WOOD STREET MISSION

Registered charity 1078337 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We aim to alleviate the effects of poverty on children and their families in Manchester by offering practical help with clothing, bedding and baby equipment, and to break the cycle of poverty by encouraging engagement with education.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£784k

Latest spending

£904k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £93,848 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £2,230,806. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. However, the trustees' report notes that free/unrestricted reserves available to spend on charitable activities amounted to approximately £Nil at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 19.9% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Fund raising 156,162” — page 16

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“Excluding these reserves, the Trustees regard all remaining reserves available to spend on charitable activities. At 31 December 2024 this amounted to approximately £Nil (2023: £50,000).” — page 7

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Accounting software subscription charged by a company controlled by a Trustee.

“During the year, Wood Street Mission was charged £190 by a company controlled by a Trustee for its accounting software subscription.” — page 22

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Wood Street Mission (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£784k

Total spending

£904k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (96% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (13/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ROBERT TOPHAM RACEchair
Adam Malachy William Smith
CHARLES ALEXANDER HADFIELD FRICS
Dr Kate Parkinson
Emma Willder
Gillian Winter · trustee of 1 other charity
MICHAEL NORMAN GWYNNE EVANS
NICOLE DORREN GUY
Philip James Harman
VALERIE JONES

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£784k	£904k
31/12/2023	£792k	£898k
31/12/2022	£785k	£815k
31/12/2021	£517k	£730k
31/12/2020	£718k	£687k

Common questions

Is WOOD STREET MISSION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £93,848 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total funds decreasing to £2,230,806. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. However, the trustees' report notes that free/unrestricted reserves available to spend on charitable activities amounted to approximately £Nil at year-end. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WOOD STREET MISSION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WOOD STREET MISSION as a grant recipient include THE BOOTH CHARITIES, THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION, MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	FY2023	£60k	Object 2 - Relief of distress and sickness
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION	FY2023	£15k	Sponsored Grant
THE OPENWORK FOUNDATION	FY2022	£10k	Sponsored Grant
THE BOOTH CHARITIES	FY2023	£9k	Object 2 - Relief of distress and sickness
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£7k
THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED	FY2025	£6k	Poverty
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE CADBURY FOUNDATION	FY2021	£5k	Source Projects
THE DWF FOUNDATION	FY2022	£5k
THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN SOCIETY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£4k
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£2k
SKELTON BOUNTY	FY2025	£2k
THE EAST LANCASHIRE MASONIC CHARITY	FY2024	£1k	To purchase gifts for Christmas appeal
MILLS AND REEVE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
THE STEVE BURNE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£1k
EDWARD HOLT TRUST	FY2025	£0
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIO	FY2025	£0
MANCHESTER RELIEF IN NEED CIO	FY2024	£0	Group Grant
THE STEVE BURNE CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/12/2025	£20k	Family Basics Signposting and Support
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/09/2024	£20k	Family Basics
Southway Housing Trust	01/12/2020	£5k	Wood Street Mission