MANCHESTER YOUNG LIVES LTD
Registered charity 1070668 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MANCHESTER PLAY ASSOCIATION LTD, MANCHESTER YOUNG LIVES
Manchester Young Lives provides open access play,youth engagement and educational activities to children and young people in Manchester. We provide dedicated support and learning through activities which enable the physical, social, emotional and educational development of children and young people which assists in improving their life chances and making a successful transition to adult life.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that incoming resources increased to £1,258,715 from £997,323 in the prior year, with total expenditure rising to £1,089,811. The charity reports free reserves of £232,000, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy target of three to six months' core costs (£150k to £250k). The trustees and auditors both conclude that there is no significant going concern risk and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Manchester Young Lives (MYL) (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- ELLIOT, Fiona — director, appointed 28/06/2023on trustee list
- BELL, Kimoni — director, appointed 01/03/2023on trustee list
- HARTE, Michael, Professor — director, appointed 01/03/2023on trustee list
- SHAHRAZ, Qaisra — director, appointed 24/02/2022on trustee list
- ATKINSON, Daniele — director, appointed 24/02/2022on trustee list
- HOLMES, Gregory Austin — director, appointed 24/02/2022on trustee list
- MIEMCZYK, Ryan Paul — director, appointed 24/02/2022on trustee list
- UDDIN, Hojol — director, appointed 20/04/2017not on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City · Stockport · Trafford
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MANCHESTER YOUNG LIVES LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that incoming resources increased to £1,258,715 from £997,323 in the prior year, with total expenditure rising to £1,089,811. The charity reports free reserves of £232,000, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy target of three to six months' core costs (£150k to £250k). The trustees and auditors both conclude that there is no significant going concern risk and that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Mitchell Charlesworth (Audit) Limited.
Who funds MANCHESTER YOUNG LIVES LTD?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MANCHESTER YOUNG LIVES LTD as a grant recipient include YOUNG MANCHESTER, THE ALA GREEN CHARITABLE TRUST, NORTH WEST YOUNG PEOPLES DEVELOPMENT TRUST, FORD BRITAIN TRUST.
Known funders
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