NORTHMOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1091595 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NCA

Meeting rooms for local groups/ organisations; Projects to improve self esteem, confidence, quality of life; Northmoor Laundrette, (social enterprise - information points and outreach); Learning for the Community Youth & young people's projects; Provide access to technology (ICT & internet); Promoting Health & Wellbeing; Life & job skills

Objects

7.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE: 7.1.1 THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE LIVING IN THE NORTHMOOR AREA OF MANCHESTER AND SURROUNDING AREAS (THE AREA OF BENEFIT). 7.1.2 THE PROVISION OF ESTABLISHING, MAINTAINING AND MANAGING COMMUNITY BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Area of benefit: NORTHMOOR

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£177k
Latest spending
£196k
Registered
2002
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £18,519 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £177,041 and total expenditure of £195,560. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £226,221, noting that free reserves stand at £219,952 after designated funds and fixed assets. The charity maintains a reserves policy aiming for six months' running costs and considers its current position prudent despite the cost of living crisis.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Manchester City Council - Supp.Community (40% of income)
“Grants: Manchester City Council - Supp.Community - 70,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum of 6 months’ running costs (held: £220k)
“The NCA reserves policy aims to ensure a minimum of 6 months’ running costs has been set aside.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 77
  • Government income: £77,490 — grants £77,490 (3); 44% of the £177,041 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £70,595 — grants £70,595 (2); 37% of the £193,027 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 40
  • Government income: £37,852 — grants £37,852 (1); 12% of the £311,607 total gross income on the same return

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 23/02/2024, 23 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£177k£196k
31/03/2024£193k£200k
31/03/2023£312k£345k
31/03/2022£199k£216k
31/03/2021£291k£228k

Common questions

Is NORTHMOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity recorded a net deficit of £18,519 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £177,041 and total expenditure of £195,560. The trustees report unrestricted reserves of £226,221, noting that free reserves stand at £219,952 after designated funds and fixed assets. The charity maintains a reserves policy aiming for six months' running costs and considers its current position prudent despite the cost of living crisis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NORTHMOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NORTHMOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION as a grant recipient include The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable Trust.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
The Squire Patton Boggs Charitable TrustFY2022£200General Charitable Purposes

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/01/2026£10kNorthmoor Cultural Kitchen
The National Lottery Community Fund11/10/2024£10kNorthmoor Midweek Community Diner
One Manchester01/01/2021£15kNorthmoor Community Hub
The National Lottery Community Fund28/02/2019£10kCreative Connections
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2015£9kESOL Employability Skills

Funders of similar charities

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NORTHMOOR COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION£177k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH ROMFORD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2026£216k——above—no doubt
THE NORTHUMBRIA COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£380k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTHWAY DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£252k—0above—noted
PRIMROSE BANK COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£60k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH WALSHAM COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025£96k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.