MOTHERS AGAINST VIOLENCE

Registered charity 1135348 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as MAV, MAV UK

Education, Counselling, training and community/business development, outreach incl. drug awareness

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£66k

Latest spending

£87k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £53,344 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total charity funds of £53,344. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with funding and donations secured. The charity is subject to independent examination rather than audit under the small companies regime.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Ian Swanston received £8,640 for professional counselling services, employment management supervision, funding bid writing and travel expenses. Vida Swanston and Pauline Sergeant received £nil.

“The charity paid lan Swanston £8,640 (2024 - £7,660) for professional counselling services, employment management supervision, funding bid writing and travel expenses.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Ian Swanston received £8,640 for professional services and expenses.

“The charity paid lan Swanston £8,640 (2024 - £7,660) for professional counselling services, employment management supervision, funding bid writing and travel expenses.” — page 13

“Vida Swanston received f£nil (2024 - £400) and Pauline Sergeant received £nil (2024 - £200) for general expenses.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Vida Swanston received £nil for general expenses.

“The charity paid lan Swanston £8,640 (2024 - £7,660) for professional counselling services, employment management supervision, funding bid writing and travel expenses.” — page 13

“Vida Swanston received f£nil (2024 - £400) and Pauline Sergeant received £nil (2024 - £200) for general expenses.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustee Pauline Sergeant received £nil for general expenses.

“The charity paid lan Swanston £8,640 (2024 - £7,660) for professional counselling services, employment management supervision, funding bid writing and travel expenses.” — page 13

“Vida Swanston received f£nil (2024 - £400) and Pauline Sergeant received £nil (2024 - £200) for general expenses.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Greater Manchester Probation — “Funded by the Allen Lane Foundation and Greater Manchester Probation, the Business Development programme has supported over 45 people to dat…” (source page)
Home Office — “The STOP AND REACH project was extended for a further 5 months, with additional funding from the Home Office Knife Community Fund” (source page)
Heritage Lottery Fund — “[MAVUK]'s Heritage Lottery-funded project — Looking Back and Moving Forward — concluded with the 20th Year Celebration” (source page)
The Phoenix Way — “[MAVUK] is funded by The Phoenix Way, which supports the Youth Enrichment Programme delivered at Hulme Hall Centre.” (source page)
Allen Lane Foundation — “The Allen Lane Foundation co-funded the Road Map for Business Development Educational Training Programme alongside Greater Manchester Probat…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Swanston
Rose Curdell Thompson
Stanimir Kolev
VIDA ALICIA SWANSTON

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£66k	£87k
31/03/2024	£101k	£85k
31/03/2023	£66k	£83k
31/03/2022	£69k	£55k
31/03/2021	£82k	£69k

Common questions

Is MOTHERS AGAINST VIOLENCE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource of £53,344 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total charity funds of £53,344. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, with funding and donations secured. The charity is subject to independent examination rather than audit under the small companies regime. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MOTHERS AGAINST VIOLENCE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MOTHERS AGAINST VIOLENCE as a grant recipient include THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PETER KERSHAW TRUST	FY2022	£10k	Social welfare institutions

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/09/2025	£20k	Nature SMILES
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/02/2024	£20k	STOP & REACH - Knife Crime Prevention
The National Lottery Community Fund	17/06/2022	£10k	Active Community Counselling & Emotional Support Workshops
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2021	£10k	Mental Health SMILES
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/07/2020	£43k	"COVID19 Mothers Against Violence"
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/01/2019	£10k	STOP & REACH (S&R)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	28/03/2018	£19k	"Looking Back & Moving Forward"
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/01/2017	£10k	Work Again Road Map (WARM)
The National Lottery Community Fund	02/12/2015	£10k	I Matter U Matter (I-MUM)
The National Lottery Community Fund	15/10/2014	£10k	Let's Involve Father Too (LIFT)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	06/05/2014	£9k	"The 1st World War A Black Contribution (WWBC)"
The National Lottery Community Fund	04/04/2012	£10k	Training & Enjoying Achieving Development (TEAD)
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/09/2010	£10k	Mothers Against Violence (MAV)
The National Lottery Community Fund	19/09/2008	£10k	Moving Forward
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/06/2004	£1k	"The Mothers Against Violence In Manchester Have Been Awarded A Grant To Enable Them To Carry Out Street Parties In Five Different Areas Of M"
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/06/2004	£8k	60th anniversary remembrance street parties