Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 9
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

MANCHESTER CITY OF SANCTUARY 

Our mission is to spread the City of Sanctuary network to Manchester making it a welcoming city, open and fair for all. We want to create a more inclusive and welcoming city to those seeking sanctuary who bring skills, enterprise, music, food and hard work to enrich our city. We run monthly conversation clubs and meals as well as offering practical projects and signposting services
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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£61£78£-17n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/03/22£79£56£24n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/21£64£66£-2n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/20£45£40£5n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£24£47£-24n/an/an/an/an/a35
31/03/18£29£42£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£70£24£46£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

https://manchester.cityofsanctuary.org

manchester@cityofsanctuary.org

07546575195

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 25 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
DCMS£37,467
National Lottery Community Fund£29,450
Department for Work and Pensions£7,147
Forever Manchester£2,850
MACC£1,440
Manchester City Council£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Placement Project
£10,000 07/07/2023
The funding will be used to connect volunteers to volunteer placements. The project aims to build trusted relationships between volunteers and providers.
MACC - Manchester City of Sanctuary
£1,000 12/05/2022
To put some much needed resources into those organisations and capture stories which will raise awareness of the issues faced by refugees and asylum seekers and the work which is being done to ....more
MACC - Manchester City of Sanctuary
£200 10/01/2022
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 ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Volunteer Placement Project
£9,460 15/10/2021
The organisation will train volunteers and potential providers to create volunteer placements for refugees or asylum seekers with the aim of reducing social isolation and offering skills development ....more
One Manchester - Funding for fitness classes.
£250 05/06/2021
Monthly fitness class that will bring people together and improve their physical and mental health. Through these sessions, people will feel healthier and happier. To be run at Rainbow Haven. Funding ....more
MACC - Manchester City of Sanctuary
£80 04/06/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
MACC - Manchester City of Sanctuary
£80 30/04/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
Department for Work and Pensions - MICHAEL ROBERTS SOLUTIONS
£7,147 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
MACC - Manchester City of Sanctuary
£80 08/01/2021
Migrant Destitution Fund GM, awards to pre-vetted applicant organisations of up to £80 on behalf of individual destitute migrants and other people with no recourse to public funds
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£37,467 29/07/2020
"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
Forever Manchester - Covid 19 Response
£2,850 07/05/2020
Telephone and online welfare support for refugees and asylum seekers
National Lottery Community Fund - Sanctuary Storytelling
£9,990 23/03/2020
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The funding will be used to support 12 sanctuary-seekers to gain skills, experience and confidence through a programme of public speaking and creative writing workshops that bring people together to ....more
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester City Of Sanctuary
£500 29/01/2020
Grant contribution for delivery of event
Manchester City Council - Grant to Manchester City Of Sanctuary
£500 29/01/2020
Grant contribution for delivery of event
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Manchester City of Sanctuary
£2,979 19/11/2018
We want to provide English lessons for refugees and destitute asylum seekers in Manchester.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/08/2016, number: 1168839
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR17: 2 days late,
Main office

Inspire
747 Stockport Road
MANCHESTER
M19 3AR

Objectives

I. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL, ESPECIALLY IN MANCHESTER ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES AND PEOPLE SEEKING ASYLUM OR SANCTUARY. II. TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN MANCHESTER AMONGST REFUGEES, PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY, AND PEOPLE REFUSED ASYLUM IN THE UK. III. TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES. IV. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO THOSE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF IT FOR THEIR BENEFIT INCLUDING REFUGEES, PEOPLE SEEKING SANCTUARY, AND PEOPLE REFUSED ASYLUM IN THE UK.V. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING AND ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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