19,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£15,000
Forever Manchester£3,549
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - MaCO Rising Cost of Living Support
£9,996 06/01/2023
The organisation will use the finding to offer culturally appropriate food parcels and wrap around services including warm clothes access to a warm community spaces financial and welfare advice for ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO)
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
The MSE Charity - Grant to Manchester Congolese Organisation
£3,377 15/11/2021
Funding delivery of functional financial skills and employability advice workshops to those who have been made redundant or impacted by the Covid crisis
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO)
£1,000 31/08/2021
This project will provide training and mentoring to a project worker who will deliver money management sessions to disadvantaged children. Children will improve their life skills through developing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MaCO Covid-19 Health advice
£9,998 09/07/2021
The funding will be used to provide information and support for Black African Francophone members of the community including refugees and asylum seekers. Participants will receive advice and guidance ....more
People's Health Trust - MaCO 50+Wellbeing Support
£35,847 30/03/2021
24
This two-year project expands on existing provision and delivers recreational activities for people aged 50+ from the local African community, including refugees and asylum seekers, living in ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Congolese Organisation(MaCO)
£30,000 21/12/2020
This project will deliver a homework and youth club for refugee and asylum seeker children and young people experiencing local deprivation. It will increase their skills, emotional and physical ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO)
£50,000 02/12/2020
24
Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO), awarded under the Foundation's Racial Equity funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to ....more
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£24,658 02/12/2020
The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and ....more
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO)
£19,000 21/09/2020
6
Salary costs for a part-time coordinator and contribution towards essential items and office adaptations
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Manchester Congolese Organisation (MaCO)
£36,810 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will deliver a Wellness Project involving fun and practical activities to children and young people who are from structurally disadvantaged ethnicities who have been ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,950 02/07/2020
"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 ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£12,270 30/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Forever Manchester - MaCO Covid-19 Support
£3,549 15/05/2020
Food provision, befriending and general welfare support
National Lottery Community Fund - MaCO Mental Health for Youth
£9,986 25/10/2019
12
MaCO Mental Health for Youth
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Manchester Congolese Organisation
£15,000 22/05/2019
refurbishment of a community centre for a charity which works with disadvantaged minority communities in Manchester
People's Health Trust - MaCO 50+Wellbeing Support
£35,163 12/07/2018
This two-year project provided a range of social activities for older black and minority ethnic people, including refugees and asylum seekers, living in Manchester. The programme included ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MaCO Healthy living for Youth
£9,989 28/06/2018
12
The funding will be used to run workshop sessions on healthy eating, cooking and dental hygiene for refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to address issues on health and wellbeing that people ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MaCO Advice Service
£9,993 05/04/2017
12
The funding will be used to provide help and support to people who are having financial issues due to cultural and language barriers. This includes financial and benefit advice and health checks.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manchester Congolese Organisation Ltd
£2,000 14/03/2012
towards day trips to the seaside and a zoo for a group of disadvantaged Congonelse children from Manchester
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 37-61
  • JOHN KAYEMBE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Desktop Service Engineer
  • MONIQUE LIKOY Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Student And Community Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2011, number: 1142798
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/03/2011, number: 07564748
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • 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; all on time
Main office

54 Crossley Street
Crossley Street Centre
Gorton
Manchester
M18 8BA

Objectives

THE CHARITYÔÇÖS OBJECT IS SPECIFICALLY THE FOLLOWING:TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE CONGOLESE CITIZENS IN MANCHESTER BY:1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING2. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS3. THE PROMOTION OF GOOD HEALTH4. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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