MOSS SIDE MILLENNIUM POWERHOUSE LTD
Registered charity 1077564 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
MSMPH is a Registered Charity and a Company Limited by Guarantee. It was formed on the 2 July 1999 and took possession of the newly built Moss Side Millennium Powerhouse in Novemember 2000.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £2,005,732 for the year, driven largely by a Youth Investment Fund grant. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £370,420 exceed the stated policy target range of £137,104 to £274,207, providing a buffer against funding changes. The trustees acknowledge ongoing risks regarding the sustainability of youth services once specific grant funding ends, noting that the charity is actively diversifying income streams to mitigate this dependency.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months operating costs (£137,104 to £274,207) (held: £370k)
“The Board has determined that the charity needs reserves of three to six months operating costs to provide working capital and a buffer against changes in the funding regime. This would equate to free reserves in the range of £137,104 to £274,207.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Erinma Bell is a Trustee. During the year, a child of Erinma Bell's is employed by Moss Side Millenium Powerhouse. As part of their employment, they were paid salary costs totalling £24,074.
“Erinma Bell is a Trustee. During the year, a child of Erinma Bell's is employed by Moss Side Millenium Powerhouse. As part of their employment, they were paid salary costs totalling £24,074.” — page 26
“Rachel Gargill was a member of Key Management Personnel. During the year, the charity purchased computer equipment totalling £6,243 from First4Tech Limited where her son is a director.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Rachel Gargill was a member of Key Management Personnel. During the year, the charity purchased computer equipment totalling £6,243 from First4Tech Limited where her son is a director.
“Erinma Bell is a Trustee. During the year, a child of Erinma Bell's is employed by Moss Side Millenium Powerhouse. As part of their employment, they were paid salary costs totalling £24,074.” — page 26
“Rachel Gargill was a member of Key Management Personnel. During the year, the charity purchased computer equipment totalling £6,243 from First4Tech Limited where her son is a director.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Third Sector Accountancy Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Prof. Erinma Bell — Chair (source)
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.
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.
- NORMAN, Charlotte Louise — director, appointed 31/07/2024on trustee list
- EGERTON, John — director, appointed 25/04/2024on trustee list
- DONEVAN, Elizabeth Faye — director, appointed 02/04/2024on trustee list
- BELL, Erinma Mba Kalu, Professor — director, appointed 06/10/2023on trustee list
- LEWIS, Samuel Ray — director, appointed 26/07/2023on trustee list
- THOMAS, Otis Shaun — director, appointed 26/07/2023on trustee list
- SAMUELS, Lisa — director, appointed 01/11/2022not on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title 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.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£81k
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: Other (67% 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: 2.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Charlotte Louise Norman
- Elizabeth Donevan
- Erinma Mba Kalu Bell · trustee of 1 other charity
- John Egerton · trustee of 1 other charity
- Otis Shaun Thomas
- Samuel Ray Lewis
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Manchester City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MOSS SIDE MILLENNIUM POWERHOUSE LTD financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a significant surplus of £2,005,732 for the year, driven largely by a Youth Investment Fund grant. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves of £370,420 exceed the stated policy target range of £137,104 to £274,207, providing a buffer against funding changes. The trustees acknowledge ongoing risks regarding the sustainability of youth services once specific grant funding ends, noting that the charity is actively diversifying income streams to mitigate this dependency. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Third Sector Accountancy Limited.
Government & lottery funding
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