CHORLTON GOOD NEIGHBOURS

Registered charity 1013285 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CHORLTON FELLOWSHIP OF CHURCHES GOOD NEIGHBOURS CARE GROUP

Chorlton Good Neighbours recruits local volunteers to help support older people in Chorlton , Chorlton Park and Whalley Range. Services include transport , visiting and 1-1 support, small DIY and other practical jobs. The group also runs weekly exercise sessions for over 65's, coffee mornings, singing, history, drama , Art ,positive living and gardening groups as well as regular day trips/parties.

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Latest income
£131k
Latest spending
£119k
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total net assets of £514,638, comprising £506,667 in unrestricted funds. This figure is significantly above the trustees' stated minimum reserves policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £508 for the year, largely due to unrealised losses on investments.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £ 50,000 (held: £507k)
Chorlton Good Neighbours has agreed to keep minimum reserves of £ 50,000, so they will be able to pay full redundancy costs to staff in case the charity becomes financially unviable. — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Chorlton Good Neighbours (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£131k£119k
31/03/2024£124k£122k
31/03/2023£121k£123k
31/03/2022£115k£103k
31/03/2021£87k£88k

Common questions

Is CHORLTON GOOD NEIGHBOURS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total net assets of £514,638, comprising £506,667 in unrestricted funds. This figure is significantly above the trustees' stated minimum reserves policy target of £50,000. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £508 for the year, largely due to unrealised losses on investments. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/12/2022£10kThe Positive Living Group
Southway Housing Trust01/12/2020£500Chorlton Good Neighbours
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£9kThe Positive Living Project
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2012£7kThe Positive Living Project
The National Lottery Community Fund31/03/2006£4kShort Film Production

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WERBURGH, CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHORLTON GOOD NEIGHBOURS£131k0aboveno doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST WERBURGH, CHORLTON-CUM-HARDY FY2024£193k0unclearno doubt
NEIGHBOURHOOD ELDERS TEAM FY2025£271k0aboveno doubt
AGE CONCERN CHESHIRE FY2025£2.1m0aboveno doubt
ILKLEY & DISTRICT GOOD NEIGHBOURS COMMUNITY TRANSPORT FY2025£116k0unclearno doubt
CHESHIRE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FY2025£1.3m0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.