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THE MONASTERY OF ST FRANCIS GORTON TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1061457 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as GORTON MONASTERY TRUST

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Latest income
£1.5m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £333,708, which the Trustees note is above the £200,000 level they aimed to build. The group reported a net income of £68,958 and holds cash reserves of £528,838, with the Trustees confirming adequate resources to meet liabilities through 2025.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee earned more than £60,000 but less than £70,000 per annum” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee earned more than £60,000 but less than £70,000 per annum” — page 28
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: over £200,000 (held: £334k)
“During 2021, the charity group realised its long-term ambition to build unrestricted reserves to over £200,000. Reserves were at £333,708 at 31 December 2024.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Royce Peeling Green Limited. Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Monastery Of St. Francis & Gorton Trust (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.5m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£334k
Employees
36

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.5m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/12/2022£1.1m£1.4m
31/12/2021£1.2m£1.4m
31/12/2020£1.3m£977k

Common questions

Is THE MONASTERY OF ST FRANCIS GORTON TRUST LTD financially healthy?

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £333,708, which the Trustees note is above the £200,000 level they aimed to build. The group reported a net income of £68,958 and holds cash reserves of £528,838, with the Trustees confirming adequate resources to meet liabilities through 2025. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Royce Peeling Green Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE MONASTERY OF ST FRANCIS GORTON TRUST LTD earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/07/2025£250k"1996 -2056: Celebrating the last 30 years and Futureproofing the next 30 years"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2023£232k"Unlocking Social and Cultural Capital at the Modern Day Monastery"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/06/2020£234k"COVID19 The Monastery of St. Francis & Gorton Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/03/2013£2.1m"The Monastery Manchester: Sharing the Story"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/03/2011£13k"Monastery Operational Review and Future Business Plan"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/04/2000£3.8m"Monastery of St Francis, Gorton"