THE CHAPLAINCY, MANCHESTER AIRPORT

Registered charity 1074781 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of The Chaplaincy is to serve all who work at or pass through Manchester Airport. The Chaplaincy's origins were ecumenical but this has moved to a multi faith perspective and The Chaplaincy also serves those with no faith at all. The board membership reflects the continuing involvement of the local churches.

Objects

TO RELIEVE POVERTY, DISTRESS, SUFFERING AND SICKNESS AMONGST THOSE WHOSE EMPLOYMENT OR BUSINESS IS MANCHESTER AIRPORT ("THE AIRPORT"), THOSE TRAVELLING THROUGH THE AIRPORT AND MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC WHOSE ACTIVITIES BRING THEM TO THE AIRPORT. TO FURTHER THE RELIGIOUS AND OTHER CHARITABLE WORK OF ALL DENOMINATIONS OF THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH AT THE AIRPORT TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP WITH PEOPLE OF OTHER FAITHS AND TO SHOW HOSPITALITY TO THOSE OF ANY FAITH OR NONE

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 reported a deficit of £25,337 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in free unrestricted reserves of £57,172. The trustees note that the charity is dependent on donations from Manchester Airports Holdings Limited to continue operating, and the going concern assessment relies on this funding continuing at prior levels.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Fairhurst Audit Services Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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 — Manchester Airport Chaplaincy (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Radford Taylorchair
• Bishop Matthew Porter
• Catherine Sarah-Jane Cave
• Chris Perkes
• Declan Aduba
• Jacqueline Herlihy
• Michael John Gannon
• Parkash Singh · trustee of 1 other charity
• Paula Wainwright
• RABBI JONATHAN GUTTENTAG · trustee of 2 other charities
• Rev Edmund Kwesi Akyea Mensah
• Stephen James Reynolds
• Supt. Helen Caldbeck
• Zarda Begum

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

Operates in: Cheshire East · Cheshire West & Chester · Manchester City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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