MANOR AND CASTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED
Registered charity 1123187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
We assist, promote, encourage and facilitate the social, economic and environmental regeneration of the Manor, Castle & Woodthorpe areas of Sheffield-some of the UKÔÇÖs most deprived communities. We deliver health promotion, Early Years childcare, family support services,and community engagement leading to economic and social inclusion. We support community representation, and economic regeneration.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £148,204 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, total fund balances were £3,460,165, with unrestricted funds of £2,743,522, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves between three and six months of expenditure.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between three and six-month’s expenditure (held: £2.7m)
“It is the policy of the group that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six-month’s expenditure.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: K Crawshaw, a trustee of Manor and Castle Development Trust, is also a trustee of Park Community Action. During the year, Manor and Castle Development Trust has invoiced Park Community Action a total of £20,852, and Park Community Action has invoiced Manor and Castle Development Trust £5,814.
“K Crawshaw, a trustee of Manor and Castle Development Trust, is also a trustee of Park Community Action. During the year, Manor and Castle Development Trust has invoiced Park Community Action a total of £20,852, and Park Community Action has invoiced Manor and Castle Development Trust £5,814.” — page 61
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Parkway Business Centre Limited, Managing Locally Limited
“MCDT has two wholly owned subsidiary companies Parkway Business Centre Limited (PBCL) and Managing Locally Limited (MLL). Both companies are trading companies” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by UHY Hacker Young. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Year-over-year changes
- Reserves position vs the charity's own policy moved from "within" (FY2024) to "above" (FY2025).
Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.
Corporate structure
PARKWAY BUSINESS CENTRE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- The company has £930,000 owed to group undertakings (2024: £875,000), classified as creditors falling due after more than one year.
MANAGING LOCALLY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
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.
- FLAGG-ABBEY, Margaret Ruth — director, appointed 13/07/2026on trustee list
- WOOD, Andrew John — director, appointed 09/03/2026on trustee list
- CLARSON, David John — director, appointed 09/10/2025on trustee list
- DODD, Eleanor Mary Beatrice — director, appointed 13/05/2024on trustee list
- CRAWSHAW, Keith — director, appointed 14/09/2015on trustee list
- BRAMALL, Yvonne Susan — director, appointed 09/07/2012on trustee list
- DOWLING, Ruth — director, appointed 12/01/2009on trustee list
- WARREN, Lucy — secretary, appointed 07/08/2023
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
11 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (7 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£694k
Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (41% 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: 26.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/04/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (02/11/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- YVONNE BRAMALLchair
- Andrew Wood · trustee of 1 other charity
- Cllr Eleanor mary Beatrice Dodd
- David John Clarson
- KEITH CRAWSHAW · trustee of 2 other charities
- Margaret Ruth Flagg-Abbey
- Ruth Dowling · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sheffield City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is MANOR AND CASTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a surplus of £148,204 for the year ended 31 March 2025, compared to a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, total fund balances were £3,460,165, with unrestricted funds of £2,743,522, which the trustees consider sufficient to maintain reserves between three and six months of expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by UHY Hacker Young.
Who funds MANOR AND CASTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name MANOR AND CASTLE DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED as a grant recipient include NETHERTHORPE AND UPPERTHORPE COMMUNITY ALLIANCE, PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ABBEYDALE AND MILLHOUSES.
Known funders
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