GRACE INCORPORATION FAITH TRUST (GIFT)

Registered charity 1121461 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Our objective is to support young people and their families. We do this through a holistic preventative and intervention service into education, employment and training. Our core services are made up of mentoring, counselling, mediation/family group conferencing, supplementary school services and as a accredited National Open College Network training provider.

Objects

I) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR PEOPLE FROM THE AFRICAN CARIBBEAN COMMUNITIES IN GREATER MANCHESTER, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY:II) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH;III) TO ADVANCE THEIR EDUCATION;IV) TO ADVANCE CHRISTIANITY AND PROMOTE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY:ANDV) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE FULLY IN THE LIFE OF THEIR COMMUNITY IN WAYS WHICH ADDRESS AND ALLEVIATE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, 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 · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£61k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,916 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £47,231. The trustees have established a reserves policy targeting £20,000 to ensure core activities can continue during unforeseen difficulties. The financial statements were prepared under the small companies regime and are unaudited.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,000 (held: £47k)
“The trustees have set a reserves policy which requires: - Reserves be maintained at a level which ensures that GIFT's organisation's core activity could continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. For the current year this is estimated to equate to £20,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Income from Making Education a Priority (MEAP) CIC
“The charity had net movement of £2,140 (2024: £24,146) received from Making Education a Priority (MEAP) CIC relating to the Community Business Manager's role in managing the partnership projects. This is treated as a related party due to a common director.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Manchester City · Salford City · Trafford

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£64k£61k
31/03/2024£98k£71k
31/03/2023£67k£60k
31/03/2022£18k£8k
31/03/2021£18k£10k

Common questions

Is GRACE INCORPORATION FAITH TRUST (GIFT) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,916 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £47,231. The trustees have established a reserves policy targeting £20,000 to ensure core activities can continue during unforeseen difficulties. The financial statements were prepared under the small companies regime and are unaudited.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund19/12/2024£20kJumping Into Motion (JIM) Project
Postcode Lottery29/04/2024£20kUnrestricted Funding
Sport England02/06/2023£10kStep and Move Project (STAMP)
Sport England03/05/2022£10kJubilee Fund – Spring Into Action Project
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£10kMusic for the Soul
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2019£10kInter-generational Digital Project
Sport England06/10/2016£9kLook Up to Yourself Coaching Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund05/10/2016£10kCommunity Action, Leadership and Mentoring Scheme (CALMS)
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2015£10kA4A - GATEway to Success
The National Lottery Heritage Fund31/10/2013£50k"Celebrating the GIFT of life from our heritage to our future"
The National Lottery Community Fund14/08/2012£195kYouth 2 BEET (Business Enterprise Employment and Training)
The National Lottery Community Fund24/02/2011£10kYouth Ambassador Scheme
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2006£281kto alleviate mental health problems
The National Lottery Community Fund03/06/2005£5kGift Community Information and Open Day