# BACK ON TRACK MANCHESTER LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1017467
- **Other names:** NORTHERN EDUCATION AND RESETTLEMENT INFORMATION SERVICES LTD, N E A R I S, NEARIS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Feb. 18, 1993
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1017467


## Contact

- **Address:** 4th Floor Swan Buildings, 20 Swan Street, Manchester
- **Postcode:** M4 5JW
- **Phone:** 01618341661
- **Email:** info@backontrackmanchester.org.uk
- **Website:** www.backontrackmanchester.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 3. The objects of the company shall be to advance the education of disadvantaged members of society, and especially persons who are suffering or who have suffered a legal restriction on their liberty in any penal or correctional establishment or otherwise, and their families, in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) through the provision of educational, training and advisory services to said persons.

**Activities:** We provide education, training, volunteering and associated support for excluded adults in Greater Manchester. Our services are aimed at adults who have been through some form of resettlement process related to substance misuse, homelessness, mental illnes, or offending behaviour. We also provide resources /training for other organisations in our field. (Formerly known as MERC and NEARIS.)

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Bolton
- Bury
- Manchester City
- Oldham
- Rochdale
- Salford City
- Stockport
- Tameside
- Trafford
- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £1411922 | £1361139 | £400663 | 29 |
| March 31, 2024 | £1043821 | £993256 | £349880 | 26 |
| March 31, 2023 | £848338 | £815603 | £299315 | 23 |
| March 31, 2022 | £784925 | £830413 | £266580 | 26 |
| March 31, 2021 | £905104 | £828800 | £312068 | 29 |



## Trustees

- **Gillian Drakeford** (Chair) — appointed April 26, 2022
- Amanda Paterson — appointed Aug. 7, 2018
- Amina Bodhania — appointed April 26, 2022
- Dr Kevin Wong — appointed May 15, 2019
- Judith Harrison — appointed Sept. 4, 2020
- Julie Taylor — appointed Dec. 11, 2018
- Lucy Hopwood — appointed July 29, 2025
- Lyndsey Forrest — appointed Aug. 30, 2018
- Olusayo Phillips — appointed April 26, 2022
- Rachel Dyson — appointed July 29, 2025
- Sarah Newton — appointed April 30, 2024
- Tess Murphy — appointed July 29, 2025