# THE MECHANICS CENTRE MUSEUM OF LABOUR AND TRADES UNION HISTORY TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 519213
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Sept. 2, 1987
- **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=519213


## Contact

- **Address:** MECHANICS CENTRE LTD, 103 PRINCESS STREET, MANCHESTER
- **Postcode:** M1 6DD
- **Phone:** 01618604067
- **Email:** jim@cwu-gmr.com



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE FACILITIES, IN PARTICULAR A MUSEUM, TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, INCLUDING ADVANCING ITS KNOWLEDGE OF THE ORIGINS, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE LABOUR AND TRADES UNION MOVEMENTS AND PROMOTING AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE MANCHESTER MECHANICS INSTITUTE (WHICH OCCUPIED 103 PRINCESS ST, MANCHESTER FROM 1856 TO 1882) TO THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG MEN IN THE APPLICATIONOF SCIENCE TO MECHANICAL AND MANUFACTURING ART.

**Activities:** The Charities objects are to advance the education of the public including advancing its knowledge of the origins,growth and development of the Labour and Trades Union movements and promoting an understanding of the contribution made by the Manchester Mechanics Insitute to the education of young people in the application of science to mechanical and manufacturing.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Manchester City



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £4453 | £38180 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £28115 | £24010 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £3742 | £17878 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £5056 | £12878 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £3630 | £37724 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **HARRY SPOONER** (Chair)
- ALAN MANNING
- Angela Rigby — appointed July 14, 2015
- Annette Patricia Wright — appointed July 14, 2015
- CARL ANTHONY WEBB — appointed Dec. 30, 2011
- Christine Lilian Sheehy — appointed Dec. 10, 2017
- GERALD COONEY
- JAMES MATTHEW MCNICHOLLS
- JOHN NICHOLSON — appointed Dec. 1, 2023
- JOHN WILLIAM MCDONNELL
- John Morgan — appointed July 19, 2016
- KEVIN MORLEY
- PAUL ANDREWS
- PETER DODD
- Steven Stott — appointed Dec. 10, 2017
- TERENCE STUART MORLEY