Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO 

Annual Report 2024-2025 

Registered in England and Wales, charity no. 1198852, company no. CE028957 

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## **Contents.** 

Reference and Administrative Details for Year Ended  31 March 2024. ............................................ 3 Donors, Partners and Supporters. ...................................................................................................... 5 Message from Chair of the Board of Trustees. ................................................................................... 6 Our Mission, Values and Objectives. .................................................................................................. 7 Aspirations. ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Priorities and Objectives. ................................................................................................................ 7 Progress. .......................................................................................................................................... 8 How Our Activities Deliver Public Benefit. .................................................................................... 10 Achievements and Performance. .................................................................................................. 10 Performance Overview and Plans for the Future. ............................................................................ 13 Income Generation ....................................................................................................................... 13 Equality, Diversity and Inclusion ...................................................... **Error! Bookmark not defined.** Beneficiaries of Our Services ........................................................................................................ 14 Financial Review. ........................................................................................................................... 18 Structure, Governance and Management. ................................................................................... 19 Trustee Recruitment ..................................................................................................................... 19 Related Parties and Relationships with Other Organisations. ...................................................... 20 Remuneration Policy for Key Management Personnel. ....................... **Error! Bookmark not defined.** Risk Management. ............................................................................................................................ 22 Fundraising Statement. ..................................................................................................................... 22 Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees. ................................................................................. 22 Independent Examiners. ................................................................................................................... 24 

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## **Reference and Administrative Details for Year Ended 31 March 2025.** 

**Trustees** CIO _(1198852)_ **Tim Heatley** , **Chair** (From 05.05.2022) **Gillian Duckworth, Ex Officio** (From 26.09.2022) **Rev Ian Rutherford, Vice Chair** (From 05.05.2022) **Philip Kemp** (From 05.05.2022) **Lauren Rosegreen** (From 05.05.2022, sabbatical from 27.03.2023, resigned 28.04.2025) **Erica Boardman** (From 18.07.2022, resigned 10.07.2025) **Michael Gerrard** (From 18.07.2022. Resigned 17.10.2024) **Bradley Russell** (From 26.09.2022) **Chris Monkman** (From 26.09.2022) **Jane Forbes** (From 05.12.2024) **John Herring** (From 20.03.2025) **Lori Hoinkes** (From 02.10.2025) **Rachel Chesters** (From 02.10.2025) **Aydin Djemal** (From 02.10.2025) 

**Patron** Mayor Andy Burnham **Key** Fran Darlington-Pollock Nov 22 – July Head of Strategic **Management** 23 Development Aug 23 – Chief Executive Officer 

**Registered** Broadhurst House **Offices** Tootal Buildings 56 Oxford Street Manchester M1 6EU 

**Company** CE028957 **Registration Number (CIO)** 

**Charity** 1198852 **Registration Number** 

**Auditors Slade & Cooper Ltd** Beehive Mill, Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JG 

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## **Bankers[1]** 

**Co-operative Bank** 6th Floor, Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP 

**Barclays** Bolton Wellsprings Leicester LE87 2BB 

## **Solicitors Shoosmiths Solicitors LLP** 

The XYZ Building, 2 Hardman Boulevard Spinningfields Manchester M3 3AZ 

> _1_ Note: the Barclays account was utilised by the previous entity (charity number: 1180418) and the Co-op account was set up and is used for the new Incorporated entity (charity number: 1198852). The Barclays account is being kept active until the charity is satisfied that no more funds are entering or exiting the account in relation to the previous entity. 

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## **Donors, Partners and Supporters.** 

We are extremely grateful to all our partners, our many individual donors, and to those who support us with time, donated services and expertise. Those deserving particular mention include: 

**Badger & Combes Simpatica Capital & Centric Stagecoach First Bus Start Communication Fourth Day Suez JCDecaux The Warehouse Project Manchester Central Together Manchester DJs UA92 Microsoft We Our Footprint** 

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## **Message from Chair of the Board of Trustees.** 

No one should be without a home in Greater Manchester, something that has guided everything we do since our launch in 2018. We’ve seen considerable successes through our grant-making, powered by the generosity of the people and businesses of Greater Manchester. However, we have also seen persisting challenges. 

Frontline organisations are asked to do more with less. Policy decisions put pressure on household budgets whilst contributing to increased demand on charitable services. These same economic pressures impact on the ability of businesses and households to donate. 

The consequences? A challenging fundraising year amidst increased demand and increasing risk of and experience of homelessness. The national statistics speak for themselves. However, it is the local stories and our collective impact that raise our spirits and give us hope. 

The Charity continues to grow from strength to strength, and as a Board, we are incredibly proud of the impact we are making across our advocacy, fundraising and grant-making. Some of my personal highlights this year include our Bus Pull, which has become a firm favourite with both participants and volunteers, and our growing annual dinner. Each year, more people join us for a dinner with a difference. Those events celebrate the vibrancy and style of our city-region, and the feedback shows how much they resonate with our community. 

Alongside our fundraising, our advocacy work through our roundtables has gained recognition whilst informing our strategy, plans and grant-making. The Bus Pull was also shortlisted for This Is Manchester Awards Leading Live Event, and the Charity itself was shortlisted for Organisation Making a Difference in the Community. 

This year, we also moved from being a supporter to a full member of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter, role-modelling what good practice looks like while continuing to strengthen the homelessness support network across the region. 

Thank you to everyone who stands with us in our mission and shares in our vision. 

Together, we can end homelessness. 

Tim Heatley 

Chair of Board of Trustees 

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## **Our Mission, Values and Objectives.** 

We believe homelessness has no place here in Greater Manchester so we bring businesses, communities and people together to make that vision a reality. We champion innovative work that can really make a difference and ensure Greater Manchester is leading the way on tackling this social problem. 

We’re a place-based funder, working at the centre of a network of activity and action to tackle homelessness in Greater Manchester. We listen to those who have experienced homelessness and the challenges faced by people supporting them. We learn from what works and act on where money is needed. As a result of the diverse board of Trustees, our networks and the Charity’s Patron (Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester), the Charity has the ability to bring together public, private and third sector stakeholders for public benefit. This is how we live our values: to be **effective** , **pioneering** , and **collaborative** . 

## **Aspirations.** 

- To be the go-to for charitable giving to tackle homelessness in Greater Manchester and to support those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. 

- To establish a sustainable fundraising model safeguarding the longevity of the charity. 

- To establish and champion best practice in the convening and partnership of public, private and third sector stakeholders for public benefit. 

## **Priorities and Objectives.** 

The purposes of the Charity as set out in the governing document are: 

_“To advance any such charitable purpose for the general benefit of the inhabitants of Greater Manchester (according to the land of England and Wales) as the Trustees shall see fit from time to time and in particular (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the relief of poverty and distress of people who are suffering from the effects of homelessness or the threat of homelessness.”_ 

Within this broad purpose, our priority remains focussed on homelessness. The main activities undertaken in relation to these purposes are fundraising and grant making. The Charity raises money primarily through corporate and public donations. In 2022-2023, the charity established a new calendar of events to support fundraising activity which has continued to grow from strength to strength. The Charity provides targeted funding through monitored grant programmes to a range of social impact organisations and programmes across Greater Manchester. In this accounting period, these grants remained focussed on organisations providing support to people either experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Longer-term, the Charity is expanding its preventative grant-programming to help drive greater impact in ending homelessness and eradicating the need for rough sleeping. 

Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO strives to create the conditions for innovative interventions alongside more traditional charitable tactics. Raising funds and making grants enables us to support key initiatives that will significantly impact on the issues that we are focused on. These impacts are measured through grant management reports, collated data where appropriate and case studies. 

In Summer 2023, the Charity introduced a new policy roundtable series, with the intention of better positioning the Charity in its efforts to champion innovative work. The series has grown from strength to strength, helping to broker new collaborations for organisations committed to tackling homelessness, amplify local and regional charities, and create new opportunities for fundraising. It 

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also remains a vital new component to our strategic planning, spotlighting innovation, opportunity and collaboration. In convening discussions to unpack and spotlight innovative, pioneering and effective practice gives the opportunity to explore new ideas and also create new spaces for collaboration alongside within the homelessness ecosystem of Greater Manchester and beyond. 

## **Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Statement.** 

As a Charity that exists for the benefit of the inhabitants of Greater Manchester, we are committed to delivering a positive impact on this community. We recognise our role in supporting the development of a sustainable society in which everyone can thrive, while also delivering pioneering, effective and collaborative grants that can truly move the dial on ending homelessness and eradicating the need for rough sleeping. 

**Environmental:** We remain committed to reducing our paper usage, focusing on digital documents, e-signatures and online document sharing internally and externally wherever possible. We also encourage digital reporting from our grantees and avoid physical mail. Meetings are conducted online or, where required in person, all charity staff travel using public transport wherever possible. As a small team with no formal premises, we do have a small ecological footprint. Our Chief Executive has previously completed Carbon Literacy training with the Carbon Literacy Project. A new ESG Policy has been developed (Board approval in 2025/26), to support our continued progress in this area. 

**Social:** Alongside our core purpose and charitable objects, we are committed to a supportive, inclusive workplace where all staff, ambassadors and trustees are able to bring their authentic self to work. Notably, this is evident in our journey to full membership of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. 

**Governance:** As evident in this report, the Charity have a robust, transparent and ethical approach to the governance of all our operations. This is vital to maintaining the trust of our donors and supporters, and the charities and organisations we in turn support. 

As part of our social responsibility and governance commitment, our internal practice and approaches are mapped against the Charity Governance Code, providing a framework to identify recommended and leading practice. Spanning both social responsibility and governance, to help promote diversity of opinion and perspective, the Charity has now appointed three Associate Trustees through the Associate Board programme. This programme is for 18-24 year olds, upskilling younger generations in Board-level governance, readying the next cohort of Trustees for the local and national charity sector, and diversifying perspectives at Board-level discussions. Associate Trustees are full participants of Board meetings and Board sub-committees, though do not hold a casting vote. 

## **Progress.** 

Since our launch, we have donated more than £2.6m to our flagship scheme, A Bed Every Night, helping to fund over 87,000 nights off the streets. The collaboration and partnership underpinning this pioneering scheme has ensured that rates of rough sleeping dropped at a substantially faster rate in Greater Manchester than seen nationally since their peak in 2017. Despite the rises that have been seen in the past two years, numbers are still significantly below the high levels of 2017. 

Support to A Bed Every Night forms part of our focus on ‘Emergency Response’. Our grant-making also covers ‘Places and Spaces’ and ‘Targeted Prevention’. Since our launch, we have donated a further £1.2m outside of A Bed Every Night, supporting work to stop homelessness before it becomes a reality, 

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providing emergency relief in times of economic pressure, and for activities designed to build local capacity within key networks and outreach support for those working to end homelessness in Greater Manchester. 

The commitment in Greater Manchester to ending homelessness and eradicating the need for rough sleeping remains high, and we are proud of the role we continue to have in enabling frontline, vital responses to that. But the twinned crises of homelessness and housing continue to unfold, with a nudging upwards of the numbers of people rough sleeping and record high-levels of households and children in temporary accommodation nationally and in Greater Manchester. 

We remain committed to maintaining the inclusivity of A Bed Every Night, but also working to expand our support of preventative work where funds permit. This has seen us continue our prioritising the following areas of activity: 

- Diversify income streams and grow fundraising potential; 

- Expand the reach and profile of our brand, increasing visibility and credibility as a trusted voice urging action on homelessness in the city region; and, 

- Champion innovative practice as a funder and maximise the added value we offer to our charity partners and all engaged within the homelessness sector. 

These priority areas underpin all our activity within the charity, each with the intention to increase fundraising capacity to grow our grant making across our three inter-related priority grant areas: Emergency Response, Places and Spaces, and Targeted Prevention. 

These three strands of grant making are highly interdependent: sustaining an effective and universal response for people rough sleeping is critical, but to alleviate the pressure on and need for such a response requires looking upstream. More needs to be done to stop homelessness before it becomes a reality (targeted prevention) and effectively support people in precarious housing situations (e.g. support to the temporary accommodation and the wider ecosystem of homelessness support (organisations working to support people across Greater Manchester at risk of or experiencing homelessness) captured within our places and spaces strand). 

**The Charity has a Grant Making Policy in place which sets a clear and transparent framework for grant making in line with strategic priorities. This ensures there is a segregation of duties between funding design and application assessment. Application assessment happens with a panel of Trustees, supported by the operational team, who then make recommendations for grant awards to the full board of Trustees for approval.** 


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Our grant-making approach has evolved, moving from rolling two-stage applications to specific points in the year with open calls, subject to available funds. We remain open for enquiries from frontline organisations providing emergency response who find themselves in unprecedented circumstances. These changes were established in 2023-24 and launched in 2024-25. It includes a small grants round 

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delivered in Autumn and, subject to available funds, an additional round from Spring / Summer. This is in addition to our continued commitment to the A Bed Every Night scheme. 

The Trustees review the aims, objectives, and activities of the Charity each year. This report looks at what the Charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The Trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the Charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. 

The review also helps the Trustees ensure the Charity's aims, objectives and activities remained focused on its stated purposes. 

The Trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the Trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set. 

## **How Our Activities Deliver Public Benefit.** 

The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity's aims and objectives, in planning future activities, and setting the policies for the year. 

The Charity achieves public benefit by funding a range of charitable and social impact organisations who are delivering frontline work with people and communities right across Greater Manchester. 

Grant making activities in this area have delivered benefits including: 

- Emergency accommodation for people who would otherwise have no other option; 

- Continuing to support the financial stability of a vital frontline service; 

- Building a stronger network of individuals, organisations and stakeholders working towards ending homelessness in the region; 

- Preventing crises with early intervention and targeted support; 

- Building safe, welcoming spaces that foster resilience and connection 

The aims of the organisation continue to be charitable. The aims and the work done give identifiable benefits to the charitable sector and both indirectly and directly to individuals in need. There is no detriment or harm arising from the aims or activities. 

## **Achievements and Performance.** 

The Charity's main activities and who it seeks to help are described below. All its charitable activities focus on fundraising and grant making and are undertaken to further Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity’s charitable purposes for the public benefit. 

## _**Fundraising**_ 

The Charity successfully generated a total income of £576,904 through a mixture of donations and legacies, other trading activities and investments. 

Corporate donations totalled £205,867 which included a significant donation of £100,000 from Suez Waste Management through their multi-year social value commitment to the Charity. 

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The Charity generated £113,478. Included in this, the Charity’s patron Andy Burnham, who donated £11,050 over the year. The Charity also received an additional £10,000 donated from Sky, on behalf of Andy Burnham as a speaker fee. This donation was received in lieu of direct payment from our Patron, accounting for 4 months’ worth of donations in 2024-25 and 3 months of donations in the 2025-26 period. The Charity also receive donations through PayPal Giving, Charities Aid Foundation, Benevity and Work for Good. 

In addition, the Charity received donations via contactless donation points hosted by hotels and other businesses around Manchester, Salford and Trafford. These devices had a pre-set donation of £3 raising £9,362 (before fees) over the year. 

Within the above total, an individual JustGiving campaign was launched in November 2024 to support the income target for ‘A Bed Every Night’. The ‘1000 Beds for Christmas’ campaign raised £32,759 via a dedicated JustGiving page plus £6,597 of Gift Aid. The campaign also raised an additional £2,970 in offline donations primarily received as cash or cheque donations from individuals or as corporate donations. Through a continued corporate partnership with Together, the funds were topped up by an additional £20,000. 

## _**Events**_ 

Contributing to the success of the fundraising total was a continuation of the Charity’s expanded fundraising events calendar. The Charity remain the sole beneficiary of the Manchester 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness, which raised £32,180 through a dedicated JustGiving page, and direct individual and corporate donations. Through our corporate partnership with Together, the fundraising was topped up by an additional £20,000. We are very grateful to the team at Run Wild and all the organisers behind the event, as well as the 1,000s of local and national runners who participate. 

This reporting period saw our third gala dinner (March 2025), which was held again at New Century. This event grew in scale – welcoming 360 guests and raising £40,000 from a mix of table sales, raffle tickets, live auction, and pledges on the night (some of which including a 12-month recurring gift). Due to the timing of the event, some of the income from this event was received in the 2025-26 accounting period. 

In August 2024, we hosted our second charity ‘bus pull’ inviting companies from across the region to compete to see who could pull a bus fastest over 30 meters. This event featured dedicated support from Stagecoach and First, each providing staff and a bus to be pulled. The event also welcomed volunteers drawn from the Charity’s corporate and individual supporters, and the support of local entertainment including Manchester DJs and XI Records. This event more than doubled fundraising and attendees from 2023, raising a total of £39,161. 

Alongside these headline fundraising events, we collaborated with JW Lees to host a multi-venue pub quiz to mark World Homeless Day and held a second iteration of ‘Show Me Home’. ‘Show Me Home’ is a school’s outreach campaign to raise awareness and funds, collaborating with Shelter to boost housing rights and awareness training in schools whilst also destigmatising discussion of the experience of homelessness. This campaign upskilled pupils and teachers in the use of AI, collaborating with Microsoft to deliver the event. Clear Channel (now Bauer Media) displayed the final generated images on a screen in the Trafford Centre to celebrate the campaign. 

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We were also the nominated charity of the year for Artorius, Jacobs, Next Level Networking, Go North West and HTA, whose staff took part in several fundraising events to raise funds throughout the year, including those organised directly by the Charity. 

## _**Grant making**_ 

During this accounting period the Charity’s grant making went to A Bed Every Night and the homelessness ecosystem (wider charity partners working to support people at risk of or experiencing homelessness and rough sleeping): 

## _A BED EVERY NIGHT (ABEN)_ 

This major city-region wide multi-partner programme provides emergency accommodation for people who find themselves rough sleeping on the streets of Greater Manchester. As a founding funder of this flagship scheme, our support remains a fundamental component of the universality and distinctiveness of ABEN.  Our funds ensure that people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) or restricted eligibility are able to access this service. We are uniquely positioned within the partnership network delivering ABEN to ensure NRPF groups can access the service. We receive regular reporting on outcomes from this programme which continues to demonstrate on-going reductions in the numbers of people experiencing street homelessness since the inception of the scheme in 2018, and the peak in rough sleeping in 2017. 

In total, we have awarded ABEN £2.6 million since it launched. During this accounting period, Trustees committed £260,000 to A Bed Every Night for the period 2024/2025 (retaining the level committed in 2023-24). 

## _**FUNDING TO THE HOMELESSNESS ECO-SYSTEM**_ 

In this accounting period we continued one of our grants and granted funds towards six new initiatives and organisations across Greater Manchester under our new Small Grants Programme. 

We continued to support Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network into its third year (£30k for three years) to part-fund a Network Manager, the network’s first member of staff. This grant, originally committed in the 2021/22 accounting period, is designed to support growing the network and encourage collaborative working across the homelessness ecosystem in Greater Manchester. 

Our first small grants programme, launched in Autumn/Winter 2024, provided grants of up to £10,000 for 6 organisations across the city-region working at the coalface of the housing and homelessness crisis. 

We’re proud to have supported their work, offering funding which was able to transform the capacity of small organisations, grow or maintain their existing vital work, or build a stronger evidence base of what truly works to end homelessness. 

We contributed £10,000 to the Greater Manchester Migrant Destitution Fund, providing direct financial support to people experiencing destitution. A total of £9,000 was distributed as small cash grants and £1,000 covered administration costs. Between October 2024 and June 2025, 1,278 grants were awarded, reaching 597 individuals including 87 children, helping to meet essential needs, improve health and wellbeing and reduce isolation. 

£2,205 was granted to Caritas Salford to open Caritas House, a new supported accommodation project providing 19 accessible places for single homeless men. The project addresses a critical shortage of 

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suitable housing for people with physical access needs, reducing delayed hospital discharges and the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation. Since opening in February 2025, 28 residents have been supported for stays of between one and six months, receiving help with health, housing and finances, and taking part in activities to build confidence, independent living skills and social connections. 

£10,000 was awarded to The Crib to provide emergency support for families experiencing homelessness in Oldham. The funding enabled the continuous employment of a dedicated Family Support Worker, offering early, practical assistance to families in temporary accommodation and ensuring access to healthcare, education and social services. 

£10,000 was awarded to Beauty for Ashes Refuge to open a nine-bedroom refuge for single women fleeing domestic abuse with no recourse to public funds. The grant enabled the charity to provide safe accommodation and holistic support to nine women who would otherwise have faced homelessness, including two who were street homeless before arrival. Funding also allowed the organisation to grow its staff team, ensuring that residents received appropriate care, immigration advice and help to access benefits. 

We also enabled MASH to strengthen its Drop-in Centre in Manchester, providing a safe and welcoming space for women who are sex working and experiencing homelessness or gender-based violence. The £7,795 grant contributed to running costs and the Hardship Fund, helping women access essentials such as travel passes and mobile phones. Across 2024/25, 119 women received practical support, advocacy, and participation in wellbeing activities and therapies. When temporary closures occurred for building repairs, MASH adapted by delivering support via its outreach van, ensuring women in crisis continued to receive help. 

Lastly, we delivered funds to Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership (£10,000) to provide pioneering and progressive direct cash payments to young people at risk of homelessness through their Pathfinder project. This funding particularly focused on young parents and women who are disproportionately impacted by housing instability. 

These grants extend our commitment to supporting places and spaces on the frontline of the housing and homelessness crisis and work to help prevent homelessness before it becomes a reality. This complements our sustained support for A Bed Every Night under Emergency Response. 

## **Performance Overview and Plans for the Future.** 

## **Income Generation** 

As we entered our sixth accounting period, fundraising remains challenged by wider economic pressures on households and businesses. Overall fundraising has continued to gradually increase, benefitting from the diverse fundraising calendar of events and proactive marketing and thought leadership raising the profile of the Charity and our grant-making. 

Our relationship with Together has strengthened: we received a total of £50,000 from the company through a £40,000 corporate gift to support matched fundraising for A Bed Every Night dedicated events, and a £10,000 award through a staff fundraising challenge. This £10k was allocated to grants in our Targeted Prevention strand. This partnership sits alongside the long-term commitment from SUEZ Waste Management of £100,000 per year which funds foundational costs, including staff salaries. This ensures that wider fundraising can prioritise grant making and creates the space to 

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develop longer term plans for more sustainable income streams. JCDecaux continue to make an annual payment of £25,000 which goes towards our grant to the Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network. We also welcomed generous donations from The Warehouse Project, Cool Air, We Are Footprint, and IQuadrant. 

Enhancing fundraising through our direct income generating events, the Charity continued the roundtable series launched in 2023. This series brings thought leaders, industry champions, policy makers, practitioners and advocates together in meaningful action-focused discussions on key issues that affect the experience, relief and determinants of the homelessness and housing crises. Not only do the events support fundraising potential by raising the Charity’s profile with the businesses and organisations in attendance, they create the space for new collaborations and ideas to emerge between attendees with the potential to help end homelessness in Greater Manchester. 

In this reporting period, the Charity hosted four in-person roundtables with two focussed on social and genuinely affordable housing (supported by Clear Futures and hosted by AECOM), one on sport, and one on hospitality (with Only A Pavement Away). The Charity also hosted an online event with the Mayor’s Fund for London focussed on the philanthropic power and potential of Mayoral-led charities, and panel discussions on good employment for people with lived experience of homelessness (and complex multiple disadvantage) and women’s experience of homelessness. 

## **Equality, Diversity and Inclusion** 

Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO values diversity. We are committed to cultivating and upholding a culture of inclusion, equal opportunity and anti-discrimination practices. This is mirrored both within our governance structure and in operational decision making. In this reporting period, we submitted our application for full membership of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter. This application was successful and continues to shape our approach to inclusive employment. Through this work, we have launched a new initiative to diversify our Board of Trustees (via the Associate Board Programme for young people, with three new associates appointed October 2025) and a new Board-level DEI champion appointed (October 2025). Despite ongoing work, we remain conscious that gaps remain in this area and will work to address these through our new ESG policy and use of the Charity Governance Code to frame our approach to Social Responsibility and Governance. 

## **Beneficiaries of Our Services** 

The benefits of our grant making this financial period reach across Greater Manchester. Through supporting frontline charities, we enabled them to deliver direct benefits to people experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The following section highlights some of the key impact and reporting from our grants. 

## _**A Bed Every Night (ABEN)**_ 

As we saw in 2023/24, the role of ABEN continues to both support those at risk of rough sleeping for the first time, as well as addressing the enduring needs of those already experiencing entrenched street homelessness. The need for ABEN is as strong as it was in 2018 when first established. 

Our funding towards ABEN focuses specifically on people with Restricted Eligibility or No Recourse to Public Funds, though as a partnership system, we include evidence for both groups with no recourse to public funds and all accommodated below. 

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Between 1st April 2024 and 31st March 2025, there were 2,905 referrals recorded to ABEN placements. 70% of those referrals went on to be accommodated. There were a total of 140,796 occupied bed nights across this year. This included 12,696 bed nights for those with no recourse to public funds, with the remaining 127,857 to groups with recourse to public funds. 

Overall, 51% of those accommodated had mental health support needs, while 28% had drug support needed and 17% had alcohol support needs (note, these are not broken down for groups with no recourse to public funds). 

The average time in ABEN for all accommodated stood at 98 nights, but ranged from 93 nights for those with recourse to public funds to 182 nights for those with no recourse to public funds. Despite the longer time accommodated, groups with no recourse to public funds had a similar chance of positive exit outcomes when leaving ABEN (53%) when compared to those without (52%). 

## _**Greater Manchester Homelessness Action Network (GMHAN)**_ 

The GMHAN brings together everyone across Greater Manchester working to end homelessness. In November 2021, £90,000 was awarded over three years towards the salary of a full-time Network Coordinator. This role is hosted by Greater Together Manchester, who recruited a co-ordinator to start in June 2022, hence the grant is in its third year within this accounting period. The purpose of the Network Co-ordinator’s role is to increase the strategic voice of the GMHAN across the region. During this period, the network coordinator continued support to charities across the region, including deepening relations with public sector authorities such as the GMCA. Key activities were managed through the network’s coordination group and three task groups: Deliver, Lobby and Learn. These groups help focus network activity to ensure actionable outputs and plans are produced at regular meetings. The structure of the network is under review for 2025-26, embedding learnings on effective working and progressing efforts to better embed lived experience. This includes through appointment of a new Lived Experience coordinator supporting the Network coordination role. 

## _**Greater Manchester Migrant Destitution Fund (MACC)**_ 

MACC manages the Greater Manchester Migrant Destitution Fund, providing direct cash support to people experiencing destitution. In 2024-25, £10,000 was awarded with £9,000 allocated to grants for individuals and £1,000 for administration. 

## Key Reporting Points 

- They distributed 1,278 grants, supporting 597 individuals, including 87 children. Recipients included 50% refused asylum seekers and 10% EEA nationals. 

- Grants programme enabled people to meet essential needs, reduce isolation and focus on progressing asylum claims. 

- They embedded lived experience in advocacy, including community consultations and policy engagement with GMCA, the GM Living Income campaign, and NRPF initiatives. 

- Feedback from partners highlighted improved knowledge, solidarity, and practical solutions in a challenging policy environment 

## Feedback from a charity partner shared: 

“One aspect stands out, the fact that the funds are paid in cash, which affords essential flexibility of use by the claimants…. This afforded the recipients more scope to focus on trying to progress their overall asylum issues, rather than being totally preoccupied with surviving on the streets” 

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The grant demonstrates how providing direct cash transfers can have transformative impact on the lives of those experiencing or at risk of homelessness. This form of support provides beneficiaries, with dignity, agency, and choice. 

## _**Caritas Salford**_ 

Caritas Salford supports single homeless men through its Caritas House Accommodation Project, ‑ ‑ providing accessible, trauma informed supported housing. In 2024 25, we provided a grant of £2,205 to contribute towards the costs of opening this new service for 19 residents. 

Key Reporting Points 

- Caritas House opened in February 2025, providing high-quality, fully accessible accommodation for 19 single men, including those with physical access needs. 

- Since opening, 28 residents have been supported, with stays ranging from 1 ‑ 6 months. Support includes health, housing, finance, and independent living skills. 

- The project has reduced reliance on unsuitable temporary accommodation and helped residents address the underlying causes of homelessness, including improving wellbeing and preparing for employment. 

- Residents attend digital literacy and cooking sessions, increasing confidence and independent living skills. 

- Caritas Salford won the Spirit of Manchester Award for its Homeless Health Hubs, recognising the impact of services such as Caritas House. 

A resident testimonial captures the difference the grant has made: 

S was welcomed into Caritas House with an accessible ground floor room. He received support with healthcare, activities, and integrating his family from Iran. He was able to present as a homeless family to Manchester City Council and is now planning his children’s schooling and ESOL classes for his wife. 

## _**The Crib**_ 

The Crib provides dedicated support to families experiencing homelessness, offering practical, health, and wellbeing interventions to ensure children and parents in temporary accommodation have access to essential services and a stable start. In 2024/25, £10,000 was awarded to fund a Family Support Worker role, ensuring continuous, hands-on support for families experiencing homelessness. 

The project supported 243 households in 2024, providing a total of 266 packages including baby hygiene packs, family packs, baby formula, dental packs, clothing, and safer sleep guidance. 

The Family Support Worker plays a vital role in improving the health and wellbeing of families experiencing homelessness by delivering care plans, supporting engagement with essential health services, running the hub as a welcoming and psychologically informed space, and connecting families with the resources and guidance they need to overcome barriers. 

## _**Beauty for Ashes Refuge**_ 

Beauty for Ashes Refuge provides safe accommodation and holistic support for single women fleeing domestic abuse who have No Recourse to Public Funds, one of the most at-risk groups in society. In 

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2024/25, £10,000 was awarded to support the opening and running of a 9-bedroom refuge for single women. 

## Key Reporting Points 

- The grant enabled the refuge to provide immediate safe accommodation for 9 women who would otherwise have been homeless, including 2 women who were street homeless prior to arrival. 

- These women had been unable to access other refuges due to their insecure immigration status. Beauty for Ashes were able to cover their rent and provide supermarket vouchers until they sought immigration advice and gained access to benefits. 

- Growth in their staff team ensured that the women can be properly supported. 

Many of the women who pass through the refuge go on to live independently, with the confidence they need to rebuild their lives. Sara* (name changed to protect confidentiality) shared her gratitude: 

“I am really grateful for my time at the refuge. From the moment I came here I felt safe, comfortable and completely at home. They helped me with everything, especially my immigration paperwork, and always made sure I never felt alone. 

Thank you for the warm, cosy environment and the chance to grow. I’m moving to Manchester now and hope this new chapter brings good luck. I will miss you both!” 

## _**Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH)**_ 

MASH provides a safe, welcoming Drop-in centre and outreach support for women who are sex working and experiencing challenges such as homelessness and gender-based violence. In 2024-25, £7,795 was awarded to support the running costs of the Drop-in centre and a Hardship Fund to meet the immediate needs of women in crisis. 

## Key Reporting Points 

- Provided a safe, welcoming Drop-in centre for 119 women in 2024-25, offering meals, clothing, and access to therapies. 

- Delivered one-to-one guidance and practical support through the Hardship Fund, covering essentials like travel passes, mobile phones, and safe sex resources. 

- Conducted outreach via the MASH van and on-foot visits to support women unable to access the Drop-in centre, including those rough sleeping. 

- Maintained continuity of care during building closures, running mini drop-in sessions in smaller rooms and providing tailored individual support. 

- Ran creative and wellbeing activities to foster community and build resilience among women accessing the service. 

After facing ongoing challenges with their roof, the Drop-in centre has now been reopened. One of their service users said: 

"The drop in being open again makes such a big difference. I love coming here it’s safe space where I can be myself and never judged. The staff always greet with smiles, food and care. I get help here 

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with sexual health, safe sex packs and therapy that really heals. My therapist changed my life. I learned how to cope with family pain and trauma and gender dysphoria and love myself again. This place really changed my life thanks again for everything" 

## _**Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership (Pathfinder Project)**_ 

The Pathfinder Project, led by the Greater Manchester Better Outcomes Partnership (GMBOP), provides personalised support to 18–25 year olds at risk of homelessness, helping them access safe housing, develop employment skills, and improve mental health and wellbeing. In 2024/25, £10,000 funding from Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity enabled more young people to benefit from the project, including support with initial rent payments, employment coaching, and connecting with specialist services, through cash transfers. 

## Key Reporting Points 

- Each young person is paired with a dedicated progression coach and employment coach, offering practical guidance, skills development, and access to training opportunities. 

- Support is led by the young person to support their strengths, aspirations, and circumstances 

- • Enabled participants to achieve independence and stability, with direct improvements in wellbeing, confidence, and life skills. 

One advocate for Pathfinder is Freya, who kindly shared her personal story and reflections on the support she received through the project: 

"I'm forever grateful for [Pathfinder] enabling me to get independence and space to grow. It's an extraordinary and life-changing service that focuses on a young person's needs holistically and invests in prevention." 

## **Financial Review.** 

In the period up to end of March 2025 income totalled £576,904. The Charity made grants totalling £370,000. This positioned the Charity at the end of March 2025 with a cash balance of £167,339 which includes the £65,000 Reserves. This is comparable to the previous reporting period, with Trustee decision that the award to the A Bed Every Night scheme was appropriate and remaining reserves positioned the Charity appropriately if an emergency arose in the system we support in the next financial period. 

Income raised during 2024-25 remains reduced compared to the charity’s first two accounting periods covering 2018-2020. However, since 2021-2022, investment in charity infrastructure and staffing, and the launch of new events and approaches has yielded results. The cash and in-kind contributions have continued to rise (though we note the slight decrease between 2023-24 and 2024-25 is attributed to a drop in in-kind donations despite a rise in cash raised).  We note the continued relevance of key factors limiting substantially higher increases in fundraising, specifically: a) caution from donors as the cost-of-living crisis elevated general living costs; b) ongoing concern from business regarding inflation and uncertain economic conditions; and c) a lack of a major landmark donation. 

Despite a growing staff team, the Charity continue to manage relatively low operating costs. However, the staff bill has increased to £96,074 during this accounting period. Other overheads increased in this financial period, reflecting continued investment into social media, and growth in the scale of our 

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fundraising and marketing events. However, this investment continues to generate returns with greater reach resulting in greater income generation capacity. 

A paper was presented and discussed at the 01.11.2024 Board about The Charity as a Going Concern. While it has been a challenging year financially, it was agreed that there were numerous measures in place to ensure the Charity remains secure operationally into the future, these include: 

- a) Grants are never committed ahead of income secured 

- b) Staff costs are covered by a long-term annual commitment 

- c) Overheads are low and the Charity aims to keep overheads low by not paying for premises or entering into long term contracts/leases 

- d) The Charity policy is to hold at least £65,000 in reserves. The decision to keep minimum reserves at £65,000 was approved as this continues to be an appropriate level of funding (approximately 6 months of usual operating costs). 

- e) That maturing staff team would increase fundraising capacity. 

## **Structure, Governance and Management.** 

The Board met bi-monthly throughout this accounting period, with additional Special Meetings called when necessary. Three Sub-Committees underpin the operations of the Charity and ensure that all areas of governance are regularly monitored, improved and the responsibilities of Trustees are fully discharged. Sub-Committees either meet bi-monthly or as needed to discharge their duties and are delegated to make recommendations to the full board. Sub-Committees comprise: 

- Finance, Audit and Risk 

- Funding and Investment 

- Ethics 

The Board of Trustees administers the Charity. 

The operational team has delegated authority for operational matters. 

A tiered financial delegations scheme is in place. 

The year saw shifts in Trustee memberships, with a resignation in October 2024 and appointments in December 2024 and March 2025. There were further changes outside of the reporting period, including resignations in April and July 2025, and appointment of further new trustees in October 2025. These are reported here for clarity of current Trustee composition. 

## **Trustee Recruitment** 

The Trustees appointed in December and March were co-opted based on specific skills and expertise considered essential to the Board of Trustees. One was identified as a replacement for the Chair of Finance, Audit and Risk following a resignation, and one was identified as part of a strategic review of the direction of the Charity and required knowledge of health and social care systems. 

Both Trustees received a welcome induction and policy pack that outlined the charity’s history, the role of being a trustee and charity policy. The following policy and guidance documents were shared with new Trustees: 

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- Campaigning and political activity guidance 

- Charity Governance Code 

- Charity trustee: what’s involved (CC3a) 

- Conflicts of Interest policy 

- Ethical Fundraising Policy 

- Funding & Investment sub-committee Terms of Reference 

- Finance, Audit and Risk sub-committee Terms of Reference 

- Ethics sub-committee Terms of Reference 

- Trustee Code of Conduct 

- Constitution 

- Online Harassment Policy 

- Social Media Policy 

- Grant Making Policy 

- Confidentiality Policy 

- Data Protection Policy 

- Data Security Policy 

- The public benefit requirement 

- The Essential Trustee 

Upon recruitment, all Trustees completed the following documents: 

- Written acceptance of Trusteeship 

- Conflict of Interest Declaration 

- Trustee Eligibility Declaration 

- Automatic Disqualification Declaration 

The charity also will offer and facilitate the delivery of external governance training for any new Trustees that were interested in taking part. 

Appointments in October followed an open recruitment process, targeting specific skills sets sought following a Board-level skills audit. 

## **Related Parties and Relationships with Other Organisations.** 

The Patron, Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester does not have a decision-making role but supports the Charity through ambassadorial activities. He also makes regular donations personally. 

The Charity received some in-kind support from related parties in this accounting period for which we were incredibly grateful. 

- JCDecaux Ltd. provided (and continues to provide) the Charity with free marketing space on 17 digital screens across Manchester city centre. This has been valuable for promoting the Charity’s fundraisings campaign and sharing information about homelessness in the city. JCDecaux reserve the 32” Community Interactive Screen we have access to for the benefit of their community and charity partners, actively offering free Share of Time. As this is not a commercialised unit, they do not place a price on it. 

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_In line with our accounting procedures, while we also received donated professional services from Clear Channel, these services fall outside the scope of expenditures the charity would typically incur, so have not been assigned a value._ 

- Simpatica provided social media support for the Winter campaign, worth £10,000 

- Mcr Dj’s provided support for the BUs Pull 24, offering Full Day of DJs, Live Sound & Hosting for Bus Pull, PA System (£500), Cables & Stands (£150), Wireless Microphones (£100), Live Mixing Desk (£70), Instrument Microphones (£100), Stage Lights (£100), Event Lights (£100), Custom DJ Booth (£250), 3x Pro DJs (£750), 1x Event Host (£250), Delivery, Setup, Packdown (£130) in total £2,500. 

- Mcr DJ’s provided support for the Pub Quiz donating 2x PA Systems for Pub Quiz, PA Speakers (£200), Cables & Stands (£100), Microphones (£50), Total: £350 

- UA92 provided a room free of charge for Show me Home hackathon worth £1,300 

- Badger & Coombes provided media support for a fundraising event, including sound, tech, streaming services and pre-production, together worth £5,000 

- Capital & Centric provided a room for the Gala Dinner video recording worth £400. 

- Fourth Day provided PR support from September 24- March 25 worth £8,260. 

- Stagecoach and First Bus each supported our 2024 Bus Pull, providing a bus and respective personnel. 

The Board of Trustees is responsible for defining the Charity’s pay policy and deciding on the salaries of the staff. Benchmarking with similar sized charities is undertaken. To refine existing processes, a formal pay policy was approved by the Board of Trustees 1[st] June 2023. No changes have been made to this policy. 

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## **Risk Management.** 

The Charity operates a risk register which is reviewed by the whole board on an annual basis and by the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee on an ongoing basis. 

The principal risks that the Charity faced during this accounting period largely remained the same as previous years: 

- The challenging economic climate and the vast shifts in income making future projections difficult to estimate. 

- The impact on levels of need and anticipated increases in levels of homelessness that many across the sector expected to arise. 

- The risk of reputational damage having a high-profile patron – this is an ongoing risk for the Charity and is mitigated by consistently high standards of ethics, due diligence and external reputational awareness. 

## **Fundraising Statement.** 

Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO ensures that all fundraising abides by its values and ethical principles as outlined in its Ethics Policy and Ethical Code of Conduct. This is overseen by both the Ethics sub-committee of the Trustees. The Charity does not employ an external agency to conduct its fundraising activities on its behalf. The Charity also remained fully registered with The Fundraising Regulator during this accounting period. 

There has been no failure by the Charity, or by any person acting on its behalf, to comply with fundraising standards or scheme for fundraising regulation that the Charity or the person acting on its behalf has voluntarily subscribed to. 

The Charity is mindful of its responsibilities to protect vulnerable people and other members of the public from behaviour which may be an unreasonable intrusion on a person’s privacy, is unreasonably persistent or places undue pressure on a person to give money or other property. 

## **Statement of Responsibilities of the Trustees.** 

The Trustees are responsible for preparing financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the Charity's financial activities during the period and of its financial position at the end of the period. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the Trustees follow best practice and: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently. 

- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP. 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent. 

- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. 

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- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the Charity will continue in operation. 

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the Charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation on other jurisdictions. 

In so far as we are aware: 

- There is no relevant audit information of which the charitable company's auditor is unaware; and 

- The Trustees have taken all steps that they ought to have taken to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the auditor is aware of that information. 

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## **Independent Examiners.** 

Slade & Cooper Ltd were re-appointed as the Charity's Independent Examiners at the Finance, Audit and Risk sub-committee of Trustees on 27.01.25 and have expressed their willingness to continue in that capacity. 

The Trustees’ annual report has been approved by the Trustees on 04.12.25 and signed on their behalf by 

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Tim Heatley 

Chair of Board of Trustees 

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Independent examiner’s report 

## to the trustees of 

## Greater Manchester Mayor’s Charity CIO 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2025 which are set out on pages 26 to 43. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’). 

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the 2011 Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, which is one of the listed bodies. 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

- 1.accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 

- 2.the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

- 3.the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. 

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. 

Catherine Hall FCCA DChA 

Slade & Cooper Limited Chartered Certified Accountants Beehive Mill Jersey Street Manchester M4 6JG 16/12/2025 Date……………………. 

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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Statement of Financial Activities 

## for the year ended 31 March 2025 

|Unrestricted<br>funds<br>Note<br>£<br>**Income from:**<br>Donations and legacies<br>3<br>519,516<br>Other trading activities<br>4<br>48,734<br>Investments<br>5<br>8,654<br>**Total income**<br>**576,904**<br>**Expenditure on:**<br>Raising funds<br>6<br>90,870<br>Charitable activities:<br>7<br>Optional subheading<br>499,131<br>**Total expenditure**<br>**590,001**<br>10<br>**(13,097)**<br>Transfer between funds<br>-<br>**Net movement in funds for the year**<br>**(13,097)**<br>**Reconciliation of funds**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>182,225<br>**Total funds carried forward**<br>**169,128**<br>**Net income/(expenditure) for the**<br>**year**|Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>500<br>-<br>**500**<br>**(500)**<br>-<br>**(500)**<br>647<br>**147**|Total funds<br>2025<br>£<br>519,516<br>48,734<br>8,654<br>**576,904**<br>91,370<br>499,131<br>**590,501**<br>**(13,597)**<br>-<br>**(13,597)**<br>182,872<br>**169,275**|_Total funds_<br>_2024_<br>_£_<br>_510,847_<br>_69,630_<br>_2,465_|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**_582,942_**|
||||_94,263_<br>_449,955_|
||||**_544,218_**|
||||**_38,724_**<br>_-_|
||||**_38,724_**<br>_144,148_|
||||**_182,872_**|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Balance Sheet 

## as at 31 March 2025 

|Note<br>£<br>£<br>**Fixed assets**<br>Tangible assets<br>14<br>667<br>Investments<br>15<br>4,696<br>**Total fixed assets**<br>**5,363**<br>**Current assets**<br>Stock<br>-<br>Debtors<br>16<br>6,902<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>17<br>167,339<br>**Total current assets**<br>**174,241**<br>**Liabilities**<br>Creditors: amounts falling<br>due in less than one year<br>18<br>(10,329)<br>**Net current assets**<br>**163,912**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>169,275<br>Creditors: amounts falling<br>due after more than one year<br>-<br>-<br>**Net assets**<br>**169,275**<br>**Funds of the Charity:**<br>Restricted income funds<br>19<br>147<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>20<br>169,128<br>**Total Charity funds**<br>**169,275**<br>2025|_£_<br>_£_<br>_1,314_<br>_-_<br>**_1,314_**<br>_-_<br>_9,113_<br>_179,642_<br>**_188,755_**<br>_(7,197)_<br>**_181,558_**<br>_182,872_<br>_-_<br>**_182,872_**<br>_647_<br>_182,225_<br>**_182,872_**<br>_2024_|_£_<br>_£_<br>_1,314_<br>_-_<br>**_1,314_**<br>_-_<br>_9,113_<br>_179,642_<br>**_188,755_**<br>_(7,197)_<br>**_181,558_**<br>_182,872_<br>_-_<br>**_182,872_**<br>_647_<br>_182,225_<br>**_182,872_**<br>_2024_|
|---|---|---|
|||**_1,314_**<br>**_181,558_**|
|||_182,872_<br>_-_|
|||**_182,872_**|
|||_647_<br>_182,225_|
|||**_182,872_**|



The notes on pages 29 to 42 form part of these accounts. 

Approved by the trustees on 04/12/2025 and signed on their behalf by Tim Heatley 

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Tim Heatley (Trustee) 

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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Statement of Cash Flows for the year ending 31 March 2025 

|Note<br>**Cash provided by/(used in) operating activities**<br>22<br>_Cash flows from investing activities:_<br>Dividends, interest, and rents from investments<br>Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed assets<br>Purchase of tangible fixed assets<br>Proceeds from sale of investments<br>Purchase of investments<br>(Gains)/losses on investments<br>**Cash provided by/(used in) investing activities**<br>_Cash flows from financing activities:_<br>Repayment of borrowing<br>Cash inflows from new borrowing<br>**Cash provided by/(used in) financing activities**<br>Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year<br>**Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year**<br>Increase/(decrease) in cash and cash<br>equivalents in the year|2025<br>£<br>**(16,261)**<br>8,654<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>(5,000)<br>304<br>**3,958**<br>-<br>-<br>**-**<br>(12,303)<br>179,642<br>**167,339**|_2024_<br>_£_<br>**_46,066_**|
|---|---|---|
|||_2,465_<br>_-_<br>(1,452)<br>_-_<br>_-_|
|||**_1,013_**|
|||_-_<br>_-_|
|||**_-_**|
|||_47,079_<br>_132,563_|
|||**_179,642_**|



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Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 

## **1 Accounting policies** 

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows: 

## **a Basis of preparation** 

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019 (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Accounting Practice. 

The accounts (financial statements) have been prepared to give a 'true and fair view' and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a 'true and fair view'. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), second edition - October 2019, rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn. 

Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note. 

## **b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis** 

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the Charity's ability to continue as a going concern. 

The trustees do not consider that there are any sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets and liabilities within the next reporting period. 

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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **c Income** 

Income is recognised when the Charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met. 

## **d Donated services and facilities** 

Donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised as income when the Charity has control over the item, any conditions associated with the donated item have been met, the receipt of economic benefit from the use by the Charity of the item is probable and that economic benefit can be measured reliably. In accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102), general volunteer time is not recognised; refer to the trustees’ annual report for more information about their contribution. 

On receipt, donated professional services and donated facilities are recognised on the basis of the value of the gift to the Charity which is the amount the Charity would have been willing to pay to obtain services or facilities of equivalent economic benefit on the open market; a corresponding amount is then recognised in expenditure in the period of receipt. 

The charity received donated professional services from Clear Channel and Ocean Outdoors. As these services fall outside the scope of expenditures that the charity would typically incur, the services have not been assigned a valuation. 

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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **e Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds comprise accumulated surpluses and deficits on general funds that are available for use at the discretion of the trustees/directors in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity and that have not been designated for other purposes. 

Designated funds comprise unrestricted funds that have been put aside at the discretion of the trustees / directors for particular purposes. 

Restricted funds are funds subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or by the specific terms of the appeal under which the funds are raised. 

## **f Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT** 

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on an appropriate basis (eg. estimated usage). 

- Costs of raising funds are those costs incurred in trading activities that raise funds. 

- Expenditure on charitable activities comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its activities and services, and include both the direct costs and support costs relating to these activities. 

- Governance costs include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity and include the audit fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity. 

- Other expenditure represents those items not falling into any other heading. 

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred. 

## **g Allocation of support costs** 

Governance and support costs have both been duly allocated to grant making activities. No apportionment is necessary because this is the sole charitable activity. 

## **h Operating leases** 

Operating leases are leases in which the title to the assets, and the risks and rewards of ownership, remain with the lessor. Rental charges are charged on a straight line basis over the term of the lease. 

There are no operating leases in the period ended 31 March 2024. 

## **i Tangible fixed assets** 

Individual fixed assets costing £865 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows: 

Computer Equipment 3 years Website Development 2 years 

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## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **j Fixed asset investments** 

Investments are a form of basic financial instrument and are initially recognised at their transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing quoted market price. The statement of financial activities includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year. 

The Charity does not acquire put options, derivatives or other complex financial instruments. The main form of financial risk faced by the Charity is that of volatility in equity markets and investment markets due to wider economic conditions, the attitude of investors to investment risk, and changes in sentiment concerning equities and within particular sectors or sub sectors. 

## **k Debtors** 

Other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. 

## **l Cash at bank and in hand** 

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. 

## **m Creditors and provisions** 

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the Charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. 

## **n Financial instruments** 

The Charity accounts for basic financial instruments, debtors and prepayments and creditors and accruals, at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be received or paid. 

## **o Pensions** 

## _**Defined contribution scheme**_ 

Contributions in respect of the Charity's defined contribution pension scheme are charged to the SOFA for the year in which they are payable to the scheme. 

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **2 Legal status of the Charity** 

The Charity is an incorporated Charity, registered as a Charity in England & Wales. 

## **3 Income from donations and legacies** 

|**Current reporting period**<br>Donations<br>Donated services<br>**Total**<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Donations<br>Donated services<br>**Total**|Unrestricted<br>£<br>490,866<br>28,650<br>519,516<br>Unrestricted<br>£<br>462,724<br>47,748<br>510,472|Restricted<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Restricted<br>£<br>375<br>-<br>375|Total 2025<br>£<br>490,866<br>28,650|
|---|---|---|---|
||||519,516|
||||Total 2024<br>£<br>463,099<br>47,748|
||||510,847|



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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **4 Income from other trading activities** 

|**Income from other trading activities**|||
|---|---|---|
|Sponsorship and event entry fees|2025<br>£<br>48,734<br>48,734|_2024_<br>_£_<br>69,630|
|||_69,630_|



All income from other trading activities is unrestricted. 

## **5 Investment income** 

All of the Charity's investment income arises from money held in interest bearing deposit accounts. All investment income is unrestricted. 

## **6 Cost of raising funds** 

|Membership scheme<br>Fundraising events<br>Platform fees<br>Marketing<br>(Gains)/losses on investment<br>Restricted expenditure<br>Unrestricted expenditure|2025<br>£<br>829<br>53,008<br>11,855<br>25,374<br>304<br>91,370<br>2025<br>£<br>500<br>90,870<br>91,370|_2024_<br>_£_<br>1,295<br>63,409<br>12,571<br>16,988<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||94,263|
|||_2024_<br>_£_<br>958<br>93,305|
|||94,263|



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Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **7 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities** 

|**Current reporting period**<br>Grants awarded<br>Staff costs<br>Marketing<br>Depreciation<br>Bank charges<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Grants Awarded<br>Staff costs<br>Marketing<br>Depreciation<br>Bank charges<br>Restricted expenditure<br>Unrestricted expenditure<br>Support costs (see<br>note 9)<br>Governance costs<br>(see note 9)<br>Governance costs<br>(see note 9)<br>Support costs (see<br>note 9)|Grant Making<br>Activity<br>£<br>370,000<br>96,074<br>647<br>132<br>1,600<br>30,678<br>499,131<br>Grant Making<br>Activity<br>£<br>313,250<br>98,195<br>2,377<br>204<br>2,324<br>33,605<br>449,955<br>2025<br>£<br>-<br>499,131<br>499,131|Total 2025<br>£<br>370,000<br>96,074<br>-<br>647<br>132<br>1,600<br>30,678|
|---|---|---|
|||499,131|
|||Total 2024<br>£<br>313,250<br>98,195<br>-<br>2,377<br>204<br>2,324<br>33,605|
|||449,955|
|||_2024_<br>_£_<br>-<br>449,955|
|||449,955|



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Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **8 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities (cont.)** 

|**Analysis of Grants awarded**<br>A Bed Every Night (ABEN)<br>Homelessness Sector Grants<br>Wider Community Response<br>**9**<br>**Analysis of governance and support costs**<br>**Current reporting period**<br>Basis of<br>apportionment<br>Office costs<br>General spend<br>Independent examination<br>Governance<br>Accountancy services<br>Governance<br>Legal and professional<br>Governance<br>**Previous reporting period**<br>Basis of<br>apportionment<br>Office costs<br>General spend<br>Independent examination<br>Governance<br>Accountancy services<br>Governance<br>Legal and professional<br>Governance|2025<br>£<br>260,000<br>30,000<br>80,000<br>370,000<br>Support<br>£<br>5,662<br>17,907<br>7,109<br>30,678<br>Support<br>£<br>9,416<br>17,039<br>7,150<br>33,605|_2024_<br>_£_<br>260,000<br>30,000<br>23,250<br>313,250<br>Governance<br>£<br>-<br>1,600<br>-<br>-<br>1,600<br>Governance<br>£<br>-<br>2,324<br>-<br>-<br>2,324|_Total 2025_<br>£<br>5,662<br>1,600<br>17,907<br>7,109|
|---|---|---|---|
||||32,278|
||||_Total 2024_<br>£<br>9,416<br>2,324<br>17,039<br>7,150|
||||35,929|



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Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **10 Net income/(expenditure) for the year** 

This is stated after charging/(crediting): 

||||
|---|---|---|
|This is stated after charging/(crediting):|2025|_2024_|
||£|_£_|
|Depreciation|647|2,377|
|(Gains)/losses on investment|304|-|
|Auditor's remuneration - audit fees|-|-|
|Independent examiner's fees|1,600|2,324|



## **11 Staff costs** 

Staff costs during the year were as follows: 

|ff costs during the year were as follows:|||
|---|---|---|
|Wages and salaries<br>Social security costs<br>Pension costs<br>Redundancy and termination costs<br>Recruitment costs|2025<br>£<br>90,860<br>3,288<br>1,926<br>-<br>-<br>96,074|_2024_<br>_£_<br>93,337<br>3,080<br>1,778<br>-<br>-|
|||_98,195_|



No employees has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2024: Nil). 

The average number of staff employed during the period was 3 (2024: 4). The average full time equivalent number of staff employed during the period was 3 (2024: 4). 

The key management personnel of the Charity comprise the trustees and the Head of GMMC. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the Charity were £59,663 (2024: £54,269). 

## **12 Trustee remuneration and expenses, and related party transactions** 

Neither the trustees nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2024: £nil). 

No trustees received travel and subsistence expenses during the year (2024: £nil). 

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties. 

Where any transactions take place between the Charity and member companies and organisations with which the trustees might be connected, they are on normal commercial terms. Members of the the Board of Trustees are representatives of the business, education and training, and voluntary sector communities. Close working relationships exist between the Charity and these representatives, which have proved invaluable to the Charity in establishing improved links within the community and identifying relevant policy developments and prospective funding. 

No trustee or other person related to the Charity had any personal interest in any contract or transaction entered into by the Charity, including guarantees, during the year (2024: nil). 

The patron of the Charity donated a total of £21,050 during the period. (2024: £12,375). 

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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **13 Corporation tax** 

The Charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the Charity. 

## **14 Fixed assets: tangible assets** 

|**Fixed assets: tangible assets**||||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Cost**<br>Additions<br>Disposals<br>**Depreciation**<br>Charge for the year<br>Disposals<br>**Net book value**<br>_At 31 March 2024_<br>At 1 April 2024<br>At 31 March 2025<br>At 1 April 2024<br>At 31 March 2025<br>At 31 March 2025|Computer<br>equipment<br>£<br>3,319<br>-<br>-<br>3,319<br>2,005<br>647<br>-<br>2,652<br>667<br>_1,314_|Website<br>£<br>7,752<br>-<br>7,752<br>7,752<br>-<br>-<br>7,752<br>-<br>_-_|£<br>11,071<br>-<br>-<br>Total|
||||11,071|
||||9,757<br>647<br>-|
||||10,404|
||||667|
||||_1,314_|



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Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **15 Investments** 

|Add: additions to investments at cost<br>Disposals at carrying value<br>Add net gain/(loss) on revaluation<br>Investments at fair value comprised:<br>Equities<br>Fixed interest securities<br>Cash held within the investment portfolio<br>Market value at the end of the year<br>Market value at the start of the year<br>Cash<br>held<br>by<br>investment<br>broker<br>pending<br>reinvestment|2025<br>£<br>-<br>5,000<br>-<br>(304)<br>4,696<br>-<br>4,696<br>4,696<br>-<br>-<br>4,696|_2024_<br>_£_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_|
|---|---|---|
|||_-_<br>_-_|
|||_-_|
|||_-_<br>_-_<br>_-_|
|||_-_|



Investments are all carried at fair value and are all traded in quoted public markets. 

## **16 Debtors** 

|Trade debtors<br>Prepayments and accrued income<br>**Cash at bank and in hand**<br>Cash at bank and on hand|2025<br>£<br>3,659<br>3,243<br>6,902<br>2025<br>£<br>167,339<br>167,339|_2024_<br>_£_<br>750<br>8,363|
|---|---|---|
|||_9,113_|
|||_2024_<br>_£_<br>179,642|
|||_179,642_|



## **17 Cash at bank and in hand** 

## **18 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year** 

|Trade creditors<br>Other creditors and accruals<br>Grants Payable<br>Taxation and social security costs|2025<br>£<br>6,137<br>2,271<br>-<br>1,921<br>10,329|_2024_<br>_£_<br>2,672<br>2,402<br>-<br>2,123|
|---|---|---|
|||_7,197_|



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Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **19 Analysis of movements in restricted funds** 

|**Grant Making**<br>Good Box<br>OneGM<br>Total<br>**GrantMaking**<br>Good Box<br>Total<br>GoodBox<br>CovAid-19<br>OneGM<br>The Hut Group<br>UK Fast Foundation<br>**Previous**<br>**reporting period**<br>**Current reporting**<br>**period**|Balance at<br>1 April<br>2024<br>Income<br>Expenditure<br>Transfers<br>Balance at<br>31 March<br>2025<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>647<br>-<br>(500)<br>-<br>147<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>647<br>-<br>(500)<br>-<br>147<br>Balance at<br>1 April<br>2023<br>Income<br>Expenditure<br>Transfers<br>Balance at<br>31 March<br>2024<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>1,230<br>375<br>(958)<br>-<br>647<br>1,230<br>375<br>(958)<br>-<br>647<br>Donations to enable the purchase and installation of contactless donation<br>devices<br>Donations to enable the provision of essential items to those most<br>vulnerable through the pandemic and lockdown<br>Donations to provide support to communities most disproportionately<br>affected by the pandemic under three themes: a) food poverty b) mental<br>health and wellbeing c) homelessness<br>Donation towards work benefitting children and young people<br> <br>Donation to support emergency response efforts|Balance at<br>31 March<br>2025<br>£<br>147<br>-|
|---|---|---|
|||147|
|||Balance at<br>31 March<br>2024<br>£<br>647|
|||647|



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Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

## Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **20 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds** 

|General fund<br>**Previous**<br>**reporting period**<br>General fund<br>**Current reporting**<br>**period**|Balance<br>at 1 April<br>2024<br>£<br>182,225<br>182,225<br>Balance<br>at 1 April<br>2023<br>£<br>142,918<br>142,918<br>|Income<br>£<br>576,904<br>576,904<br>Income<br>£<br>582,567<br>582,567|Expenditure<br>£<br>(590,001)<br>(590,001)<br>Expenditure<br>£<br>(543,260)<br>(543,260)|Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>Transfers<br>£<br>-<br>-|As at 31<br>March 2025<br>£<br>169,128|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||169,128|
||||||As at 31<br>March 2024<br>£<br>182,225|
||||||182,225|



## **Name of** 

## **Description, nature and purposes of the fund** 

General fund The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds Designated fund Funds specifically designated towards the salary costs of the Charity Manager (role since replaced) 

## **21 Analysis of net assets between funds** 

|**Current Reporting Period**<br>General<br>fund<br>£<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>667<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)<br>163,765<br>Total<br>169,128<br>**Previous Reporting Period**<br>General<br>fund<br>£<br>Tangible fixed assets<br>1,314<br>Other net current assets/(liabilities)<br>180,911<br>Total<br>182,225|Designated<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>Designated<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-|Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>147<br>147<br>Restricted<br>funds<br>£<br>-<br>647<br>647|Total<br>£<br>667<br>163,912|
|---|---|---|---|
||||169,275|
||||Total<br>£<br>1,314<br>181,558|
||||182,872|



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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

## **22 Reconciliation of net movement in funds to net cash flow from operating activities** 

|**Net income/(expenditure) for the year**<br>**Adjustments for:**<br>Depreciation charge<br>Dividends, interest and rents from investments<br>Decrease/(increase) in debtors<br>Increase/(decrease) in creditors<br>**Net cash provided by/(used in) operating**|2025<br>£<br>(13,597)<br>647<br>(8,654)<br>2,211<br>3,132<br>(16,261)|_2024_<br>_£_<br>_38,724_<br>_2,377_<br>_(2,465)_<br>_18,472_<br>_(11,042)_|
|---|---|---|
|||_46,066_|



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## Greater Manchester Mayor's Charity 

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 (continued) 

|**23**<br>**Prior year Statement of Financial**|**Activities (including**|**Income and Expenditure account)**|**Income and Expenditure account)**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total funds|_Total funds_|
||funds|funds|2024|_2023_|
||£|£|£|_£_|
|**Income from:**|||||
|Donations and legacies|510,472|375|510,847|_520,872_|
|Other trading activities|69,630|-|69,630|_-_|
|Investments|2,465|-|2,465|_-_|
|**Total income**|**582,567**|**375**|**582,942**|**_520,872_**|
|**Expenditure on:**|||||
|Raising funds|93,305|958|94,263|_59,169_|
|Charitable activities:|||||
|Optional subheading|449,955|-|449,955|_398,294_|
|**Total expenditure**|**543,260**|**958**|**544,218**|**_457,463_**|
|**Net income/(expenditure) for the**|||||
|**year**|**39,307**|**(583)**|**38,724**|**_63,409_**|
|Transfer between funds|-|-|-|_-_|
|**Net movement in funds for the year**|**39,307**|**(583)**|**38,724**|**_63,409_**|
|**Reconciliation of funds**|||||
|Total funds brought forward|142,918|1,230|144,148|_80,739_|
|**Total funds carried forward**|**182,225**|**647**|**182,872**|**_144,148_**|



The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities. 

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