Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

STEP UP MCR

Step Up MCR is a grant making organisation that supports a range of Charitable Activities that support the five ways to wellbeing. We support community development, and local giving that helps people Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and to Give. We provide services to support more impactful and collaborative giving to meet the needs of the communities we work with.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£125£125£0n/a
31/03/22£130£90£40n/a
31/03/21£83£1£82n/a
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.stepupmcr.org

hello@stepupmcr.org

07584556989

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Manchester City,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • 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£150,000
Power to Change£10,000
Crowdfunder£2,675
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Unleashing Community Power
£150,000 19/05/2023
The funding will be used to support Step Up MCR to develop their place based giving model to grow community led projects across certain wards of North Manchester. Step Up aim to grow their place based giving model by employing a second member of ....more
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£2,675 05/08/2022
Covid response
Power to Change - Crowdmatch - Max Trax Openshaw Community Cycle Track
£10,000 17/05/2022
Grant to Crowdmatch - Max Trax Openshaw Community Cycle Track

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-60
  • ANGELA MARTIN Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Health And Wellbeing Manager
  • CHRISTOPHER RICHARD JOHN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Company Director
  • DAVE KNOTT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Finance Director
  • DR JAMES SCOTT VANDEVENTER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Academic Researcher
  • DR PAULA TURNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant
  • THOMAS JOSEPH FREDERICK WOODCOCK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
  • YASMIN AMELIA CLARKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 28/09/2020, number: 1191495
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/02/2020, number: 12467282
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

The Resonance Centre
The Old School House
Clayton Street
Manchester
M11 4EA

Objectives

3.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE AREA OF BENEFIT, INCLUDING:3.1.1 THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND SURROUNDING AREAS) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS;3.1.1.1 THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP;3.1.1.2 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;3.1.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY OF UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;3.1.1.4 THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY OR OTHER CHARITABLE HELP IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP:-(I) TO ENABLE PEOPLE TO SET UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES;3.1.1.5 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKPLACE, BUILDING AND / OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;3.1.1.6 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;3.1.1.7 THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES;3.1.1.8 THE PROVISION OF OFFICE AND MEETING SPACE FOR NON-PROFIT MAKING ORGANISATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS; AND3.1.1.9 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.3.1.2 THE DEVELOPMENT OF CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND SURROUNDING AREAS IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY; AND3.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIAL EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY (AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY).

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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