THE MILLENNIUM QUARTER TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1090859 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The main objective of MQT is to oversee the operation of the Manchester Millennium Quarter - a distinctive cultural area in the historic medieval sector of Manchester.

Objects

1. FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1.1 TO PRESERVE BUILDINGS AND CONSERVE, MAINTAIN AND PROTECT LAND OR OTHER PROPERTY OF AESTHETIC, HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL, CONSTRUCTIONAL, OR SCIENTIFIC INTEREST OR IMPORTANCE IN THE MANCHESTER MILLENNIUM QUARTER PROJECT AREA (BOUNDED BY CANNON STREET, CATEATON STREET, VICTORIA STREET, WALKER'S CROFT, TODD STREET AND CORPORATION STREET, MANCHESTER AND COLOURED BLUE (URBIS), PINK (MANCHESTER CATHEDRAL VISITOR CENTRE), ORANGE (EXCHANGE SQUARE) AND GREEN (CITY PARK) AND EDGED RED ON THE PLAN ANNEXED HERETO FOR THE PURPOSES OF IDENTIFICATION).1.2. WITH OR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE FROM OTHERS, THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE MANCHESTER MILLENNIUM QUARTER PROJECT AREA AND FOR THE SURROUNDING AREAS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH PERSONS HAVING NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASONS OF THEIR AGE, SEX, YOUTH, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, POVERTY AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.2. THE ADVANCENT, IMPROVEMENT, PROMOTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING CULTURAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING EXHIBITIONS, INFORMATION SERVICES ON THEMES RELATING TO CITIES, LECTURES, DEMONSTRATIONS, PERFORMANCES OF DRAMA, MUSIC, OPERA AND BALLET, DANCE, FILM SHOWS, POETRY READINGS, PAINTING AND SCULPTURE, LITERATURE AND OTHER ARTS

Area of benefit: MANCHESTER

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of nil for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £60,206 and resources expended of £60,206. The charity holds nil unrestricted reserves and relies on deficit funding from Manchester City Council to meet its obligations. The trustees confirm the charity has secured a commitment of support from Manchester City Council for at least 12 months from the date of approval.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• JOHN MATTHEW WILLIAMSchair
• Asif Ismail Ibrahim
• JANE ELIZABETH SHARROCKS
• The Very Revd Rogers Govender · trustee of 11 other charities

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST.

• MILLENNIUM POINT TRUST income £10.3m
• MILTON KEYNES MUSEUM TRUST LIMITED income £763k
• MILLENNIUM STADIUM CHARITABLE TRUST income £591k
• MANCHESTER CCRC TRUST income £310k
• MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL income £2.2m
• THE MILLER CENTRE TRUST income £116k

Side by side with its peers

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