# BENCHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1087821
- **Other names:** BENCHILL COMMUNITY OPTIONS
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 1, 2001
- **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=1087821


## Contact

- **Address:** BENCHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE, BENCHILL ROAD, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M22 8EJ
- **Phone:** 01619469520
- **Email:** bcc@wchg.org.uk
- **Website:** www.benchillcommunitycentre.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF RESIDENTS OF THE BENCHILL WARD OF THE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL AREA AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY BRINGING TOGETHER RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO IMPROVE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR SOCIAL WELFARE, LEISURE TIME AND RECREATIONAL INTERESTS WITH THE AIM OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR  RESIDENTS.2. TO PROVIDE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE (BENCHILL COMMUNITY CENTRE) AND TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE CENTRE WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

**Activities:** Benchill Community Centre a thriving and vibrant hub of activity whose aim is to provide a facility which is open, non-judgemental, friendly and welcoming for local residents.  The Centre offers a fully accessible, community-led managed facility for local community groups/individuals to embark upon training, education and social welfare and to access OFSTED registered childcare facilities.

**Area of benefit:** BENCHILL WARD OF THE MANCHESTER CITY COUNCIL AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Manchester City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £369096 | £277510 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £324734 | £249737 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £221329 | £143846 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £181080 | £261633 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £196417 | £236807 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Fred Leatherbarrow** (Chair) — appointed March 3, 2023
- David Peter O'Hara — appointed Feb. 12, 2015
- Geoff Mail — appointed July 2, 2025
- Joy Hampson — appointed July 2, 2025
- Sarah Helen Woolley