Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 2

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Static board: -3

Overall weighted support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -2

GUIDANCE HUB

Guidance Hub is community organisation serving the needs of members of different ages and backgrounds. It delivers a range of educational courses through a variety of means, holds spiritual gatherings and retreats and provides community outreach projects from homeless feed to social and recreational activities. The charity operates from its own premises and hub, the 'Waterloo Centre' in Manchester

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/07/23	£397	£480	£-83	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/22	£242	£414	£-172	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/21	£359	£268	£92	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/20	£636	£194	£441	£14	£716	£287	17.7	9	100
31/07/19	£338	£254	£84	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/07/18	£360	£169	£191	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 7 years

guidancehub.org

info@guidancehub.org

01618706001

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Rochdale, Salford City, Tameside, Trafford,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Forever Manchester - Project Mental Wellbeing
£5,000	10/09/2020	Meal provision and food parcels
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	10/09/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

ANSAR MAHMOOD Appointed: 2017

IFRAZ SHARIF Appointed: 2017

NOSHIN GUL (Chair) Appointed: 2017

QAMAR SHAZAD Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2017, number: 1173081

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
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

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

389 Waterloo Road
Manchester
M8 9AB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS AND FOOD TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEED.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF ISLAMIC EDUCATION THROUGH PROVIDING COURSES WHICH PROMOTE, SUSTAIN AND INCREASE INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING ON TOPICS RELATED TO ISLAMIC THEOLOGY, JURISPRUDENCE AND SPIRITUALITY.3. TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOUR SUNNI SCHOOLS OF THOUGHT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH THE HOLDING OF WEEKLY PRAYER MEETINGS, FUNERAL PRAYERS AND FESTIVALS AND THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS DUTIES AS MUSLIMS SUCH AS VOLUNTEERING.4. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MANCHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREA INCLUDING BY ORGANISING SPORTING EVENTS SUCH AS DANCE CLASSES AND FOOTBALL GAMES.