THE MONASTERY OF ST FRANCIS GORTON TRUST LTD

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

To restore, conserve and maintain the Monastery of St. Francis (EW Pugin in 1866) in the Gorton district of Manchester, being of historical, architectural and constructional merit. Our main pillars of work are; Heritage & Culture, Health & Wellbeing, Ceremony & Celebration, Wisdom & Consciousness and supporting other charities and trusted partners who share our heritage site.

Objects

1.1 The Objects for which the Trust is established are:1.1.1 To restore, conserve and maintain the Monastery of St Francis (designed by Edward Welby Pugin in 1866) in the Gorton district of Manchester, being of historical, architectural and constructional merit and to advance the education of the public in those features of its historical, architectural and constructional heritage that exists in and around the said Monastery and its place within Gorton and its surrounding areas;1.1.2 To further or benefit the residents of the Gorton district of Manchester and its surrounding areas, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education and to provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure time occupation with the objective of improving the conditions of life for the residents;1.1.3 To advance the education of the public in general including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the provision of facilities for education and the education of the public in the creation, enjoyment, appreciation and understanding of the arts through performance, exhibitions and educational programmes;1.1.4 The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public in such ways as may be thought fit, including (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) providing training opportunities for young people and ex-offenders;1.1.5 To preserve and protect the health of residents of the Gorton district of Manchester and its surrounding areas by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment not normally provided by the statutory authorities and advancing the education of the public in health care by the provision of classes and other resources devoted to healthcare;1.1.6 The prevention or relief of poverty in the Gorton district of Manchester and its surrounding areas by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) the provision of assistance to those who are homeless or facing homelessness in the form of advice, employment and education assistance, signposting on issues related to housing and working with other agencies to develop housing solutions for those in necessitous circumstances;1.1.7 The promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit by (but without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing) advancing education and raising awareness in equality and diversity, promoting activities to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds and cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity;1.1.8 The promotion of religious harmony for the benefit of the public by (i) educating the public in different religious beliefs including an awareness of their distinctive features and their common ground to promote good relations between persons of different faiths; and (ii) promoting knowledge and mutual understanding and respect of the beliefs and practices of different religious faiths;1.1.9 Such other exclusively charitable purposes according to the law of England and Wales as the Trustees determine from time to time.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operated on a stable financial footing with unrestricted reserves of £262,000 at year-end. The trustees report no significant concerns regarding liquidity or short-term cash flow, noting that the group is expected to maintain positive cash balances through 2026. The charity remains financially resilient despite rising operating costs and economic uncertainty.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Year-over-year changes

• Top pay band moved from £60,001 - £70,000 (FY2024) to more than £60,000 but less than £70,000 (FY2025).

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Smith-Milne
• Eleanor Holmes
• Nathan Newman
• PAUL GRIFFITHS DL

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ST MICHAEL'S ABBEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

• ST MICHAEL'S ABBEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £1.6m
• THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST FRANCIS, MONKS HILL, SELSDON income £155k
• TRUSTEES OF THE FRANCISCAN SISTERS -MINORESS income £567k
• WORLD MONUMENTS FUND BRITAIN LIMITED income £3.0m
• LINDISFARNE TRUST LIMITED income £56k
• THE FOUNDATION OF ST. BENEDICT OF NURSIA income £238k

Side by side with its peers

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