Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

MANCHESTER CARE AND REPAIR 

Providing support to older and vulnerable people in maintaining their well-being while living in their own home in the Greater Manchester and surrounding area including: Advice and support, carrying out free or at low cost, small-scale home repairs (handyhelp); support, supervision and inspection service for larger-scale home repairs and adaptations.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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

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£2,059£2,120£-61£8£1,140£1,1406.5390
31/03/22£1,722£1,681£41£10£1,202£1,2028.6361
31/03/21£1,311£1,305£7£6£1,161£1,16110.7331
31/03/20£1,578£1,560£18£8£1,154£1,1548.9302
31/03/19£1,651£1,628£23£8£1,136£1,1368.4312
31/03/18£1,568£1,528£39£10£1,112£1,1128.7310
31/03/17£1,699£1,632£67£10£1,073£1,0737.9330
31/03/16£1,647£1,517£131£9£1,006£1,0068320
31/03/15£1,530£1,456£74£5£877£8777.2360
31/03/14£1,474£1,498£-24£5£803£8036.4350
31/03/13£1,621£1,839£-218£11£827£8275.4400

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 46%
Liabilities/Income: 47%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 12 years

http://www.careandrepair-manchester.org.uk

mail@careandrepair-manchester.org.uk

01618725500

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City, Wigan,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • 39 employees

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
Henry Smith Charity£111,300
10GM£19,000
National Lottery Community Fund£8,101
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Manchester Care and Repair
£111,300 14/06/2023
36
towards three years' salary and on costs of a Trainee at a project providing support for older and vulnerable people across Manchester, Greater Manchester.
10GM - Home from Hospital Targeted Investment Fund
£19,000 27/09/2022
To employ an Independence Support Worker who will take referrals from North Manchester General Hospital (referral system already operational) and support patients primarily living in Bury, working in ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - HandyHelpers
£8,101 18/06/2021
The funding will be used to recruit a team of voluntary ‘handyhelpers’ to work alongside their team of qualified handy people. This will provide a social support network and a wider range of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Older People's Independent Living Support
£235,487 17/04/2013
36
This is a expansion of an existing project that aims to support older people in Manchester to live independently in their own homes for longer and improve their quality of life. It will identify ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 8/9 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 44-74
  • JANAT HULSTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Management / Executive
  • ADRIAN LEWIS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Compliance Officer
  • DARREN MORT Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Cyber Security Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/05/2012, number: 1147174
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/03/2012, number: 08008229
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Financial Conduct Authority
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
  • 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
11 returns made; all on time
Main office

UNIT 14
EMPRESS BUSINESS CENTRE
380 CHESTER ROAD
MANCHESTER
M16 9EA

Objectives

4. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS AND THOSE AFFECTED BY LONG-TERM ILLNESS OR POVERTY OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, IN PARTICULAR BY:(A) PROVIDING SERVICES, ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS;(B) PROVIDING HOUSES, HOSTELS, HOME REPAIRS, ADAPTATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS AND ANY ASSOCIATED AMENITIES FOR PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS;(C) PROVIDING EDUCATION, ADVICE OR INFORMATION TO OR FOR ANY PERSON OR BODY ON MATTERS RELATING TO THOSE SPECIFIED IN SUB-CLAUSE (B) ABOVE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

1 MANCHESTER CITY2 TRAFFORD3 WIGAN

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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