DIVERSITY MATTERS NORTH WEST LTD

Registered charity 1125544 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HYDE COMMUNITY ACTION

We help local people to improve their health and well-being through things like learning, volunteering, social events, physical exercise and various forms of problem-solving support.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH AND WELL-BEING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF TARGETED ADVICE, SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DISADVANTAGED AND/OR EXCLUDED PEOPLE WITHIN LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 1.1 A FOCUS PRIMARILY ALTHOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY UPON THE NEEDS OF WOMEN FROM MINORITY ETHNIC. 1.2 A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT APPROACH TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEMES AND/OR PROVISION DESIGNED TO HELP PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR POTENTIAL, SUPPORT EACH OTHER AND ENHANCE COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT. 1.3 THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT DESIGNED TO INCREASE INTEGRATION, TO IMPROVE CONFIDENCE AND TO ENHANCE EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS. 1.4 THE APPRECIATION AND VALUING OF DIVERSITY WITHIN COMMUNITIES, ALONGSIDE THE PROMOTION AND ACHIEVEMENT OF COMMUNITY COHESION AND SOCIAL INTEGRATION. 1.5 THE PROMOTION OF ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP. 2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS PERMITTED BY LAW WHICH IN THE OPINION OF THE TRUSTEES SUPPORT THESE CHARITABLE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £114,214 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing its total funds to £335,662. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves stood at £143,962, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of running costs. The charity remains dependent on grants and contracts for its main source of income.

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 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lina Patel MBEchair
• Caroline Gregory
• Dr Penelope Noel
• Garry David Hall
• Mohammed Khan

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

Operates in: Bolton · Bury · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale · Salford City · Stockport · Tameside · Trafford · Wigan

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NORTH EAST DIVERSITY EDUCATION AND SOLIDARITY.

• NORTH EAST DIVERSITY EDUCATION AND SOLIDARITY income £183k
• INDEPENDENT OPTIONS (NORTH WEST) income £5.4m
• EAST - WEST MINISTRIES income £65k
• NORTH WEST LIFE EDUCATION LIMITED income £118k
• YOUR EDGE NORTH WEST income £160k
• LD:NORTHEAST income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

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