MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST LTD

Registered charity 1063053 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANOR GARDENS CENTRE

To provide a range of accessible health and welfare services which improve the quality of life of local people. The Charity accomplishes this by running services including a Pre-school, Friendship Network, Health Advocacy Projects, a Community Stroke Service and a Mental Wellbeing Project. The Charity provides office and activity space for other local not-for profit organisations.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,468 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £146,968. Total income was £1,319,316 against total expenditure of £1,330,784, resulting in a slight decrease in total charity funds from £1,693,649 to £1,682,181. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: more than £60,000 — below the median for charities its size (£70k)
“During the year two employee earned £60,000 or more and no Trustee received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 2
“During the year two employee earned £60,000 or more and no Trustee received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £180k)
“The current level of this reserve is £161,378 compared with three months’ total expenditure of £332,696 based on the audited accounts.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Armstrong & Co. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Year-over-year changes

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Manor Gardens Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reserves (reported)
£588k
Employees
38

Reported reserves equal ~5.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.4m
31/03/2023£2.0m£2.2m
31/03/2022£2.1m£2.0m
31/03/2021£2.0m£1.8m

Common questions

Is MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £11,468 for the year ended 31 March 2025, a significant improvement from the previous year's deficit of £146,968. Total income was £1,319,316 against total expenditure of £1,330,784, resulting in a slight decrease in total charity funds from £1,693,649 to £1,682,181. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Armstrong & Co.

What does the highest-paid employee of MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST LTD earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the more than £60,000 band, and 2 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST LTD as a grant recipient include CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEY, DOVEDALE, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£60kHealth and Welfare - Principal Grants
DOVEDALEFY2021£30kEducation and social care
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£28kSupporting Families
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£27kIslington Giving Community Panel
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£25kIslington Giving Golden Grant makers
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kIslington Giving Food Fund
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2023£12kPrincipal Grant
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£10kHealth and Welfare - Small Grants
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2025£10kCatalyst Programme Grant
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£10kHealth and Welfare - Development and Support Grants
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2024£10kHealth and Welfare Grant (via Catalyst)
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£10kHealth and Welfare - Catalyst Programme
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kIslington Giving Carers Fund
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2024£10kHealth and Welfare Grant (via Partners)
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2025£8kLarge Health Grant
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2025£8kCloudesley Partner Grant
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£8kIslington Giving Carers Fund
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2023£7kCloudesley Partners Grant
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2022£5kFinancial inclusion and capability
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2022£5kHealth and Welfare - Cloudesley Partners
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kIslington Giving Food Fund Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2023£3kIslington Giving Food Fund Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kIslington Giving Islington Food Fund
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£500Islington Giving Islington Make it Happen Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATIONFY2025£200Islington Giving General Fund
CHARITY OF RICHARD CLOUDESLEYFY2024£0Health and Welfare Grant
DOVEDALEFY2022£0Education and social care

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/04/2026£20kBelong in Islington
The Mercers' Company07/05/2025£90kGrant to Manor Gardens Welfare Trust
City Bridge Foundation19/03/2025£244kGrant to Manor Gardens Welfare Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2024£20kCommunity Wellbeing Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund18/06/2021£10kCreating a welcoming space for our communities
UK government01/05/2019£59kManor Gardens Welfare Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£500kBright Beginnings 2
The National Lottery Community Fund10/02/2016£361kBright Beginnings
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/02/2014£50k"Dispensing Wisdom"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/07/2012£76k"Manor Gardens Community Health Learning Centre"
City Bridge Foundation20/10/2011£135kGrant to Manor Gardens Welfare Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2009£10kThe HOPE Project
City Bridge Foundation05/11/2008£147kGrant to Manor Gardens Welfare Trust

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEPHRA GOOD NEIGHBOURS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MANOR GARDENS WELFARE TRUST LTD£1.3mmore than £60,0002below—no doubt
NEPHRA GOOD NEIGHBOURS CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
NOVA WAKEFIELD DISTRICT LIMITED FY2025£1.6mmore than £60,0001unclear—no doubt
LANGWORTHY CORNERSTONE ASSOCIATION LTD FY2025£513k—0unclear—no doubt
WRIGHTINGTON, WIGAN AND LEIGH HEALTH SERVICES CHARITY FY2025£289k—0unclear—no doubt
BURWELL AND DISTRICT DAY CENTRE TRUST FY2025£165k—0above—no doubt

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