SHAKERLEY COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1103396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY PROVIDES AND MANAGES A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND CAFE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A MEETING PLACE FOR ALL USER GROUPS WITHIN SHAKERLEY AND SURROUNDING AREAS. IT'S OBJECTS ARE TO IMPROVE THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING FACILITIES AND RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE THE EDUCATION, SOCIAL WELFARE AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit: GREATER MANCHESTER

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £706,553, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated ideal target of £5,000. The charity reported a net income surplus of £5,184 for the year, having reduced staff costs to £2,000 from £10,251 in the prior year. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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 handling
• 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
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £7k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MARJORIE MARSDENchair
• Christine Williams
• Graham Michael Ridge
• Hal Thomas Eccles
• Jessica Ellen Eastoe
• Jon Sturgeon
• Norman Meredith

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

Operates in: Wigan

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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