MANCHESTER ACTION ON STREET HEALTH
Registered charity 1051754 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MASH
MASH works with female sex workers to promote sexual health, wellbeing and personal safety whilst offering choice, support and empowerment to promote individual positive life changes
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £104,622 for the year, with total income of £1,509,268 against expenditure of £1,404,646. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £518,803, which the trustees state equates to six months of core charitable expenditure, meeting their stated reserves policy target. The accounts were audited with a clean opinion and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months of core charitable expenditure (held: £519k)
“The charity aims to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level that equates to six months of core charitable expenditure.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Collette Cronshaw received £nil (2024: £828) in respect of lived experience consultancy fees.
“during the year, Collette Cronshaw did receive fnil (2024: £828) in respect of lived experience consultancy fees.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by McKellens Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — MASH (matched by registered charity number).
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Jackie Driver — Chair (source)
- Louisa Baxter — Vice chair (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£61k
Reported reserves equal ~4.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrea Anderson
- Helen Clayton
- Iram Kiani
- Jackie Driver
- Katherine Edmondson
- Louisa Baxter
- Naeed Nadia Khan
- Rachel Hurst · trustee of 1 other charity
- Sarah Miguel
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bury · Lancashire · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MANCHESTER ACTION ON STREET HEALTH financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £104,622 for the year, with total income of £1,509,268 against expenditure of £1,404,646. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £518,803, which the trustees state equates to six months of core charitable expenditure, meeting their stated reserves policy target. The accounts were audited with a clean opinion and no material uncertainties regarding going concern were identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by McKellens Ltd.
Who funds MANCHESTER ACTION ON STREET HEALTH?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER ACTION ON STREET HEALTH as a grant recipient include The Leathersellers' Foundation, EDWARD HOLT TRUST, THE PILGRIM TRUST, CRH CHARITABLE TRUST, ROSA FUND.
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