MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTRE

Registered charity 1127743 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of the UK, in particular those living in Greater Manchester, without distinction of sex, sexual orientation, nationality, age, disability, race or of political, religious or other opinions by associating together the said inhabitants and the statutory authorities, voluntary and other organisations in a common effort to advance education, arts and health

Objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE UK, IN PARTICULAR THOSE LIVING IN GREATER MANCHESTER, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, NATIONALITY, AGE, DISABILITY, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE STATUTORY AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, SINGING AND MUSIC, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE LOCAL

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 · Get email alerts

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£65k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the financial position of the organisation is stable and strong, with a total surplus of £42,579 represented by bank accounts. The charity reports that all objectives are being met on target and according to set budgets, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue operating.

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 3 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 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 11

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 5

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Manchester City · Oldham · Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£50k£65k
31/12/2024£66k£78k
31/12/2023£55k£64k
31/12/2022£90k£50k
31/12/2021£50k£40k

Common questions

Is MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the financial position of the organisation is stable and strong, with a total surplus of £42,579 represented by bank accounts. The charity reports that all objectives are being met on target and according to set budgets, with no material uncertainties disclosed regarding its ability to continue operating. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTRE as a grant recipient include SKELTON BOUNTY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2026£2k
SKELTON BOUNTYFY2025£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2026£20kGuiding Lights
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/02/2026£42k"My Memories"
Sport England26/02/2025£5kActive Women
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£20kSupport and Hope
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£10kCommunity Engagement Champions
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/12/2022£42k"LANGUAGE OF MY HEART"
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2022£41kMAKING CONNECTIONS
The National Lottery Community Fund21/01/2022£9kOut of hours support
The National Lottery Community Fund17/08/2021£3kHOPE AND HUG
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2020£6kPoetry behind the Mask
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2020£4k"COVID19 Multicultural Resource Centre"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/11/2019£34k"Rewind The Clock"
The National Lottery Community Fund21/02/2019£9kCommunity Health Information Shop
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/03/2018£27k"My virsa (My Heritage)"
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2016£8kMy Choice
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/06/2015£24k"1940s Love Stories"
The National Lottery Community Fund24/09/2009£7kDiagnosis to Dialogue
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/04/2007£14k"Lok Versa (Our Heritage)"
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2004£3kCreative writing and fabric painting

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
CARERS TRUST1£51k
YOUNG MANCHESTER1£46k
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST1£10k
THE AUSTIN AND HOPE PILKINGTON TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRITISH MUSLIM HERITAGE CENTRE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MULTICULTURAL RESOURCE CENTRE£50k—0unclear—no doubt
BRITISH MUSLIM HERITAGE CENTRE FY2024£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE MANCHESTER SOMALI ISLAMIC CULTURAL TRUST FY2025£593k—0above0.0%no doubt
MANCHESTER ISLAMIC AND CULTURAL CENTRE FY2025£168k—0unclear—noted
MANCHESTER MALAYALEE ASSOCIATION FY2025£82k——unclear—no doubt
MANCHESTER CARERS CENTRE FY2025£263k—0above—no doubt

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